Beneteau First 235
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Group Finot |
| Location | France |
| Year | 1986 |
| No. built | 680 |
| Builder | Beneteau |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 2,826 lb (1,282 kg) |
| Draft | 3.80 ft (1.16 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Glassfibre |
| LOA | 23.33 ft (7.11 m) |
| LWL | 20.25 ft (6.17 m) |
| Beam | 8.17 ft (2.49 m) |
| Engine | Outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel | fin keel |
| Ballast | 825 lb (374 kg) |
| Rudder | /transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| General | Fractional rigged sloop |
I foretriangle height | 28.61 ft (8.72 m) |
J foretriangle base | 7.87 ft (2.40 m) |
P mainsail luff | 26.41 ft (8.05 m) |
E mainsail foot | 10.30 ft (3.14 m) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 136.01 sq ft (12.636 m2) |
| 112.58 sq ft (10.459 m2) | |
Total sail area | 248.59 sq ft (23.095 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 189 (swing keel or fin keel) |
The Beneteau First 235 is a recreational keelboat built by Beneteau in France and the United States between 1986 and 1991, with 680 completed.[1][2][3][4][5][excessive citations]
Designed by Group Finot, the glassfibre hull has a transom-hung rudder.[1][2][4] It has a draft of 3.80 ft (1.16 m) with the standard fin keel and 2.75 ft (0.84 m) with the optional shoal draft wing keel. The centreboard version has a draft of 5.75 ft (1.75 m) with the centreboard extended and 2.16 ft (0.66 m) with it retracted.[1][4][6] The hull speed is 6.03 kn (11.17 km/h).[2][4]
The cabin has good headroom and an enclosed head.[7]
It has a fractional sloop rig.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Browning, Randy (2017). "First 235 (Beneteau) sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 3 InterVisionSoft LLC (2017). "Sailboat Specifications for Beneteau - First 235". Sailing Joy. Retrieved 23 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Browning, Randy (2017). "Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 3 4 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Beneteau First 235". sailboat.guide. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Beneteau". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ InterVisionSoft LLC (2017). "Sailboat Specifications for Beneteau - First 235 WK". Sailing Joy. Retrieved 23 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 152. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0
External links
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Media related to Category:First 235 at Wikimedia Commons
