Bénéteau First 30E Deep draft
Sailboat
31′ 10″
Monohull
Since 1981
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- First 30E Deep draft
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1981–1984
- Designer
- Jean Berret
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberg
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi masthead
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 31′ 10″ (9.70 m)
- Waterline length
- 25′ 4″ (7.72 m)
- Beam
- 10′ 7″ (3.22 m)
- Draft
- 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Displacement
- 7,496 lb (3,400 kg)
- Ballast
- 2,866 lb (1,300 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 6–15 hp
- Fuel
- 8 gal (30 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 518 sq ft (48.1 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 2
- Berths
- 6
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 21.6
- Displacement / length
- 206
- Ballast ratio
- 38%
- Capsize screening
- 2.16
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
- 38 %
- 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
- 2
- French customs tonnage
- 7.92 Tx
- Genoa area
- 323 ft²
- HN (French rating)
- 16.0
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Jib area
- 211 ft²
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Maximum transverse section
- 12 ft²
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 1
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi masthead
- Righting moment @ 1°
- 439 lb.ft
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single spade rudder
- Sailboat collection
- Half Ton class
- Sailboat range
- First
- Solent area
- 273 ft²
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- 0 °
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.
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