Beneteau First 285
Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1985–1993
A Group Finot-designed fractional sloop balancing performance and cruising comfort in a compact 28-foot hull
Designed by Group Finot & Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot).
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin w/spade Rudder
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 18 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.
2.15 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.
193 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
16.3 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.
34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.
A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.
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