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R961024	Feeling 286 Special			Lying	ashore Devon
Builder				Year	1987/88
Builder				Price	£21,000
LOA	28' 6"	Sail area	463 sq ft main and genoa	Brief details
LWL	23' 5"	Rig	Sloop	The Feeling 286 is a modern styled fast cruiser, this 'owners' version having one of the best double aft cabins you will find in a yacht this small. She offers excellent sailing performance plus an attractive and light interior with a lot of the facilities you more commonly find on larger yachts - heating, refrigeration and a good double aft cabin. Nominally six berth, she is ideal for two to four. After just over ten years in the same family ownership, the children are definitely outgrowing this yacht.
Beam	9' 10"	Cabins	Saloon & aft cabin
Draught	5' 6"	Berths	4/6 or 6/8
Displacement	5,500 lbs	Engine	Volvo diesel
Ballast	believed approx 2,000 lbs	BHP	9
Keel type	Iron fin keel and rudder on part skeg

The Kirie boatyard at Les Sables d'Olonne was founded in 1912 by the Kirie family, originally as a wooden boatbuilder, mainly of motor boats. They launched the 'Feeling' series of production GRP yachts in 1980, and various Feeling models were still in production until around 2010, although the company had several changes of ownership

The Feeling 286 was designed in 1986 by Gilles Vaton for the builders Kirie, Vaton having already designed several very successful yachts for Kelt, and went on to design yachts for Jeanneau and Beneteau. The Feeling 286 was built from around 1986 to 1995, with about 300 built in total, of which a substantial number were the "charter" version with two aft cabins, no chart table, and an amazing 8 berths on a 28' 6" yacht. On the charter versions the heads were fitted where the chart table is on the "owners" version for sale here.

Most Feeling 286s were fin keel, with a shallow winged fin as an option. The single aft cabin versions appear to have been marketed as "Feeling 286 Special", and these seem to be more common in the UK. The charter versions were for a time popular in charter fleets in the Mediterranean.

Feeling were one of the first builders to start the trend towards using light coloured interior joinery, a trend that it took many other builders many years to follow. The interior design expands the aft cabin space (some models of this design actually had twin aft cabins) by moving the engine forward to under the saloon table. The large aft cabin plus good-sized galley and chart table pushes the saloon seating forward, which leaves only a relatively small open forepeak area - typically used for stowage or for children's berths.

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Interior photographs ashore October 2024

There is no separate forecabin, just a curtained area forward with a vee-berth 5' 9" long,
and 5' 3" at widest aft. The upholstery in this yacht is a blue synthetic suede

The heads has hanging space for wet clothing aft of the sink

The aft cabin is surprisingly large for a 28/29 ft yacht, with a berth 6' 2" long, and 5' 0" wide

at the forward end. There are two opening ports for ventilation, and a hanging locker plus shelf space

There is fairly good access to both sides of the Volvo MD2001 engine and gearbox by moving the fibreglass engine housing under the saloon table. The engine drives a fixed three-bladed prop via a short conventional stern shaft. The prop is close to the aft end of the fin keel.

External photos are a mixture of Yachtsnet photographs taken ashore October 2024 shortly after lift

out but before the decks were cleaned, and owners photos in early November 2024 after cleaning!

the aft end of the cockpit has a removable seat and cover for a stowage compartment that includes the gas locker, which drains via the cockpit drains

The hull was coppercoated in 2019, and the rudder bearings were replaced the same year.
In 2020 the chainplates were removed and rebedded.

For a couple, perhaps with smaller children, this is a very effective small cruiser that gives good sailing performance and a well equipped interior in a short overall length for lower mooring and running costs. The present owner's children have however outgrown this yacht.

Inventory:
Engine details		Volvo MD2001 diesel, professionally serviced every year in present ownership
Fuel tank capacity		32 litres
Propeller		Fixed three bladed on shaft drive - new 2015
Batteries		2 x service batteries (new 2022) and separate engine start battery
Battery charging/electrics		Engine alternator and two solar panels (60 watt on hatch garage and 100 watt on sprayhood top)
Sails and deck equipment
Rig details		Sloop rig, Z-Spars alloy mast with new boom in 2022, S/S standing rigging new 2014
Mainsail		Two mainsails, one fully battened and one part battened. Slab reefing
Genoa		Crusader 130% genoa, roller reefing, new for 2016 season
Genoa furling		Furlex
Spinnaker		Spinnaker with pole and gear
Primary winches		2 x Lewmar 30
Secondary winches		1 x Lewmar on coachroof
Bower anchor		10 Kg Delta with 30 metres chain and 30 metres warp (new 2022)
Steering		Tiller
Autopilot		Autohelm 200 tillerpilot, also older tillerpilot as spare
Steering compass		Plastimo
Warps & fenders		5 warps and 6 fenders
Miscellaneous		Cockpit sprayhood, full cockpit enclosure, dodgers
Navigation Equipment and instruments
GPS		Garmin 128
Log/speed		Raymarine ST60
Depth sounder		Raymarine ST60
Windspeed/direction		Raymarine i60 Wind - new 2022
VHF radio		Icom IC-M423 with DSC and command mic for cockpit
VHF radio (handheld)		Icom IC-23
Radio receiver		Fusion radio with DAB
Safety/emergency equipment
Lifebuoy		Jonbuoy danbuoy and horseshoe
Radar reflector		mast mounted
Bilge pumps		Manual and auto electric
Miscellaneous		Wire jackstays
Interior
Cabin layout		Open plan saloon, heads and aft cabin
Cabin heating		Eberspacher D2L blown hot air diesel heating - new 2022
Berths		max 6
Water tank capacity		80 litres
Cooker		Techimpex 2-burner and oven - new 2014
Coolbox		Coolbox with Isotherm refrigeration
Heads		Jabsco - new 2023
Miscellaneous
Dinghy		Excel 235 inflatable
Outboard		Suzuki 2.5 hp
These particulars are believed to be correct but cannot be guaranteed and are subject to confirmation by the purchaser subject to still being available. For further information or to arrange a viewing, please contact Yachtsnet on 01326-212234 or

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UK sailing yacht brokerage and boat sales

R961024

Feeling 286 Special

Lying

ashore Devon

Builder

Year

1987/88

Price

£21,000

LOA

28' 6"

Sail area

463 sq ft main and genoa

Brief details

LWL

23' 5"

Rig

Sloop

Beam

9' 10"

Cabins

Saloon & aft cabin

Draught

5' 6"

Berths

4/6 or 6/8

Displacement

5,500 lbs

Engine

Volvo diesel

Ballast

believed approx 2,000 lbs

BHP

9

Keel type

Iron fin keel and rudder on part skeg

Click here to open a new window with selected larger size photos

Interior photographs ashore October 2024

There is no separate forecabin, just a curtained area forward with a vee-berth 5' 9" long, and 5' 3" at widest aft. The upholstery in this yacht is a blue synthetic suede

The heads has hanging space for wet clothing aft of the sink

The aft cabin is surprisingly large for a 28/29 ft yacht, with a berth 6' 2" long, and 5' 0" wide

at the forward end. There are two opening ports for ventilation, and a hanging locker plus shelf space

There is fairly good access to both sides of the Volvo MD2001 engine and gearbox by moving the fibreglass engine housing under the saloon table. The engine drives a fixed three-bladed prop via a short conventional stern shaft. The prop is close to the aft end of the fin keel.

External photos are a mixture of Yachtsnet photographs taken ashore October 2024 shortly after lift

out but before the decks were cleaned, and owners photos in early November 2024 after cleaning!

the aft end of the cockpit has a removable seat and cover for a stowage compartment that includes the gas locker, which drains via the cockpit drains

The hull was coppercoated in 2019, and the rudder bearings were replaced the same year. In 2020 the chainplates were removed and rebedded.

For a couple, perhaps with smaller children, this is a very effective small cruiser that gives good sailing performance and a well equipped interior in a short overall length for lower mooring and running costs. The present owner's children have however outgrown this yacht.

Inventory:

Engine details

Volvo MD2001 diesel, professionally serviced every year in present ownership

Fuel tank capacity

32 litres

Propeller

Fixed three bladed on shaft drive - new 2015

Batteries

2 x service batteries (new 2022) and separate engine start battery

Battery charging/electrics

Engine alternator and two solar panels (60 watt on hatch garage and 100 watt on sprayhood top)

Sails and deck equipment

Rig details

Sloop rig, Z-Spars alloy mast with new boom in 2022, S/S standing rigging new 2014

Mainsail

Two mainsails, one fully battened and one part battened. Slab reefing

Genoa

Crusader 130% genoa, roller reefing, new for 2016 season

Genoa furling

Furlex

Spinnaker

Spinnaker with pole and gear

Primary winches

2 x Lewmar 30

Secondary winches

1 x Lewmar on coachroof

Bower anchor

10 Kg Delta with 30 metres chain and 30 metres warp (new 2022)

Steering

Tiller

Autopilot

Click here to open a new window
with selected larger size photos

There is no separate forecabin, just a curtained area forward with a vee-berth 5' 9" long,
and 5' 3" at widest aft. The upholstery in this yacht is a blue synthetic suede

The hull was coppercoated in 2019, and the rudder bearings were replaced the same year.
In 2020 the chainplates were removed and rebedded.