FIRST FUN
Class CDisplacementCruiser/Racer

FIRST FUN — ITA 16356

Model: First 35 (Farr)

BeneteauBruce Farr

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FIRST FUN (ITA 16356) is a First 35 designed by Bruce Farr and built by Beneteau. She has been racing since 2020 and has won 1 race. She sails close to a typical First 35 at every angle.

FIRST FUN ITA 16356 - Bruce Farr - Beneteau

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

11

Race starts

1

Win

55%

Podiums

82

Race Edge

First 35: 86

550.7s/mile

Rating 2026

Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.

Under 10 kn88
10–16 kn19
Over 16 kn12
FIRST FUNA typical First 35How Race Edge works
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Length

10.66 m

35′ 0″

Beam

3.64 m

Draft

2.20 m

Displacement

5.6 t

Sail area

71 m²

On the podium

Where FIRST FUN finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

55%

of 11 starts · First 35 fleet: 23%

Wins

9%

Wins9%1
Seconds27%3
Thirds18%2
Off the podium46%5

Regattas

Every regatta we found with FIRST FUN on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • ItalyCampionato Invernale di Porto Santo Stefano2024–257523137822
  • ItalyCampionato Invernale di Roma, 40a edizione20208

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Round the buoys, or offshore

A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat.

Round the buoys

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Not enough data yet: 1 race of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.

Offshore & coastal

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Not enough data yet: 9 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.

1 more race without a published distance count in the podium figures, not in this split.

Who she races against

The boats FIRST FUN meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.

FIRST FUN aheadRival ahead
PAZZA IDEA 4 · First 35 (Farr)40%ahead in 4 of 10 meetings
IEMANJA · M 3720%ahead in 2 of 10 meetings
LIBERA · Comet 5160%ahead in 6 of 10 meetings
ATAHUALPA · Sun Odyssey 45.270%ahead in 7 of 10 meetings
ITALICA · Ceccarelli 5060%ahead in 6 of 10 meetings
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WIP ONE · Wip 3070%ahead in 7 of 10 meetings
ALPHA UMI · Elan E480%ahead in 8 of 10 meetings
PATERN · First 30 (Kouyoumdjian)80%ahead in 8 of 10 meetings
TIKKA III · Swan 3770%ahead in 7 of 10 meetings
Other competitors (7)

Met too few times for a figure.

PESTIFERA (Este 39, 1 meeting), JOLIE BRISE (First 35 (Farr), 1 meeting), FELGIVA (Elan 40, 1 meeting), ALLEGRO APPASSIONATO (First 41, 1 meeting), LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (Xp 33, 1 meeting), GASTONE (Bavaria 36, 1 meeting), AMAPOLA (Oceanis 430, 1 meeting)

How FIRST FUN compares with a typical First 35

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, First 35s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical First 35; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind+0.04 kn
Beam reach+0.00 kn
Broad reach+0.11 kn
Downwind+0.04 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical First 35 on the broad reach.

Speed at every angle

FIRST FUN in blue, a typical First 35 dashed.

30°60°90°120°150°WIND

FIRST FUN in blue, a typical First 35 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other First 35s racing

Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.

More about the First 35 (Farr)

Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.

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