Bénéteau First 300 Spirit
Sailboat
29′ 8″
Monohull
Since 1994
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- First 300 Spirit
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1994–1997
- Designer
- Finot Conq Architectes
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberg
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi fractional
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 29′ 8″ (9.04 m)
- Waterline length
- 29′ 1″ (8.86 m)
- Beam
- 9′ 10″ (3.00 m)
- Draft
- 6′ (1.83 m)
- Displacement
- 6,724 lb (3,050 kg)
- Ballast
- 2,425 lb (1,100 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 9–18 hp
- Fuel
- 8 gal (30 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 560 sq ft (52.0 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 2
- Berths
- 6
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 25.2
- Displacement / length
- 122
- Ballast ratio
- 36%
- Capsize screening
- 2.08
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 with bulb
- Ballast ratio
- 36 %
- Ballast type
- Cast iron
- Cockpit
- Closed aft cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberglass polyester - Deck: Sandwich fiberglass polyester
- Country
- France
- Former French navigation category
- 2
- French customs tonnage
- 7.70 Tx
- Genoa area
- 286 ft²
- HN (French rating)
- 21.0
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Mast configuration
- Keel stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 1
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi fractional
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single spade rudder
- Sailboat range
- First
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- 15 °
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
- Standing rigging
- Continuous
- Symmetric spinnaker area
- 818 ft²
- Trailerable
- No
- Unsinkable
- No
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.
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