Bénéteau First 285 Keel and centerboard
Sailboat
28′ 10″
Monohull
Since 1987
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- First 285 Keel and centerboard
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1987–1992
- Designer
- Finot Conq Architectes
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Single skin fiberglass pol
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi 9/10
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 28′ 10″ (8.79 m)
- Waterline length
- 24′ 4″ (7.42 m)
- Beam
- 9′ 10″ (3.00 m)
- Draft
- 2′ 2″ (0.66 m)
- Draft, board or keel up
- 6′ 5″ (1.96 m)
- Displacement
- 5,401 lb (2,450 kg)
- Ballast
- 1,764 lb (800 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 9–18 hp
- Fuel
- 7 gal (26 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 455 sq ft (42.3 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 2
- Berths
- 6
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 23.6
- Displacement / length
- 167
- Ballast ratio
- 33%
- Capsize screening
- 2.24
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
- Centerboard : pivoting centerboard in the keel
- Ballast ratio
- 33 %
- Ballast type
- Cast iron exterior ballast with steel centerboard
- Boiler capacity
- 15.9 gal
- Cockpit
- Closed aft cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Single skin fiberglass polyester
- Country
- France
- Former French navigation category
- 2
- Genoa area
- 256 ft²
- HN (French rating)
- 15.0
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Jib area
- 144 ft²
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Maximum transverse section
- 8 ft²
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 1
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi 9/10
- Righting moment @ 1°
- 294 lb.ft
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Twin spade rudders
- Sailboat range
- First
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- 5 °
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
- Standing rigging
- 1x19 strand wire continuous
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.
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