Beneteau First 285

First 285
Development
Designer Group Finot
Location France
Year 1985
No. Built 451
Builder(s) Beneteau
Boat
Boat Weight 6,160 lb (2,794 kg)
Hull
Type Monohull
Construction Fiberglass
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)

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]

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]

Design

The First 285 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, 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]

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]

The boat has a hull speed of 6.6 kn (12.22 km/h).[2]

See also

Similar sailboats

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Browning, Randy (2017). "First 285 (Bebeteau) sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 InterVisionSoft LLC (2017). "Sailboat Specifications for Beneteau-First 2852". Sailing Joy. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  3. ↑ Browning, Randy (2017). "Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

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