Beneteau First 265

The Beneteau First 265 is a French sailboat, that was designed by Group Finot and first built in 1990.

The Beneteau First 265 design was developed into the Beneteau Oceanis 281 in 1995.

Production
The design was built by Beneteau in France and in the United States. The company built 520 examples between 1990 and 1997, but it is now out of production.

Design
The First 265 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a slightly raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 4800 lb and carries 1430 lb of ballast.

The boat has a draft of 4.92 ft with the standard keel and 3.77 ft with the optional shoal draft keel.

The boat is fitted with an inboard motor. The fuel tank holds 7 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 10 u.s.gal.

The design has a hull speed of 6.59 kn.