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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Groupe Finot |
| Location | France |
| Year | 1984 |
| No. built | about 300 |
| Builder(s) | Beneteau |
| Role | Cruiser-Racer |
| Name | First 26 fin keel |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 4,814 lb (2,184 kg) |
| Draft | 4.30 ft (1.31 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 26.30 ft (8.02 m) |
| LWL | 22.90 ft (6.98 m) |
| Beam | 9.20 ft (2.80 m) |
| Engine type | Volvo 2001 8 hp (6 kW) diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 1,455 lb (660 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 32.31 ft (9.85 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 10.56 ft (3.22 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 27.23 ft (8.30 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 8.85 ft (2.70 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 120.49 sq ft (11.194 m) |
| Jib/genoa area | 170.60 sq ft (15.849 m) |
| Total sail area | 291.09 sq ft (27.043 m) |
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The Beneteau First 26 is a French sailboat that was designed by Jean-Marie Finot of Groupe Finot as a cruiser-racer and first built in 1984.
Production
The design was built by Beneteau in France from 1984 to 1991 with about 300 examples completed, but it is now out of production.
Design
The First 26 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. The deck is a sandwich of balsa, fiberglass and polyester. It has a deck-stepped mast with aluminum spars, a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a slightly reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel or, optionally, a stub keel and centreboard. It has 70 in (178 cm) of headroom in the main cabin and sleeping accommodation for five people.
The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo 2001 8 hp (6 kW) diesel engine for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 6 U.S. gallons (23 L; 5.0 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 13 U.S. gallons (49 L; 11 imp gal).
The design can be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker with an area of 603 sq ft (56.0 m). The boat has a hull speed of 6.42 kn (11.89 km/h).
Variants
- First 26 fin keel
- This model displaces 4,814 lb (2,184 kg) and carries 1,455 lb (660 kg) of ballast. The boat has a draft of 4.30 ft (1.31 m) with the standard keel fitted.
- First 26 centreboard
- This model displaces 4,850 lb (2,200 kg) and carries 1,543 lb (700 kg) of ballast. The boat has a draft of 2.79 ft (0.85 m) with the centreboard retracted and 5.74 ft (1.75 m) with the centreboard extended.
Operational history
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote about the boat, "best features: The cabin layout is refreshingly unusual, with a dedicated space for a navigator's station, a head located aft, and a complete-looking galley (except for no icebox!). Worst features: The diesel engine, housed under the companionway ladder, will make the aft double berth hot in summer (but cozy in winter, if you like sailing among the icicles)."
See also
Similar sailboats
- Beneteau First 265
- C&C 26
- C&C 26 Wave
- Contessa 26
- Dawson 26
- Discovery 7.9
- Grampian 26
- Herreshoff H-26
- Hunter 26
- Hunter 26.5
- Hunter 260
- Hunter 270
- MacGregor 26
- Mirage 26
- Nash 26
- Nonsuch 26
- Outlaw 26
- Paceship PY 26
- Parker Dawson 26
- Pearson 26
- Sandstream 26
- Tanzer 26
- Yamaha 26
References
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2019). "First 26 (Beneteau)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- Browning, Randy (2019). "Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "First 26 fin keel". boat-specs.com. 2019. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "First 26 lifting keel". boat-specs.com. 2019. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- Browning, Randy (2019). "Beneteau". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 323. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0
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