Bénéteau First 260 Spirit Swing keel
Sailboat
25′ 4″
Monohull
Since 1994
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- First 260 Spirit Swing keel
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1994–2004
- Designer
- Finot Conq Architectes
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberg
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi 9/10
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 25′ 4″ (7.72 m)
- Waterline length
- 24′ 1″ (7.34 m)
- Beam
- 9′ 1″ (2.77 m)
- Draft
- 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Draft, board or keel up
- 2′ 10″ (0.86 m)
- Displacement
- 5,181 lb (2,350 kg)
- Ballast
- 1,433 lb (650 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 9–14 hp
- Fuel
- 8 gal (30 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 390 sq ft (36.2 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 1
- Berths
- 6
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 20.8
- Displacement / length
- 166
- Ballast ratio
- 28%
- 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
- Lifting keel : swing keel
- Ballast ratio
- 28 %
- 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
- 6.00 Tx
- Fridge/ice-box capacity
- 13.2 gal
- Genoa area
- 183 ft²
- HN (French rating)
- 14.5
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Maximum righting moment
- 13019 lb.ft
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 1
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi 9/10
- Righting moment @ 30°
- 8680 lb.ft
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Twin spade rudders
- Sailboat range
- First
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- 20 °
- 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.