Beneteau California 6.60
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | André Bénéteau |
| Location | France |
| Year | 1982 |
| No. built | 150 |
| Builder(s) | Beneteau |
| Role | Fishing boat, day sailer, cruiser |
| Name | Beneteau California 6.60 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 3,527 lb (1,600 kg) |
| Draft | 2.95 ft (0.90 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | glassfibre |
| LOA | 21.65 ft (6.60 m) |
| LWL | 17.81 ft (5.43 m) |
| Beam | 8.20 ft (2.50 m) |
| Engine type | Yanmar 18 hp (13 kW) diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | Long keel |
| Ballast | 882 lb (400 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | Skeg-mounted/Spade-type/Transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Fractional rigged sloop |
| Total sail area | 227.00 sq ft (21.089 m2) |
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The Beneteau California 6.60, sometimes called the 660, is a French trailerable sailboat that was designed by André Bénéteau as a fishing boat, day sailer and a cruiser and first built in 1982. The design's designation is its length overall in metres.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Production[edit]
The design was built by Beneteau in France, from 1982 until 1987, with 150 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][2][3][8][9]
Design[edit]
The California 6.60 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, with a deck-stepped mast and aluminium spars with stainless steel wire standing rigging. The hull has a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed long keel or optional twin bilge keels. It displaces 3,527 lb (1,600 kg) and carries 882 lb (400 kg) of ballast.[1][2][3][7]
The boat has a draft of 2.95 ft (0.90 m) with the standard long keel and 2.3 ft (0.70 m) with the optional twin bilge keels.[1][2][3]
The boat is fitted with an outboard motor or an optional inboard Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 18 hp (13 kW) for docking and manoeuvring.[1][2][3][7]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and a drop down table in the main salon that forms a double berth. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is of straight configuration and is equipped with a single-burner stove and a sink. The enclosed head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side.[7]
The design has a hull speed of 5.66 kn (10.48 km/h).[1][2][3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ a b c d e f Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Beneteau California 660". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Ulladulla. "California 660 beneteau". Sailboat Lab. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2023). "André Bénéteau". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "André Bénéteau". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ Beneteau. "California 6.60". beneteau.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d Beneteau. "Bénéteau California 6.60" (PDF). beneteau.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Beneteau". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Beneteau". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.