Beneteau First 235

Beneteau First 235
Development
Designer Group Finot
Location France
Year 1986
No. built 680
Builder(s) Beneteau
Boat
Boat weight 2,826 lb (1,282 kg)
Hull
Type Monohull
Construction Fiberglass
LOA 23.33 ft (7.11 m)
LWL 20.25 ft (6.17 m)
Beam 8.17 ft (2.49 m)
Hull draft 3.80 ft (1.16 m)
Engine type Outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board type fin keel
Ballast 825 lb (374 kg)
Rudder(s) /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)
Jib/genoa area 112.58 sq ft (10.459 m2)
Total sail area 248.59 sq ft (23.095 m2)

The Beneteau First 235 is a French sailboat, that was designed by Group Finot and first built in 1986.[1][2][3]

Production

The boat design was built by Beneteau in France and the United States between 1986 and 1991, with 680 examples completed, but it is now out of production.[1]

Design

The First 235 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a fixed fin keel, wing keel or optionally a centreboard. It displaces 2,826 lb (1,282 kg) and carries 825 lb (374 kg) of ballast.[1][2]

The boat 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. A centreboard version was also produced with 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]

The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1]

The boat has a hull speed of 6.03 kn (11.17 km/h).[2]

See also

Similar sailboats

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Browning, Randy (2017). "First 235 (Beneteau) sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 InterVisionSoft LLC (2017). "Sailboat Specifications for Beneteau - First 235". Sailing Joy. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  3. ↑ Browning, Randy (2017). "Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  4. ↑ InterVisionSoft LLC (2017). "Sailboat Specifications for Beneteau - First 235 WK". Sailing Joy. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
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