ORION
Class ADisplacementCruiser/Racer

ORION — ITA 17810

Model: First 45 (Briand)

BeneteauPhilippe Briand

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ORION (ITA 17810) is a First 45 designed by Philippe Briand and built by Beneteau. She has been racing since 2024 and has won four races. She sails with a larger sail plan and a deeper keel than most First 45s. Against a typical First 45 she is quicker upwind in light air, on a beam reach and downwind.

ORION ITA 17810 - Philippe Briand - Beneteau

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

28

Race starts

4

Wins

43%

Podiums

53

Race Edge

First 45: 18

487.6s/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 kn64
10–16 kn20
Over 16 kn47
ORIONA typical First 45How Race Edge works
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Length

13.66 m

44′ 10″

Beam

4.20 m

Draft

2.41 m

Displacement

11.0 t

Sail area

112 m²

On the podium

Where ORION finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

43%

of 28 starts · First 45 fleet: 25%

Wins

14%

Wins14%4
Seconds14%4
Thirds14%4
Off the podium58%16

Regattas

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

  • FranceItaly73° Loro Piana Giraglia202621
  • ItalyFranceLoro Piana Giraglia20267151813
  • ItalyCoppa Regina dei Paesi Bassi20263
  • ItalyCampionato Invernale 2025/2026 XXXVI Edizione202686
  • ItalyCampionato Invernale 2025/2026 XXXVI Edizione20256888811528

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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

39%

of these races end on the podium

18 races over 10 NM

9 more races without a published distance count in the podium figures, not in this split.

Who she races against

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

ORION aheadRival ahead
FAHRENHEIT · Comet 38 (Vallicelli)50%ahead in 10 of 20 meetings
TES · M 3758%ahead in 11 of 19 meetings
TWINS TWICE · Dehler 4279%ahead in 15 of 19 meetings
ARIA · Comet 4127%ahead in 3 of 11 meetings
ASELL · Vismara 3470%ahead in 7 of 10 meetings
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CALYPSO · First 4070%ahead in 7 of 10 meetings
CAU · Comet 4190%ahead in 9 of 10 meetings
MIMA · Sun Fast 320080%ahead in 8 of 10 meetings
NIMBUS 2000 · 30%ahead in 3 of 10 meetings
LANCILLOTTO · First 4011%ahead in 1 of 9 meetings
CYGNUS · First 36.733%ahead in 3 of 9 meetings
BLU TANGO BLU · First 40.778%ahead in 7 of 9 meetings
TWELVE · Comet 1278%ahead in 7 of 9 meetings
NENA · Passatore78%ahead in 7 of 9 meetings
Other competitors (118)

Met too few times for a figure.

MISS K CHECKMATE (Swan 45, 6 meetings), CRAB (XR 41, 5 meetings), DXARMA (XR 41, 5 meetings), THETIS (Swan 45, 5 meetings), L'IMMENS (, 5 meetings), BURAN (J/122, 5 meetings), FAVORIT (Farr 45, 5 meetings), LAGERTHA (Swan 42, 5 meetings), ALEBI II (Grand Soleil 44 (Polli), 5 meetings), BLACK SAMURAI (Eleva 50, 5 meetings), CAPRICCIO CUBE (First 36, 5 meetings), CAPE CODE (Bavaria Match 42, 5 meetings), A'ASSIFA (First 45 (Briand), 5 meetings), GOZO DREAM (First 40.7, 5 meetings), TOMIRA CUBED (Grand Soleil 44 (Polli), 5 meetings), BELANA_O (First 40.7, 5 meetings), TWIN SOUL (First 45 (Briand), 5 meetings), ALL TOGETHER II (Comet 51, 5 meetings), MERSIN YELKEN AKADEMISI (Jv 56, 5 meetings), PAPAZULU (Rm 136, 5 meetings), GINGER_O (Marten 49, 5 meetings), CHEYENNE (Rodman 42, 5 meetings), VIVA MALTA (Cookson 50, 5 meetings), SNOWWHITE (Solaris 50, 5 meetings), FIXATION (Swan 46, 4 meetings), BIG WOOL (M 34, 4 meetings), ANDANTE IV (Swan 42, 4 meetings), TEAM 42+1 (ClubSwan 43, 4 meetings), BOLOLOMBO (Grand Soleil 43 (Design), 4 meetings), CHESTRESS 3 (J/122, 4 meetings), BORA FAST (Sun Fast 3600, 4 meetings), VICTORY (Bolt 37, 3 meetings), EXCALIBUR (X-35, 3 meetings), DAGOBAH 2 (Elan 310, 3 meetings), ATAHUALPA (Sun Odyssey 45.2, 3 meetings), IEMANJA (M 37, 3 meetings), PESTIFERA (Este 39, 3 meetings), TENGHER (Swan 45, 2 meetings), WALL E2 (Grand Soleil 44 (Polli), 2 meetings), LOLA (Comet 45, 2 meetings), VOX SEA (Figaro 1, 2 meetings), CHILAVISTA (Bonin 31, 2 meetings), RENOIR (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 2 meetings), BRUTTIVIZI 2 (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 2 meetings), CHESTRESS (J/109, 2 meetings), QUATTROGATTI (Comet 45, 2 meetings), SCRICCA (Comet 38 (Vallicelli), 2 meetings), MELAGODO (First 34.7, 2 meetings), MELIGUNIS (Grand Soleil 65, 1 meeting), ANGELA (Solaris 55, 1 meeting), B.LEX (Farr 30, 1 meeting), IOCUS 3.0 (M 34, 1 meeting), JOLIE (First 45 (Briand), 1 meeting), FASTLIGHT (Pogo 50, 1 meeting), VANESSAPRIMO (Elan 320, 1 meeting), PRENDIFIATO 2 (Grand Soleil 34 (Skyron), 1 meeting), GUIZZO IS BACK (Pogo 36, 1 meeting), JOCUS 3.0 (M 34, 1 meeting), SWIFT 2 (Pogo 44, 1 meeting), OTARIA (Comet 38 (Vallicelli), 1 meeting), SELENE (Swan 42, 1 meeting), FANTAGHIRO (Swan 42, 1 meeting), SAGOLA (Farr 45, 1 meeting), GORILLA GANG XL (Comet 45, 1 meeting), CAPITANI CORAGGIOSI (X-41, 1 meeting), SOLETE (Grand Soleil 46 (Carkeek), 1 meeting), RACHISTAR (X-41, 1 meeting), GINGER (Marten 49, 1 meeting), GIOVI (Solaris 55, 1 meeting), ULYSSES PORTOFINO (Swan 60, 1 meeting), SEASE (Farr 30, 1 meeting), MINDFULNESS (Advanced 80, 1 meeting), ARYA (X-50, 1 meeting), SPARTACO (Sun Fast 3300, 1 meeting), MY WAY (Grand Soleil 47, 1 meeting), FASTER III (Grand Soleil 43 (Carkeek), 1 meeting), LUNATIKA (Sun Fast 3600, 1 meeting), VELASQUEZ (Ridas 37, 1 meeting), BLACK BULL (First 36.7, 1 meeting), VALHALLA (Grand Soleil 37 (Carkeek), 1 meeting), QQ7 (Farr 53, 1 meeting), SALVORA (Salona 37, 1 meeting), PITTILANTO (Solaris 44, 1 meeting), HUMBOLDT (Dehler 30 OD, 1 meeting), CHANGE TRASPARENT (Swan 45, 1 meeting), BLACK PEKOE 3 (Grand Soleil 52, 1 meeting), FREMITO D'ARJA (J/109, 1 meeting), MAQUIS (Grand Soleil 40 (Polli), 1 meeting), MALU (X-43, 1 meeting), NESS (Elan S3, 1 meeting), X-WAVE (X-332, 1 meeting), L'ESCARGOT (First 34.7, 1 meeting), LIBERAMENTE (Comet 38 (Finot), 1 meeting), MAJE (Swan 41, 1 meeting), SERENDIPITY 2 (H&r 412, 1 meeting), AQUARANTA (Archambault 40, 1 meeting), CIRCE (First 36.7, 1 meeting), SHANTI (Solaris 58, 1 meeting), ASKEW (Comet 38 (Vallicelli), 1 meeting), RUTHIE (Oceanis 41, 1 meeting), CALIPSO (First 40, 1 meeting), MATITU (Solaris 48, 1 meeting), BLUE MOON (TP 52 (Judel/Vrolijk), 1 meeting), OLD FOX (X-332, 1 meeting), CARBONITA (Neo 570, 1 meeting), DIAVOLINA (JPK 10.30, 1 meeting), ANEMOS (First 40.7, 1 meeting), BLACK SWAN (First 30 (Kouyoumdjian), 1 meeting), ALPHA UMI (Elan E4, 1 meeting), GASTONE (Bavaria 36, 1 meeting), LOLI FAST (Sun Fast 3600, 1 meeting), ID&A (Comet 36, 1 meeting), ARIA (Grand Soleil 48, 1 meeting), MADEJA (JOD 35, 1 meeting), SU CANTU E SU ENTU (JPK 10.10, 1 meeting), MIZAR (First 31.7, 1 meeting), INTERCEPTOR (Farr 40, 1 meeting), LIBERTINE (JPK 11.80, 1 meeting)

How ORION compares with a typical First 45

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, First 45s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical First 45; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind+0.21 kn
Beam reach+0.24 kn
Broad reach+0.32 kn
Downwind+0.30 kn

Full width is 0.8 kn either way.

At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical First 45 on the broad reach.

Speed at every angle

ORION in blue, a typical First 45 dashed.

30°60°90°120°150°WIND

ORION in blue, a typical First 45 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other First 45s racing

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More about the First 45 (Briand)

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