The Beneteau California 6.60, sometimes called the 660, is a recreational keelboat built by Beneteau in France, from 1982 until 1987, with 150 boats completed. It is now out of production.
Design The design's designation is its length overall in metres.
Designed by André Bénéteau the glassfibre 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 and carries of ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the standard long keel and with the optional twin bilge keels.
It has a fractional sloop rig, with a deck-stepped mast and aluminium spars with stainless steel wire standing rigging.
The boat is fitted with an outboard motor or a Yanmar diesel engine of .
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.
The design has a hull speed of . References
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