boatbuildlog

Production model

First 260 Spirit

Built by Beneteau

A 24 ft 7 in fractional sloop designed by Groupe Finot, built from 1994. She carries 9 ft 1 in beam, 6 ft 1 in draft and 4,740 lb displacement. Hull form is keel and cb with dual rudders. About 500 were built.

Beneteau are a French yard dating back to 1884 and one of the two largest sailboat builders in the world. The First line is the performance side and the Oceanis line the cruising side. The figures below come from owners who logged work on this boat here.

What building a First 260 Spirit actually takes

Medians from the build logs kept on this site, not the designer’s estimate. Nobody has logged this boat here yet, so they are empty until the first builder does.

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Builds of this boat

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Boats like this one

Same type, closest in length.

Model Builder LOA Logs
Venture 24 MacGregor 24′ 7″ (7.49 m) 0
First 24 Beneteau 24′ 7″ (7.5 m) 0
MacGregor 25 MacGregor 24′ 11″ (7.6 m) 0
Catalina 25 Catalina Yachts 25′ 0″ (7.62 m) 0
Catalina 250 Catalina Yachts 25′ 0″ (7.62 m) 0
Hunter 25 Hunter 25′ 0″ (7.62 m) 0