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Beneteau First 285 |
Brief details |
Builder |
Bènèteau, France |
Like all the Beneteau Firsts the 285 is a moderately fast boat for her size, whilst retaining a comfortable cruising interior with 6' 3" headroom in the saloon. The example shown is a shallow winged keel version and has the optiuonal wheel steering, unusaual for a yacht of this size. Although she nominally has six berths she is an excellent choice for a couple looking for a modern wheel steered yacht that will go on a lower-cost mooring. |
LOA |
28' 9" |
Sail area |
447 sq ft main and genoa |
LWL |
24' 3" |
Rig |
7/8 fractional sloop |
Beam |
9' 10" |
Cabins |
2 plus saloon |
Draught |
3' 10" |
Berths |
6 |
Displacement |
6,172 lbs |
Engine |
Volvo diesel |
Ballast |
1,764 lbs |
BHP |
19 |
Keel type |
Winged fin keel with spade rudder on small skeg |
Dimensions quoted are from a 1990 Beneteau brochure - other sources may have slightly different figures. |
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The Beneteau First 285 was designed for Beneteau by Groupe Finot, and introduced in 1985. A total of around 450 boats were built until the design was retired in 1993. All the First series yachts were intended to be cruisers that could also be competitive in club level racing.
Three keel options were offered, a deep bulbed fin, a shallow bulbed fin, and a shallow winged keel, this yacht being the wing keel version. Most boats sold were tiller steered, but the yacht illustrated has the rarer option of wheel steering. |
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