| 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]
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]
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]
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