Bénéteau First 28 Deep draft
Sailboat
28′ 10″
Monohull
Since 1980
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- First 28 Deep draft
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1980–1983
- Designer
- Groupe Finot
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberg
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi masthead
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 28′ 10″ (8.79 m)
- Waterline length
- 24′ 4″ (7.42 m)
- Beam
- 9′ 10″ (3.00 m)
- Draft
- 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Displacement
- 5,952 lb (2,700 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 8–15 hp
- Fuel
- 7 gal (26 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 472 sq ft (43.9 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 1
- Berths
- 5
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 23.0
- Displacement / length
- 184
- Capsize screening
- 2.17
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.
Under 2 is generally considered better for offshore use.
More details
- Appendages
- Keel : fin without bulb
- 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
- French customs tonnage
- 6.98 Tx
- Genoa area
- 308 ft²
- HN (French rating)
- 15.0
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Jib area
- 167 ft²
- Mast configuration
- Deck 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
- Stormjib area
- 46 ft²
- Symmetric spinnaker area
- 689 ft²
- Trailerable
- No
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.
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