| First 265 | |
| Designer: | Group Finot |
| Location: | France |
| Year: | 1990 |
| Builder: | Beneteau |
| Draft: | 4.92feet |
| Displacement: | 48000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 26feet |
| Lwl: | 24.17feet |
| Beam: | 9.42feet |
| Engine: | Inboard motor |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 14300NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 31.33feet |
| J: | 10.07feet |
| P: | 30.51feet |
| E: | 10.82feet |
| Sailplan: | Fractional rigged sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 165.06square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 157.75square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 322.81square feet |
| Successor: | Beneteau Oceanis 281 |
The Beneteau First 265 is a French sailboat, that was designed by Group Finot and first built in 1990.[1] [2] [3]
The Beneteau First 265 design was developed into the Beneteau Oceanis 281 in 1995.[1] [3]
The design was built by Beneteau in France and in the United States. The company built 520 examples between 1990 and 1997, but it is now out of production.[1] [3] [4]
The First 265 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a slightly raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 48000NaN0 and carries 14300NaN0 of ballast.[1] [3]
The boat has a draft of 4.92feet with the standard keel and 3.77feet with the optional shoal draft keel.[1] [3]
The boat is fitted with an inboard motor. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [3]
The design has a hull speed of 6.592NaN2.[3] [5]
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