Bénéteau First 29 Keel and centerboard
Sailboat
29′ 6″
Monohull
Since 1983
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- First 29 Keel and centerboard
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1983–1989
- Designer
- Groupe Finot
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberg
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi masthead
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 29′ 6″ (8.99 m)
- Waterline length
- 24′ 7″ (7.49 m)
- Beam
- 9′ 11″ (3.02 m)
- Draft
- 6′ 7″ (2.01 m)
- Draft, board or keel up
- 2′ 5″ (0.74 m)
- Displacement
- 6,614 lb (3,000 kg)
- Ballast
- 2,205 lb (1,000 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 9 hp
- Fuel
- 7 gal (26 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 501 sq ft (46.5 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 2
- Berths
- 6
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 22.8
- Displacement / length
- 199
- Ballast ratio
- 33%
- Capsize screening
- 2.11
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
- Cockpit
- Closed aft cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberglass polyester - Deck: Sandwich fiberglass polyester
- Country
- France
- Former French navigation category
- 2
- French customs tonnage
- 7.40 Tx
- Fridge/ice-box capacity
- 15.9 gal
- Genoa area
- 318 ft²
- HN (French rating)
- 16.0
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Jib area
- 167 ft²
- Mast configuration
- Keel stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 1
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi masthead
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single spade rudder
- Sailboat range
- First
- Solent area
- 251 ft²
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- 0 °
- 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.