- Length
- 8.5 m
- Beam
- 2.9 m
- Draft
- 1.25 m
- Sail area
- 44.31 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement8
- Length overall
- 8.5 m
- Hull length
- 8 m
- Waterline length
- 6.6 m
- Beam
- 2.9 m
- Draft
- 1.25 m
- Displacement
- 4,300 kg
- Ballast
- 1,400 kg
- Mast height above water
- 12.05 m
Sails & rig2
- Rig type
- Sloop, fractional rig
- Sail area
- 44.31 m²
Engine & propulsion4
- Engine power
- 30 hp
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Volvo
- Engine model
- MD11C
Layout & accommodation1
- Headroom
- 1.76 m
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Long keel
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 85 L
- Fresh water tank
- 200 L
Production & design3
- Production started
- 1978
- Builder
- Beneteau
- Designer
- André Bénéteau
Performance ratios7
- Sail area / displacement
- 17.1
- Displacement / length
- 417.05
- Ballast / displacement
- 32.6 %
- Comfort ratio
- 31.05
- Capsize screening
- 1.8
- Hull speed
- 6.23 kn
- Load per cm of immersion
- 131.2 kg/cm
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Evasion 281 generation
01
1978 — status pending