Bénéteau First 305 Shoal draft
Sailboat
32′ 2″
Monohull
Since 1984
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- First 305 Shoal draft
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1984–1989
- Designer
- Jean Berret
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberg
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi masthead
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 32′ 2″ (9.81 m)
- Waterline length
- 26′ 2″ (7.98 m)
- Beam
- 10′ 8″ (3.25 m)
- Draft
- 4′ 5″ (1.35 m)
- Displacement
- 7,937 lb (3,600 kg)
- Ballast
- 2,976 lb (1,350 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 9–18 hp
- Fuel
- 7 gal (26 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 527 sq ft (49.0 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 2
- Berths
- 6
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 21.2
- Displacement / length
- 198
- Ballast ratio
- 37%
- Capsize screening
- 2.14
Power from the sails for the boat's weight. Under 16 is modest, 16–20 a typical cruiser, over 20 lively.
How heavy the boat is for its waterline. Under 200 is light, 200–300 moderate, over 300 heavy.
Share of the weight that is ballast. Higher generally means stiffer in a breeze.
Under 2 is generally considered better for offshore use.
More details
- Appendages
- Keel : fin without bulb
- Ballast ratio
- 38 %
- Ballast type
- Cast iron
- Cockpit
- Closed aft cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberglass polyester - Deck: Sandwich balsa fiberglass polyester
- Country
- France
- Former French navigation category
- 2
- French customs tonnage
- 8.20 Tx
- Fridge/ice-box capacity
- 21.1 gal
- Genoa area
- 328 ft²
- HN (French rating)
- 16.5
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Jib area
- 137 ft²
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Maximum transverse section
- 12 ft²
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 1
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi masthead
- Righting moment @ 1°
- 454 lb.ft
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single spade rudder
- Sailboat range
- First
- Solent area
- 264 ft²
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- 0 °
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.