Bénéteau First 24
Sailboat
26′ 2″
Monohull
Since 1982
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- First 24
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1982–1985
- Designer
- Groupe Finot
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Single skin fiberglass pol
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi 9/10
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 26′ 2″ (7.98 m)
- Waterline length
- 20′ 8″ (6.30 m)
- Beam
- 8′ 2″ (2.49 m)
- Draft
- 4′ (1.22 m)
- Displacement
- 3,307 lb (1,500 kg)
- Ballast
- 1,102 lb (500 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 outboard engine
- Power
- 10 hp
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 351 sq ft (32.6 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 1
- Berths
- 5
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 25.3
- Displacement / length
- 167
- Ballast ratio
- 33%
- Capsize screening
- 2.19
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
- 33 %
- Ballast type
- Cast iron
- Cockpit
- Closed aft cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Single skin fiberglass polyester
- Country
- France
- Former French navigation category
- 3
- Genoa area
- 189 ft²
- HN (French rating)
- 10.5
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Jib area
- 86 ft²
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 1
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi 9/10
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single transom hung rudder
- Sailboat range
- First
- Solent area
- 141 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
- 43 ft²
- Symmetric spinnaker area
- 463 ft²
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.