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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Group Finot |
| Location | France |
| Year | 1985 |
| No. built | 451 |
| Builder | Beneteau |
| 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 | inboard diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel | fin keel |
| Ballast | 2,115 lb (959 kg) |
| Rudder | 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 m2) |
| 167.43 sq ft (15.555 m2) | |
Total sail area | 340.4 sq ft (31.62 m2) |
The Beneteau First 285 is a recreational keelboat. Beneteau built 451 in France and the United States from 1985 to 1993.
Designed by Group Finot, the glassfibre hull has an internally-mounted spade-type rudder. It 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. It has a hull speed of 6.6 kn (12.22 km/h).
It was offered with tiller or wheel steering.
It has a fractional sloop rig with a deck-stepped mast.
