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Bènèteau First 325 |
Brief details |
Builder |
Bènèteau, France |
A fast cruiser with enough speed to be a useful club racer, the Beneteau First 325 is an attractive yacht with good performance and handling. She has well finished cruising accommodation with a double aft cabin, a forward facing chart table, a good galley and a vee-double forecabin |
LOA |
34' 2" |
Sail area |
625 sq ft main and genoa |
LWL |
27' 10" |
Rig |
Sloop |
Beam |
11' 0" |
Cabins |
2 plus saloon |
Draught |
6' 2" deep keel or 4' 9" shallow keel |
Berths |
6 |
Displacement |
9,700 lbs |
Engine |
originally usually a Volvo 2002 diesel |
Ballast |
3,750 lbs |
BHP |
19 |
Keel type |
Fin keel and spade rudder |
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Designed by Jean Berret, the Beneteau First 325 was introduced in 1985 as a replacement for the First 32. Like all the "First" series yachts from Beneteau, she was marketed as a fast family cruiser with racing potential. The design was regarded as fast and well-mannered.
The hull is single-skin GRP with a moulded inner liner, and the deck is balsa cored GRP.
The First 325 was offered with deep or standard fin keels.
The design remained in production until 1988/89, when it was replaced with the First 32s5 - the "S" designation referring to unusual Phillipe Starck designed interiors.
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