Bénéteau First 30 Fin keel
Sailboat
29′ 5″
Monohull
Since 1977
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- First 30 Fin keel
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1977–1981
- Designer
- Bureau Mauric
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Single skin fiberglass pol
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi masthead
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 29′ 5″ (8.97 m)
- Waterline length
- 25′ 5″ (7.75 m)
- Beam
- 9′ 5″ (2.87 m)
- Draft
- 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Displacement
- 7,826 lb (3,550 kg)
- Ballast
- 3,748 lb (1,700 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 15 hp
- Fuel
- 8 gal (30 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 524 sq ft (48.7 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 1
- Berths
- 7
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 21.3
- Displacement / length
- 213
- Ballast ratio
- 48%
- Capsize screening
- 1.90
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
- 48 %
- Ballast type
- Cast iron
- Cockpit
- Closed aft cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Single skin fiberglass polyester
- Country
- France
- Former French navigation category
- 2
- French customs tonnage
- 7.10 Tx
- Genoa area
- 355 ft²
- HN (French rating)
- 14.5
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Jib area
- 274 ft²
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Maximum transverse section
- 11 ft²
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 1
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi masthead
- Righting moment @ 1°
- 400 lb.ft
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single semi-spade rudder
- Sailboat collection
- Half Ton class
- Sailboat range
- First
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- 0 °
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.
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