Bénéteau First 456 Deep draft
Sailboat
46′ 7″
Monohull
Since 1982
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- First 456 Deep draft
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1982–1987
- Designer
- Frers Naval Architecture & Engineering
- Hull material
- Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi masthead
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 46′ 7″ (14.20 m)
- Waterline length
- 39′ 5″ (12.02 m)
- Beam
- 14′ 1″ (4.29 m)
- Draft
- 7′ 11″ (2.41 m)
- Displacement
- 26,455 lb (12,000 kg)
- Ballast
- 10,362 lb (4,700 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 55–80 hp
- Fuel
- 53 gal (201 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 1,238 sq ft (115.0 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 2
- Berths
- 4
- Heads
- 2
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 22.3
- Displacement / length
- 193
- Ballast ratio
- 39%
- Capsize screening
- 1.89
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
- Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
- Country
- France
- Former French navigation category
- 1
- Genoa area
- 797 ft²
- Helm
- Single helm wheel
- Jib area
- 431 ft²
- Mast configuration
- Keel stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 2
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi masthead
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single spade rudder
- Running backstays
- 1 set(s)
- Sailboat range
- First
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- 0 °
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
- Stormjib area
- 161 ft²
- Symmetric spinnaker area
- 1776 ft²
- Trailerable
- No
- Unsinkable
- No
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.
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