Bénéteau First 35S5 Wing keel
Sailboat
35′ 5″
Monohull
Since 1988
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- First 35S5 Wing keel
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1988–1991
- Designer
- Berret Racoupeau Yachts Design
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberg
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi 7/8
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 35′ 5″ (10.80 m)
- Waterline length
- 29′ 5″ (8.97 m)
- Beam
- 11′ 10″ (3.61 m)
- Draft
- 4′ 10″ (1.47 m)
- Displacement
- 11,464 lb (5,200 kg)
- Ballast
- 4,189 lb (1,900 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 18–28 hp
- Fuel
- 18 gal (68 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 726 sq ft (67.4 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 2
- Berths
- 6
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 22.8
- Displacement / length
- 201
- Ballast ratio
- 37%
- Capsize screening
- 2.10
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 : wing keel
- Ballast ratio
- 37 %
- Ballast type
- Cast iron
- Cockpit
- Closed aft cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberglass polyester - Deck: Sandwich fiberglass polyester
- Country
- France
- Former French navigation category
- 1
- Fridge/ice-box capacity
- 25.1 gal
- Genoa area
- 365 ft²
- HN (French rating)
- 21.5
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Maximum righting moment
- 25988 lb.ft
- Maximum transverse section
- 11 ft²
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 2
- Prismatic coefficient
- 0.55
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi 7/8
- Righting moment @ 1°
- 723 lb.ft
- Righting moment @ 30°
- 19348 lb.ft
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single spade rudder
- Sailboat range
- First
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.