Bénéteau First 22 Fin keel
Sailboat
22′ 10″
Monohull
Since 1978
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- First 22 Fin keel
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1978–1983
- Designer
- Groupe Finot
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberg
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi masthead
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 22′ 10″ (6.96 m)
- Waterline length
- 19′ (5.79 m)
- Beam
- 8′ 2″ (2.49 m)
- Draft
- 3′ 6″ (1.07 m)
- Displacement
- 3,020 lb (1,370 kg)
- Ballast
- 882 lb (400 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 outboard engine
- Power
- 4–10 hp
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 280 sq ft (26.0 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 1
- Berths
- 4
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 21.4
- Displacement / length
- 197
- Ballast ratio
- 29%
- Capsize screening
- 2.26
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
- 29 %
- 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
- 3
- French customs tonnage
- 3.59 Tx
- Genoa area
- 175 ft²
- HN (French rating)
- 7.0
- Helm
- Single tiller
- IOR rating
- 16.3
- Jib area
- 79 ft²
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Maximum transverse section
- 6 ft²
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 1
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi masthead
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single transom hung rudder
- Sailboat range
- First
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- 0 °
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
- Standing rigging
- 1x19 strand wire continuous
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.