{"id":21163,"date":"2014-09-17T15:46:05","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T15:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/?p=21163"},"modified":"2014-09-17T15:46:34","modified_gmt":"2014-09-17T15:46:34","slug":"new-beneteau-asa-first-22-set-to-debut-at-annapolis-sailboat-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/2014\/09\/new-beneteau-asa-first-22-set-to-debut-at-annapolis-sailboat-show\/","title":{"rendered":"New Beneteau-ASA First 22 Set to Debut at Annapolis Sailboat Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ASAFirst22\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Beneteau and the American Sailing Association (ASA) have\u00a0announced the world premiere of the ASA First 22 at the upcoming Annapolis Sailboat Show, October 9-13 2014.<\/p>\n

Beneteau America and the ASA initially announced their partnership at last year\u2019s Annapolis boat show and are now eager to reveal the fruit of their collaboration, a new ASA-exclusive sail training vessel using Beneteau\u2019s popular First 20 as its inspiration.<\/p>\n

THE PERFECT TRAINING VESSEL<\/i><\/p>\n

The new boat is being produced in the USA at Beneteau\u2019s factory in Marion, South Carolina. Some of its features include an extended cockpit to give students and instructors more room, a rig designed specifically for sail training, and ergonomic and safety innovations to ensure that every sail is comfortable and safe.<\/p>\n

The research and development team at Beneteau used input from ASA instructors, schools, and leading competitive sailors to refine and adapt the Finot, Conq & Associates design of its very successful First 20. This collaboration has produced a singularly modern sail training vessel to make learning how to sail easier, safer and more fun!<\/p>\n

\u201cThroughout the process, we have sought the input and feedback of a representative group of ASA affiliated schools and instructors. Since they have influenced the initial design of the boat and continue to offer valuable input, we\u2019re confident the new ASA First 22 will be a great success,\u201d noted Lenny Shabes, ASA\u2019s founder and chairman of the board.<\/p>\n

STRATEGIC POSITIONNING<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cThis project is particularly relevant and exciting to Beneteau; building small sailing vessels to invite more people to experience the thrill of sailing is exactly what our company\u2019s success is built upon,\u201d explained Laurent Fabre, President of Beneteau America. \u201cWe feel very fortunate to partner with ASA to offer a new and exciting boat for their associated schools to attract new sailors. We\u2019re confident this new vessel will enhance their students\u2019 and instructors\u2019 time on the water. And it\u2019s just the beginning!\u201d<\/p>\n

The ASA First 22 will be offered at $29,900 MSRP.<\/p>\n

Fabre further explained that Beneteau America negotiated a leasing program exclusive to ASA affiliate schools to help them get equipped quickly, while minimizing the upfront investment.<\/p>\n

The new ASA First 22 will be revealed at the 2014 Annapolis Sailboat Show, October 9th \u2013 13th.<\/b><\/p>\n

ARCHITECT<\/b><\/p>\n

Naval Architect: Finot – Conq<\/p>\n

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS<\/b><\/p>\n

Length overall Hull length L.W.L. Hull beam Light displacement Draft – Swing keel board up (down) Bridge clearance<\/p>\n

STANDARD SAIL LAYOUT AND AREA<\/b><\/p>\n

Mainsail (classic) Genoa (100 %) Asymmetrical spinnaker<\/p>\n

CE CERTIFICATION (PROVISIONAL)<\/b><\/p>\n

Category C – 5 people Category D – 5 people<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Beneteau and the American Sailing Association (ASA) have\u00a0announced the world premiere of the ASA First 22 at the upcoming Annapolis Sailboat Show, October 9-13 2014. Beneteau America and the ASA initially announced their partnership at last year\u2019s Annapolis boat show and are now eager to reveal the fruit of their collaboration, a new ASA-exclusive sail training vessel using Beneteau\u2019s popular First 20 as its inspiration. THE PERFECT TRAINING VESSEL The new boat is being produced in the USA at Beneteau\u2019s factory in Marion, South Carolina. Some of its features include an extended cockpit to give students and instructors more room, a rig designed specifically for sail training, and ergonomic and safety innovations to ensure that every sail is comfortable and safe. The research and development team at Beneteau used input from ASA instructors, schools, and leading competitive sailors to refine and adapt the Finot, Conq & Associates design of its very successful First 20. This collaboration has produced a singularly modern sail training vessel to make learning how to sail easier, safer and more fun! \u201cThroughout the process, we have sought the input and feedback of a representative group of ASA affiliated schools and instructors. Since they have influenced the …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21164,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[14],"tags":[133,132],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21163"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21163"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21165,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21163\/revisions\/21165"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}