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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Group Finot |
| Location | France |
| Year | 1985 |
| No. built | 451 |
| Builder(s) | Beneteau |
| Name | First 285 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 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 type | inboard diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 2,115 lb (959 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig | |
| General | Fractional rigged sloop |
| I foretriangle height | 32.51 ft (9.91 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 10.30 ft (3.14 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 31.23 ft (9.52 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 11.08 ft (3.38 m) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 173.01 sq ft (16.073 m) |
| Jib/genoa area | 167.43 sq ft (15.555 m) |
| Total sail area | 340.4 sq ft (31.62 m) |
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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.
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.
Design
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.
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.
The boat has a hull speed of 6.6 kn (12.22 km/h).
See also
Similar sailboats
- Alerion Express 28
- Aloha 28
- Beneteau Oceanis 281
- Bristol Channel Cutter
- Cal 28
- Catalina 28
- Cumulus 28
- Grampian 28
- Hunter 28
- Hunter 28.5
- Hunter 280
- O'Day 28
- Pearson 28
- Sabre 28
- Sea Sprite 27
- Sirius 28
- Tanzer 8.5
- Tanzer 28
- TES 28 Magnam
- Viking 28
References
- ^ Browning, Randy (2017). "First 285 (Bebeteau) sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ InterVisionSoft LLC (2017). "Sailboat Specifications for Beneteau-First 2852". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- Browning, Randy (2017). "Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Beneteau First 285". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Beneteau". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
External links
Media related to First 285 at Wikimedia Commons
| Sailboat types built by Beneteau | |
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| Beneteau series | |
| California series | |
| Catamarans | |
| Cyclades series | |
| Evasion motorsailers | |
| First series | |
| Moorings series | |
| Named boats | |
| Oceanis series | |
| Racing boats | |
| R/C series | |
| Stardust series | |
| Dinghies |
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