Beneteau First 285

{{Short description|Sailboat class}}

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{{Infobox sailboat specifications

|name = First 285

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|image boat = File:Beneteau First 285 sailboat Zephyr 2337.jpg

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|designer = Group Finot

|location = France

|year = 1985

|no built = 451

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|builder = Beneteau

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|displacement = {{convert|6160|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

|hulls =

|hull type = Monohull

|construction = glassfibre

|loa = {{convert|28.16|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|loh =

|lwl = {{convert|24.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|beam = {{convert|9.83|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|hull draft = {{convert|5.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|engine = inboard diesel engine

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|keel type = fin keel

|ballast = {{convert|2115|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

|rudder type = internally-mounted spade-type rudder

|rigs = Fractional rigged sloop

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|I = {{convert|32.51|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|J = {{convert|10.30|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|P = {{convert|31.23|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|E = {{convert|11.08|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|sailarea main = {{convert|173.01|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

|sailarea headsail = {{convert|167.43|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

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|sailarea total ={{convert|340.4|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

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The Beneteau First 285 is a French sailboat, that was designed by Group Finot and first built in 1985. The design is out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/first-285-beneteau|title = First 285 (Bebeteau) sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 12 February 2017|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2017|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220308001519/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/first-285-beneteau|archive-date= 8 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/593/first-285-beneteau|title = Sailboat Specifications for Beneteau-First 2852|accessdate = 12 February 2017|work = Sailing Joy|author = InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170213090419/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/593/first-285-beneteau|archive-date = 13 February 2017|url-status = dead}}{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/designer/finot-groupe-finot-jean-marie|title = Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)|accessdate = 12 February 2017|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2017|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200930161129/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/finot-groupe-finot-jean-marie|archive-date= 30 September 2020|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/beneteau/first-285|title= Beneteau First 285|access-date= 9 March 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220308001352/https://sailboat.guide/beneteau/first-285|archive-date= 8 March 2022|url-status= live}}