Beneteau First 285
The Beneteau First 285 is a French sailboat, that was designed by Group Finot and first built in 1985. The design is out of production.[1][2][3][4]
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Group Finot |
| Location | France |
| Year | 1985 |
| No. built | 451 |
| Builder(s) | Beneteau |
| Name | First 285 |
| Boat | |
| Boat weight | 6,160 lb (2,794 kg) |
| Draft | 5.25 ft (1.60 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | glassfibre |
| LOA | 28.16 ft (8.58 m) |
| LWL | 24.25 ft (7.39 m) |
| Beam | 9.83 ft (3.00 m) |
| Engine type | inboard diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 2,115 lb (959 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig | |
| General | Fractional rigged sloop |
| I foretriangle height | 32.51 ft (9.91 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 10.30 ft (3.14 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 31.23 ft (9.52 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 11.08 ft (3.38 m) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 173.01 sq ft (16.073 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 167.43 sq ft (15.555 m2) |
| Total sail area | 340.4 sq ft (31.62 m2) |
Production
The boat was built by Beneteau in France and the United States. A total of 451 were completed during the design's production run from 1985 to 1993.[1][4][5]
Design
The First 285 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 6,160 lb (2,794 kg) and carries 2,115 lb (959 kg) of ballast.[1][2][4]
The boat has a draft of 5.25 ft (1.60 m) with the standard keel, 3.75 ft (1.14 m) with the optional shoal draft keel and 3.8 ft (1.2 m) with the optional wing keel.[1][4]
The boat has a hull speed of 6.6 kn (12.22 km/h).[2][4]
See also
Similar sailboats
References
- Browning, Randy (2017). "First 285 (Bebeteau) sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- InterVisionSoft LLC (2017). "Sailboat Specifications for Beneteau-First 2852". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- Browning, Randy (2017). "Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Beneteau First 285". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Beneteau". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
External links
Media related to First 285 at Wikimedia Commons