Bénéteau First 25 Fin keel
Sailboat
28′ 1″
Monohull
Since 1979
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- First 25 Fin keel
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1979–1984
- Designer
- Groupe Finot
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberg
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi masthead
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 28′ 1″ (8.56 m)
- Waterline length
- 21′ 4″ (6.50 m)
- Beam
- 9′ 2″ (2.80 m)
- Draft
- 4′ 4″ (1.32 m)
- Displacement
- 3,968 lb (1,800 kg)
- Ballast
- 1,543 lb (700 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- Outboard or inboard engine
- Power
- 9 hp
- Fuel
- 7 gal (26 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 388 sq ft (36.0 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 1
- Berths
- 4
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 24.8
- Displacement / length
- 183
- Ballast ratio
- 39%
- Capsize screening
- 2.32
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
- 39 %
- 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
- 5.43 Tx
- Genoa area
- 255 ft²
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Jib area
- 105 ft²
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- 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
- Swept-back
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
- Standing rigging
- 1x19 strand wire continuous
- Stormjib area
- 47 ft²
- Symmetric spinnaker area
- 538 ft²
- Trailerable
- No
- Unsinkable
- No
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.