The Beneteau First 285 is a recreational keelboat. Beneteau built 451 in France and the United States from 1985 to 1993.
Designed by Group Finot, the glassfibre hull has an internally-mounted spade-type rudder. It has a draft of with the standard keel, with the optional shoal draft keel and with the optional wing keel. It has a hull speed of .
It has a fractional sloop rig.