Bénéteau First 26 Fin keel
Sailboat
26′ 11″
Monohull
Since 1984
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- First 26 Fin keel
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1984–1989
- Designer
- Finot Conq Architectes
- Hull material
- Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi masthead
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 26′ 11″ (8.21 m)
- Waterline length
- 23′ (7.01 m)
- Beam
- 9′ 2″ (2.80 m)
- Draft
- 4′ 4″ (1.32 m)
- Displacement
- 4,409 lb (2,000 kg)
- Ballast
- 1,455 lb (660 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 outboard or inboard engine
- Power
- 8 hp
- Fuel
- 7 gal (26 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 411 sq ft (38.2 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 1
- Berths
- 2
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 24.5
- Displacement / length
- 162
- Ballast ratio
- 33%
- Capsize screening
- 2.24
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
- 33 %
- Cockpit
- Closed aft cockpit
- Construction
- Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
- Country
- France
- Former French navigation category
- 3
- French customs tonnage
- 5.80 Tx
- Genoa area
- 271 ft²
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Jib area
- 110 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
- 0 °
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
- Standing rigging
- 1x19 strand wire continuous
- Stormjib area
- 45 ft²
- Symmetric spinnaker area
- 603 ft²
- Trailerable
- No
- Unsinkable
- No
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.
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