Bénéteau First 435 Shoal draft
Sailboat
44′ 7″
Monohull
Since 1984
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- First 435 Shoal draft
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1984 on
- Designer
- Frers Naval Architecture & Engineering
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberg
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi masthead
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 44′ 7″ (13.59 m)
- Waterline length
- 36′ 1″ (11.00 m)
- Beam
- 13′ 4″ (4.06 m)
- Draft
- 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Displacement
- 23,810 lb (10,800 kg)
- Ballast
- 9,259 lb (4,200 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Fuel
- 52 gal (197 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 1,132 sq ft (105.2 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 2
- Berths
- 4
- Heads
- 2
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 21.9
- Displacement / length
- 226
- Ballast ratio
- 39%
- Capsize screening
- 1.85
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 without bulb
- Ballast ratio
- 39 %
- Boiler capacity
- 11.1 gal
- 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
- 1
- Genoa area
- 710 ft²
- Helm
- Single helm wheel
- Jib area
- 347 ft²
- Mast configuration
- Keel stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 2
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi masthead
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single spade rudder
- Sailboat range
- First
- Solent area
- 481 ft²
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- 0 °
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
- Standing rigging
- 1x19 strand wire
- Stormjib area
- 154 ft²
- Symmetric spinnaker area
- 1572 ft²
- Trailerable
- No
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.