- Length
- 7.49 m
- Beam
- 2.76 m
- Draft
- 1.85 m
- Sail area
- 32.42 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement7
- Length overall
- 7.49 m
- Waterline length
- 7.35 m
- Beam
- 2.76 m
- Draft
- 1.85 m
- Minimum draft
- 0.85 m
- Displacement
- 2,150 kg
- Ballast
- 650 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, fractional rig
- Sail area
- 32.42 m²
- Mainsail area
- 17.14 m²
- Foresail area
- 15.25 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 10.3 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 2.96 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 9.8 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.5 m
- Forestay length
- 10.72 m
Engine & propulsion2
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Nanni
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Keel with centreboard, twin rudders
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 30 L
- Fresh water tank
- 34 L
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1994
- Hulls built
- 500
- Builder
- Beneteau
- Designer
- Groupe Finot
Performance ratios7
- Sail area / displacement
- 19.85
- Displacement / length
- 150.99
- Ballast / displacement
- 30.2 %
- Comfort ratio
- 16.04
- Capsize screening
- 2.16
- Hull speed
- 6.58 kn
- Load per cm of immersion
- 139.4 kg/cm
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
First 260 Spirit1 generation
01
1994 — status pending