Beneteau First 285 Explained

First 285
Image Boat:File:Beneteau First 285 sailboat Zephyr 2337.jpg
Designer:Group Finot
Location:France
Year:1985
No Built:451
Builder:Beneteau
Displacement:61600NaN0
Hull Type:Monohull
Construction:glassfibre
Loa:28.16feet
Lwl:24.25feet
Beam:9.83feet
Hull Draft:5.25feet
Engine:inboard diesel engine
Keel Type:fin keel
Ballast:21150NaN0
Rudder Type:internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rigs:Fractional rigged sloop
I:32.51feet
J:10.3feet
P:31.23feet
E:11.08feet
Sailarea Main:173.01square feet
Sailarea Headsail:167.43square feet
Sailarea Total:340.4square feet

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]

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 61600NaN0 and carries 21150NaN0 of ballast.[1] [2] [4]

The boat has a draft of 5.25feet with the standard keel, 3.75feet with the optional shoal draft keel and 3.8feet with the optional wing keel.[1] [4]

The boat has a hull speed of 6.62NaN2.[2] [4]

See also

Similar sailboats

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First 285 (Bebeteau) sailboat specifications and details. 12 February 2017. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2017. https://archive.today/20220308001519/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/first-285-beneteau. 8 March 2022. live.
  2. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Beneteau-First 2852. 12 February 2017. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170213090419/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/593/first-285-beneteau. 13 February 2017. dead.
  3. Web site: Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot). 12 February 2017. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2017. https://archive.today/20200930161129/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/finot-groupe-finot-jean-marie. 30 September 2020. live.
  4. Web site: Beneteau First 285. 9 March 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220308001352/https://sailboat.guide/beneteau/first-285. 8 March 2022. live.
  5. Web site: Beneteau. 26 March 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20200930161135/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/beneteau. 30 September 2020. live.