Bénéteau First 235 Swing keel
Sailboat
23′ 5″
Monohull
Since 1986
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- First 235 Swing keel
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1986–1994
- Designer
- Finot Conq Architectes
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberg
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi 7/8
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 23′ 5″ (7.14 m)
- Waterline length
- 20′ 11″ (6.38 m)
- Beam
- 8′ 2″ (2.49 m)
- Draft
- 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Draft, board or keel up
- 2′ 2″ (0.66 m)
- Displacement
- 3,064 lb (1,390 kg)
- Ballast
- 794 lb (360 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 outboard engine
- Power
- 10 hp
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 346 sq ft (32.1 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 1
- Berths
- 2
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 26.2
- Displacement / length
- 149
- Ballast ratio
- 26%
- Capsize screening
- 2.25
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
- Lifting keel : swing keel
- Ballast ratio
- 26 %
- 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
- 3
- French customs tonnage
- 4.20 Tx
- Genoa area
- 188 ft²
- HN (French rating)
- 12.0
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Jib area
- 82 ft²
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Maximum transverse section
- 6 ft²
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 1
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi 7/8
- Righting moment @ 1°
- 180 lb.ft
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single spade rudder
- Sailboat range
- First
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back
- 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.