Development | |
---|---|
Designer | Groupe Finot |
Location | France |
Year | 1984 |
No. built | about 300 |
Builder(s) | Beneteau |
Role | Cruiser- Racer |
Name | First 26 fin keel |
Boat | |
Displacement | 4,814 lb (2,184 kg) |
Draft | 4.30 ft (1.31 m) |
Hull | |
Type | Monohull |
Construction | Fiberglass |
LOA | 26.30 ft (8.02 m) |
LWL | 22.90 ft (6.98 m) |
Beam | 9.20 ft (2.80 m) |
Engine type | Volvo 2001 8 hp (6 kW) diesel engine |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | fin keel |
Ballast | 1,455 lb (660 kg) |
Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
I foretriangle height | 32.31 ft (9.85 m) |
J foretriangle base | 10.56 ft (3.22 m) |
P mainsail luff | 27.23 ft (8.30 m) |
E mainsail foot | 8.85 ft (2.70 m) |
Sails | |
Sailplan | Masthead sloop |
Mainsail area | 120.49 sq ft (11.194 m2) |
Jib/ genoa area | 170.60 sq ft (15.849 m2) |
Total sail area | 291.09 sq ft (27.043 m2) |
The Beneteau First 26 is a French sailboat that was designed by Jean-Marie Finot of Groupe Finot as a cruiser- racer and first built in 1984. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The design was built by Beneteau in France from 1984 to 1991 with about 300 examples completed, but it is now out of production. [1] [3] [4] [5]
The First 26 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. The deck is a sandwich of balsa, fiberglass and polyester. It has a deck-stepped mast with aluminum spars, a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a slightly reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel or, optionally, a stub keel and centreboard. It has 70 in (178 cm) of headroom in the main cabin and sleeping accommodation for five people. [1] [3] [4]
The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo 2001 8 hp (6 kW) diesel engine for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 6 U.S. gallons (23 L; 5.0 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 13 U.S. gallons (49 L; 11 imp gal). [1] [3] [4]
The design can be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker with an area of 603 sq ft (56.0 m2). The boat has a hull speed of 6.42 kn (11.89 km/h). [3] [4]
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote about the boat, "best features: The cabin layout is refreshingly unusual, with a dedicated space for a navigator's station, a head located aft, and a complete-looking galley (except for no icebox!). Worst features: The diesel engine, housed under the companionway ladder, will make the aft double berth hot in summer (but cozy in winter, if you like sailing among the icicles)." [6]
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Development | |
---|---|
Designer | Groupe Finot |
Location | France |
Year | 1984 |
No. built | about 300 |
Builder(s) | Beneteau |
Role | Cruiser- Racer |
Name | First 26 fin keel |
Boat | |
Displacement | 4,814 lb (2,184 kg) |
Draft | 4.30 ft (1.31 m) |
Hull | |
Type | Monohull |
Construction | Fiberglass |
LOA | 26.30 ft (8.02 m) |
LWL | 22.90 ft (6.98 m) |
Beam | 9.20 ft (2.80 m) |
Engine type | Volvo 2001 8 hp (6 kW) diesel engine |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | fin keel |
Ballast | 1,455 lb (660 kg) |
Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
I foretriangle height | 32.31 ft (9.85 m) |
J foretriangle base | 10.56 ft (3.22 m) |
P mainsail luff | 27.23 ft (8.30 m) |
E mainsail foot | 8.85 ft (2.70 m) |
Sails | |
Sailplan | Masthead sloop |
Mainsail area | 120.49 sq ft (11.194 m2) |
Jib/ genoa area | 170.60 sq ft (15.849 m2) |
Total sail area | 291.09 sq ft (27.043 m2) |
The Beneteau First 26 is a French sailboat that was designed by Jean-Marie Finot of Groupe Finot as a cruiser- racer and first built in 1984. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The design was built by Beneteau in France from 1984 to 1991 with about 300 examples completed, but it is now out of production. [1] [3] [4] [5]
The First 26 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. The deck is a sandwich of balsa, fiberglass and polyester. It has a deck-stepped mast with aluminum spars, a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a slightly reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel or, optionally, a stub keel and centreboard. It has 70 in (178 cm) of headroom in the main cabin and sleeping accommodation for five people. [1] [3] [4]
The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo 2001 8 hp (6 kW) diesel engine for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 6 U.S. gallons (23 L; 5.0 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 13 U.S. gallons (49 L; 11 imp gal). [1] [3] [4]
The design can be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker with an area of 603 sq ft (56.0 m2). The boat has a hull speed of 6.42 kn (11.89 km/h). [3] [4]
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote about the boat, "best features: The cabin layout is refreshingly unusual, with a dedicated space for a navigator's station, a head located aft, and a complete-looking galley (except for no icebox!). Worst features: The diesel engine, housed under the companionway ladder, will make the aft double berth hot in summer (but cozy in winter, if you like sailing among the icicles)." [6]
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