Welcome to the homepage of the Sailing Vessel Old Hand.
This site is designed to be informative for other Beneteau First 285 owners, and all others that appreciate a fine sailing vessel. Enjoy the site and come along for the ride!
“Wherever we want to go, we go. That’s what a ship is, you know. It’s not just a keel and a hull and sails; that’s what a ship needs. Not what a ship is. What the Black Pearl really is, is freedom.”
Captain Jack Sparrow, Pirates of the Caribbean