Beneteau First 285

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First 285
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Development
Designer Group Finot
Location France
Year1985
No. built451
Builder(s) Beneteau
NameFirst 285
Boat
Boat weight 6,160 lb (2,794 kg)
Draft 5.25 ft (1.60 m)
Hull
Type Monohull
Construction glassfibre
LOA 28.16 ft (8.58 m)
LWL 24.25 ft (7.39 m)
Beam 9.83 ft (3.00 m)
Engine typeinboard diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast2,115 lb (959 kg)
Rudder(s)internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
General Fractional rigged sloop
I foretriangle height32.51 ft (9.91 m)
J foretriangle base10.30 ft (3.14 m)
P mainsail luff31.23 ft (9.52 m)
E mainsail foot11.08 ft (3.38 m)
Sails
Mainsail area173.01 sq ft (16.073 m2)
Jib/genoa area167.43 sq ft (15.555 m2)
Total sail area340.4 sq ft (31.62 m2)
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The Beneteau First 285 is a French sailboat, that was designed by Group Finot and first built in 1985. The design is out of production. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Production

The boat was built by Beneteau in France and the United States. A total of 451 were completed during the design's production run from 1985 to 1993. [1] [4] [5]

Design

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Beneteau First 285
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Beneteau First 285 wing keel

The First 285 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 6,160 lb (2,794 kg) and carries 2,115 lb (959 kg) of ballast. [1] [2] [4]

The boat has a draft of 5.25 ft (1.60 m) with the standard keel, 3.75 ft (1.14 m) with the optional shoal draft keel and 3.8 ft (1.2 m) with the optional wing keel. [1] [4]

The boat has a hull speed of 6.6 kn (12.22 km/h). [2] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Browning, Randy (2017). "First 285 (Bebeteau) sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 InterVisionSoft LLC (2017). "Sailboat Specifications for Beneteau-First 2852". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  3. ↑ Browning, Randy (2017). "Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Beneteau First 285". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  5. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Beneteau". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

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