Bénéteau First 265 Deep draft
Sailboat
26′ 5″
Monohull
Since 1990
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- First 265 Deep draft
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1990–1997
- Designer
- Finot Conq Architectes
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberg
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi 9/10
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 26′ 5″ (8.05 m)
- Waterline length
- 24′ 11″ (7.60 m)
- Beam
- 9′ 5″ (2.87 m)
- Draft
- 4′ 11″ (1.50 m)
- Displacement
- 4,409 lb (2,000 kg)
- Ballast
- 1,433 lb (650 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 9–18 hp
- Fuel
- 8 gal (30 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 414 sq ft (38.5 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 1
- Berths
- 2
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 24.6
- Displacement / length
- 127
- Ballast ratio
- 33%
- Capsize screening
- 2.30
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 : fin with bulb
- Ballast ratio
- 33 %
- 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
- 6.66 Tx
- Fridge/ice-box capacity
- 13.2 gal
- Genoa area
- 226 ft²
- HN (French rating)
- 14.0
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Jib area
- 129 ft²
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 1
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi 9/10
- 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
- Symmetric spinnaker area
- 576 ft²
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.