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Figaro solo Beneteau

The figaro solo beneteau is a 29.99ft fractional sloop designed by groupe finot/jean beret and built in wood or fiberglass by beneteau between 1990 and 2002., 140 units have been built..

The Figaro solo Beneteau is a light sailboat which is a very high performer. It is stable / stiff and has a low righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a racing boat. The fuel capacity is originally very small. There is a very short water supply range.

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1990 Figaro 1 in good shape. newer 1 gm installed 2007 with very low hours

new Element 7S chartplotter (2021)

3dl #1 and main

S2 and A3 form North

S! autopilot

lots of extra sails.

newer high end running rigging

extra long carbon spin pole (18″ over j)

sparcraft bowsprit

led lighting

carbo headfoil (2017)

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Discussion in ' Sailboats ' started by RichR , Aug 1, 2007 .

RichR Junior Member

Hi All, Looking for oppinions on wether you think the figaro 1 (not figaro 2 as way out of price range) would be an efffective cruiser. From what i can tell it has decent accomidation, good safety record as well as good pace. I havent been able to find out what the irc rating is but with the equipment they come with they seem very good value. Also are there fleets of these still being raced? Cheers for any info Rich  

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figaro 1 According to one article on the web, the author states: I Liked: The response to control inputs; educational Sail adjustment made easy by simple convenient controls Weather helm and feedback Stiffness without water ballast Simple rig, not likely to make a damaging mistake when tired Bullet proof construction of hull and rig Easy acceleration in gusts Prop checking window in hull Minimalist accommodation, with standing headroom and no toilet. Dual water inlets for engine in case of blockage, with vetus strainer above WL. I did not like No spray hood, roof mounted winches and jammers in the way? String management , long bags in cockpit sides for tails. Shallow cockpit, offers little protection at sea, multiple bruising on fittings Chain plate rods bisect saloon berths, special y shaped sleeping bag reqd? Genoa winches remote from helm position, cross winching may work? Shallow bilges mean the two lower lockers in galley and chart table are awash. Engine cover is easy to remove, i.e. never stays in place! Anti bonking bunks. She has the lines of a cruiser but below deck she's a bit tight.  

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Figaro Series: The hardest sailing race on the planet where money means nothing

• Matthew Sheahan
• July 28, 2020

The legendary Michel Desjoyeaux says the Figaro Series is the hardest race in the world. Matthew Shehan finds out why

The Figaro Series fleet makes an impressive sight at the start. Photo: Yvan Zedda

“This is the hardest race – not to win, just to do. Winning is something else,” says Michel Desjoyeaux. “For me, the Figaro is harder than the Vendée Globe .” It is a bold statement about an annual single-handed coastal series that involves four offshore legs of around 500 miles apiece, each designed to take around three to four days to complete. But when Desjoyeaux speaks, the solo sailing scene listens.

La Solitaire Urgo Le Figaro, which celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, attracted a big fleet of 47 entries, including a spectacular gathering of the most decorated and accomplished solo sailors, but is still a world apart from the 28,000-mile, non-stop, 100-day round-the-world marathon.

In France, the 54-year-old Desjoyeaux is a national hero. He is the only person to have won the Vendée Globe more than once, taking victories in 2001 and 2008. He is not alone in thinking that this is harder, though. There are plenty of other French A-list offshore sailors who point to winning the Figaro as their proudest moment.

Offshore legends (l to r) Loïck Peyron, Alain Gautier and Michel Desjoyeaux were reunited in the 2019 Figaro Series. Photo: Alexis Courcoux

“People always expect me to say that the Vendée Globe is my best victory,” said Alain Gautier, who won the solo around the world race in 1992. “For me, it’s not. Winning the first leg of the 1983 Figaro into Kinsale when I was 21 was my proudest moment as I crossed the line ahead of one of my sailing heroes, Philippe Poupon.”

A scroll down the list of winners in both events reveals a close connection between the two races. Five of the eight Vendée winners have been Figaro champions. All but one have been Figaro competitors. Both Desjoyeaux and Gautier have won the Figaro outright; Desjoyeaux three times from 13 events, Gautier once from 17. The numbers speak volumes. The bottom line is clear: winning the Figaro is always hard, no matter how many times you have tried.

“It took me nine editions of the race before I won it,” said three-time Figaro winner Jérémie Beyou, whose long-term project lies with the 2020 Vendée Globe aboard his radical new IMOCA 60 Charal . So why was he, and so many like him, back in a boat a fraction of the size he is used to, in a race that could deliver potentially embarrassing results?

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“This is a very special event,” he explains. “It is an irresistible challenge because the Figaro boats are identical and so you know how you are really doing compared to your competitors.

“It’s a very personal race and it’s very intense. There are times when you doubt yourself and want to give up. Times when you think: I’m better than this, I’m not happy with being so far behind, I don’t need this, I want to turn on the engine and head home. But every day is like this in the Vendée Globe. So the Figaro is good training for that. You have to learn to cope with the highs and lows.”

Others, like Gildas Morvan, have shown even more commitment to the Brittany-based race. With 22 races under his belt and six leg wins, he is one of the longest serving Figaro sailors, yet he has never won overall. “It’s hard to explain why it is such a big pull, but it is like a love affair,” he said.

Close quarters, tactical racing places big demands on the solo skippers. Photo: Alexis Courcoux

Event director Mathieu Sarrot has a different theory. “It’s a drug – a good drug, but one for masochists,” he says with a smile. While his work is ashore, he has followed 25 races, and is also clearly hooked.

Up against the world’s best

Going into the 2019 Figaro Series, top French star Yann Eliès had won the event three times from 19 attempts. “If you miss out racing for a season it takes years to get back to the front,” he says. “It takes a long time to get to the stage to be ready but just a few minutes to lose all your confidence. But for some it’s a brutal experience.

“In 1998 the first leg took six days. On the second leg, one boat sank near the coast and the skipper had to swim ashore and climb the cliffs with an injured arm, so this race can be very hard.”

Tanguy Le Turquais went hard aground in the Alderney Race aboard Queguiner . Photo: Alexis Courcoux

The 50th anniversary marked a step change for the event with a brand new boat, the Beneteau Figaro 3. At 10.85m long, the new VPLP -designed, production built monohull is roughly the same size as her predecessor, the Figaro 2, but she is significantly more powerful downwind.

Asymmetric spinnakers flown off a fixed bowsprit mark a move away from the conventional poles and symmetrical kites of the previous model that lasted 15 years. Plus, the new sailplan includes a Code 0.

But from the outside, the most obvious change is the retractable, curved daggerboards that extend out from the topsides like giant aquatic stabilisers, designed to provide righting moment on the leeward side at speed.

The 50th anniversary marked a step change for the event with a brand new boat, the Beneteau Figaro 3. Photo: Yvan Zedda

The combined effects of these changes, in addition to a more modern, faster hull form, has thrown conventional thinking out of the window. Far less is known about these boats than their predecessors, making it harder for skippers to plan their tactics and routing. Feel has become an important part of identifying the Figaro 3’s sweet spots.

“This is one of the reasons that there are so many top sailors this year,” offshore legend Loïck Peyron tells me. “We are like kids at Christmas with the new toys and we want to know what makes the new boats work. It’s also exciting to be discovering this at the same time as everyone else and it gives those of us who haven’t been in the Figaro for a long time a chance to see if we can beat the Figaro specialists.”

Alain Gautier agrees, and adds that the campaign costs also make this event and the new boat appealing. “Unlike an IMOCA campaign where a new boat is going to cost around €5 million, money doesn’t influence success in the Figaro class,” he said. “If you charter a boat you can do a season’s campaign for around €200,000 and be sailing against the world’s best.”

Tom Dolan on Smurfit Kappa took 2nd place in the rookie division. Photo: Alexis Courcoux

For the current Vendée Globe champion and local poster boy Armel Le Cléac’h , the new boat also means a return to some valuable hands-on training. “On the IMOCA and Ultime boats we rarely steer by hand, so the Figaro gives us the feel once again,” he explains.

“It’s easy to forget the feeling and how to achieve perfect balance aboard the big boats as there is so much else to control. Hand steering also puts you back in touch as you look at the clouds, feel the weather and the current.”

All of which has also helped to level the playing field this year across a fleet in which the skippers’ ages span almost 40 years. In general, there were two different approaches. The young guns were sailing by feel while using AIS to keep an eye on the big names to validate their own thinking. Meanwhile, the old hands were quick to adopt their own tried and tested offshore routines, yet they were also trying to unlearn what they knew made the Figaro 2 go quickly.

Helming for 24 hours

If the new boat was clearly one of the reasons for a big shake up in the results, the weather was another. The 545-mile opening leg from Nantes to Kinsale in Ireland saw Yoann Richomme, the 2018 Route du Rhum winner in the Class 40 fleet, take the first win, but only by one minute and 13 seconds ahead of Figaro rookie Tom Laperche.

Just under 22 minutes behind, Loïck Peyron was 6th. Three minutes further back Desjoyeaux was 8th. Then came Le Cléac’h in 11th. Such a closely packed fleet in an event which is all about aggregate time rather than points, is typical of this race. In previous events, seconds have often been the winning margin. Not this time…

The course for Leg 2 from Kinsale to Roscoff via the Isle of Man was changed at the last minute to avoid a forecast that included winds of up to 35-40 knots in the St George’s Channel. Instead, the fleet went east to Bishop Rock, then up to the Needles Fairway buoy to the west of the Isle of Wight, before then heading to the finish in Roscoff. But sending the fleet up the English Channel didn’t keep them sheltered.

“At one point we had a 40 knot squall that was only forecast to be 25 knots,” said Britain’s Will Harris, racing Hive Energy . “The big kite was up when the breeze hit and I wasn’t able to get it down. I’ve never dropped it in that kind of breeze and it would have been far too risky. So I ended up helming for 24 hours.

Jérémie Beyou took time out from his IMOCA 60 Charal to compete in the Figaro Series. Photo: Charal Sailing Team

“Fortunately, because I thought it would be a windy period, I’d packed my pockets with food and snacks as I knew I wasn’t going to get any hot food. But the worrying thing was that we were all heading straight towards the TSS exclusion zone. Luckily, in the end we just missed it by about a mile.”

The 26 year old from Surrey made a name for himself in his first Figaro in 2016, winning the rookie prize for the highest-placed newcomer. This year, he was frequently punching above his weight once again.

A fast learner, he only took up keelboat sailing five years ago, but after his 2016 performance the French professionals saw his talent and invited him to join Pôle Finisterre in Port-la-Forêt, regarded as one of the best training establishments in offshore race training.

Will Harris on Hive Energy crosses the finish line at Roscoff. Photo: Yvan Zedda

“I’ve spent the last six months living in Brittany, where I’ve been training with the likes of Yann Eliès, Armel Le Cléac’h and Michel Desjoyeaux,” he said. “It’s been incredibly useful. You have to be at a certain level before you can be a part of it, past the basics of navigation and avoiding rocks. You need to be looking at the finer details. It’s very intense training.

“You think that these sailors are untouchable and that they know all the answers, but they don’t, especially with this new boat. They still need to sleep, just like the rest of us, they’re just more efficient. And I learned it’s not simply about fitness. For example, I now have lists for everything so I don’t spend time fiddling around with settings, especially when I’m tired and not thinking as straight.”

Hitting the red zone

Sleep is a major topic in the Figaro. No one sleeps for more than 20 minutes at a time – they simply daren’t. The racing is so close and the difference between the performance of the boats so noticeable between the autopilot and hand steering that going for a kip costs places.

Loïck Peyron was drawn back to the event by the new boat, which he says is teaching him new tricks about trimming small boat. Photo: Yvan Zedda

“You’ve got to know your limits, when you’re in the red and, more importantly, when you’re about to hit the red,” says British sailor Alan Roberts. “The red zone is where you’re hallucinating, you’re talking to yourself, you’re imagining things are going on and you’re seeing things in the water.

“You’re so tired that when something comes over the radio you can’t string the words together to understand it and write it down. But you need to have been there to understand what you need to avoid because it’s hard to simulate.”

In a previous race it is said that one skipper woke up when his boat went aground on the sand. As he rushed up on deck he was convinced that he was doing a delivery with his girlfriend and panicked when he discovered that she wasn’t there.

Fearing that she had gone overboard, he dropped the sails, broke the seal on the engine and motored around and around to try and find her. The penny only dropped when he saw the dodger in the guardwires with the Figaro logo and his name on it.

Current Vendée Globe champion and Ultime skipper Armel Le Cléac’h was among the offshore rock stars to be back in an 11m monohull. Photo: Alexis Courcoux

By the time the fleet had arrived back in Roscoff, this time at the end of Leg 3, the cumulative effects of sleep deprivation meant that the effects of the red zone were starting to show through.

As skippers arrived at the dock, even the pros struggled to answer questions and left long pauses as they stared into the distance. If this had been any other major racing event you would put their behaviour down to team politics, diplomacy or mind games. But here, they were simply so tired, so mentally exhausted that thinking before speaking was a big effort.

Slowed by weed

Leg 3 had been long and, for many, frustrating with some major tidal gates. In particular, one at Alderney, where the infamous tidal race and a light breeze that was insufficient for the fleet to overcome the current, shut the door and only a handful made it through.

Weed was a big problem too. Carbon weed-flossing sticks were often insufficient to remove the clumps that wrapped around each yacht’s five foils. “At one point I had to stop the boat and go over the side to remove it as it had wrapped itself around the keel,” recalls Alain Gautier.

After a relentless and often windless Leg 3, the rankings were bad for many of the big names, now several hours off the pace. Overall race leader Yoann Richomme had lost 10 hours on this leg and saw his enormous lead hacked back to just 1hr 26 mins for the fourth and final leg. This would have been a decent margin by normal standards, but 2019 was turning out to be anything but normal.

For newcomers, a position on the podium was unlikely, but winning the rookie prize is a big first step in the Figaro. Even then, as an indication of just how different and difficult this event is, rookies aren’t always what you might think.

“On the face of it, with three round-the-world races under my belt including a Vendée Globe, it makes no sense to say that I’m a rookie. Yet for me the learning curve has been vertical,” said New Zealander Conrad Colman, who was racing Ethical Power .

“The reality is that, no matter where you have come from, be it the Vendée Globe, the Olympics or any other discipline within the sport, when you come to the Figaro for the first time you’re a rookie because you need to combine so many different types of racing. This year there were 11 rookie sailors.

The event is dominated by the French and while international sailors do take part, learning the language and the culture make the challenge of competing even tougher.

The 2019 Figaro Series in numbers 4 legs 2,130 miles 47 entrants 6 nationalities 11 rookies

Big commitment

“The hard fact is that if you want to be even remotely competitive in the Figaro you have to come to France, you have to live here, you have to get involved with one of the training centres and you have to change your phone number to +33,” says former Figaro sailor and professional project manager Marcus Hutchinson of Vivi Resources.

“It requires a big commitment; you’ve got to be here full-time. To reflect this challenge and to encourage those who do make the commitment we have provided a new perpetual trophy this season, the Vivi trophy, which is for the first international skipper.”

As Leg 4 played out, there was continual intensity in a 500-mile needlematch across the Channel from Roscoff to the finish in Dieppe. The tactical challenges of working along the UK’s south coast with its notorious tidal gates and tricky headlands were made even tougher by a mixture of light winds, squalls, thunder, lightning, rain and fog.

Within the 47-boat fleet, the battles between the newcomers and some of the world’s most accomplished sailors continued to rage. La Solitaire Urgo Le Figaro is like a one-design dinghy race, played out on a coastal course. Everyone knows it’s tough. There is no shame in being at the back; everyone has been there.

Yoann Richomme sailing HelloWork-Telegram Group pulled out an 11-hour lead only to see it hacked back to just over one hour after Leg 3. Photo: Alexis Courcoux

And be they rookies or rock stars, Desjoyeaux speaks for them all when he sums up the Figaro: “This is the best offshore school in the world. The one who wins will be the one who makes the least mistakes.”

And the winner is…

By the end of the final leg, the Figaro had at last played to form, with the bulk of the fleet finishing within one hour. But no one was able to eat into Yoann Richomme’s leading margin, giving the French skipper, also the 2016 overall winner, another Figaro victory.

“I am really moved. I never thought I’d win two. This was a really tough event,” he said. Meanwhile, British sailor Alan Roberts took the Vivi Trophy for the first international skipper, and Benjamin Schwartz earned the top rookie prize.

This article was first published in the August 2019 edition of Yachting World. The delayed 2020 Figaro Series is due to run from August 27 – September 20.

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This boat has thrilled a lot of racing skippers as well as ordinary “spare time”-sailors like me: I know that because I saw the crowds admiring the prototype of the Figaro 3 when first shown in Paris . Last week I was fortunate to catch Luc Joessel of Beneteau and despite the crazy workschedules and stresses imposed by the Corona-crisis, he agreed to do an interview on the Figaro 3 – so here we go … NO FRILLS SAILING.com | Lars Reisberg: “Luc, it´s a pleasure having you here – at least virtually due to Covid 19 – thanks for taking your precious time for this interview! At first, please tell me about your position and responsibility within Beneteau, some dates on your background and maybe some info on your past engagements.” Luc Joessel: “Hi Lars, pleasure is on my side. I have been with Beneteau for two years now. I am part of the Marketing-team where we are developing the new products for the brand, myself as a product manager focusing on the sailing range. Regarding my past, I have worked for more than 20 years now in the marine industry. First in the United Kingdom with Spinlock. Then with North Sails in France,  mostly in Marketing & Communication and in Sales.” NFS.com: “I wanted to talk with you on the Figaro 3 which is now out there for 2 years sailing the seas. Did you have an active role in the Figaro 3-development? What is your current job when it comes to the Figaro 3 in particular?” Luc Joessel: “No, unfortunately not. The Figaro 3 had been developed before I joined Beneteau. The fleet was starting to being built in our dedicated Cheviré factory when I arrived. My role regarding this particular boat is to be the link between Beneteau, the Figaro class and the sailors. So back in  the years 2018, 2019 I worked with the production team to organize factory tours and afterwards the deliveries. Together with my colleagues from the sales team we organize sea trials and try to push the sales of the boat. Last not least, I helped the communication team to launch the boat at the Paris boat show. Finally, last year 2019 was the first full racing season so it was a pretty strenuous and busy season too.” NFS.com: “How is the boat performing so far? For example in terms of sales success – how many units have been built and, or sold?” Luc Joessel: “So far the whole venture is quite successful I would say. We have built 90 boats in total and to date around 70 units have been sold in Europe, some went to America and Asia too.” NFS.com: “How is the class accepting the new boat and what´s the feedback from both pro and amateur sailors on the F3?” Luc Joessel: “The Figaro 3 is the first foil-assisted offshore one-design boat in the world. No one before Beneteau ever built a boat like this. And I would say that Figaro-skippers are the best singlehanded sailors on the planet. So, the first racing season has been pretty intense. Everyone – and that includes Beneteau – has a few interesting challenges but we had a fantastic first year on the water with a fleet of nearly 50 boats racing the main event of the year, which is La Solitaire du Figaro . Reviewing the comment, I shall say that the initial feedback from them is good, this is a demanding boat for sure and the learning curve is steep.” NFS.com: “What are the strongest points on the Figaro 3, as well in comparison to the Figaro 2 ?” Luc Joessel: “The Figaro 3 is a modern offshore boat. Every Figaro has to be a state-of-the-art boat when we launch it. It is the briefing by the class: Keep it for 10 years to protect the skipper´s investments, as most of them own their boats, and make the class attractive. So, for example Figaro 1 was the first offshore one-design boat with water ballast-tanks. Figaro 2 introduced a full-carbon rig as standard, twin rudders and was ISO certified as Category A. Now, Figaro 3 has all of this, except that foils are replacing water ballast-tanks. As you know, almost all of the composite is infused, the sailplan is more modern with the rig moved aft, square top mainsail, A-sails on a fixed carbon bowsprit and so on. And of course it´s an ISO Cat A boat too. So in my opinion this is the perfect offshore boat for the decade to come!” NFS.com: “How would you describe the sailing characteristics of the Figaro 3? What is it like to sail this boat?” Luc Joessel: “You should try it as well – that boat is pure fun! Fast, very responsive, a lot of work. When you start sailing Figaro 3, you obviously focus on the foils which are the “new thing” but in fact you really quickly forget them as they are very easy to operate. They work like daggerboards below 10 knots and add their magic turbo effect above 10 or 11 knots of boat speed. Figaro 3 actually follows the new trend in offshore racing: Just like the latest IMOCAs with their giant foils the limit in performance today is probably not the boat but the skipper. There is so much power that if you want to perform for the whole duration of the race you need to take care of yourself … otherwise you will be quickly burnt. The first ever race of the class with the new boat was double-handed, the Sardinha Cup by Beneteau. The guys pushed hard, breeze was on and when they stopped after the first leg the main question essentially was: “How are we going to do it when we sail singlehanded?!?” But they learned and sailed an awesome season afterwards.” NFS.com: “Did any specific details of the Figaro 3 or learnings from her development influence the development of later boats, maybe also Oceanis -boats or the new First Yacht -range?” Luc Joessel: “Although they bring a lot of stability and therefore comfort, it is hard to imagine foils on a cruising boat today: This technology takes up lots of space inside and it´s still quite expensive. However, we worked with top quality suppliers for Figaro 3, like Multiplast and use most of them for the First Yacht 53 too. Namely that´s North Sails, although every Figaro skipper is free to choose his brand of sails, Lorima/Sparcraft spars, Harken deck gear, Lemer cast iron/lead keel and so on. So in a way, yes of course, Figaro 3 had an impact on the other product ranges we offer.” NFS.com: “What was the most impressive or surprising thing for you personally about the Figaro 3 when you sailed her?” Luc Joessel: “Helming the Figaro 3 is a treat and any sailor can sail safely with full main and the big kite. These 160 square metres in total and up to 20 knots are very impressive. I remember sailing the boat with the press and Beneteau dealers in Newport in those kind of conditions: Everyone felt safe and we´ve had a lot of fun. Reaching high speeds with this boat – between 15 and 20 knots – is relatively easy too. Going further up to 25 knots is another story but most of the pros already reached speeds well in excess of 20 knots.” NFS.com: “Apart from the French Figaro-class, who is buying the F3 as private owners – what are these people like?” Luc Joessel: “Oh, we have a quite an interesting mix of profiles. Owners either coming from bigger fully-crewed boats who are sick of chasing crews and want “to do everything on the boat”, seasoned shorthanded amateur skippers … it´s a wide range. But what they all have in common is that they are passionate and experienced sailors for sure.” NFS.com: “What is the future of the Figaro 3 like – especially the plans to have this boat instated as the new Olympic offshore boat?” Luc Joessel: “Well as I said before, we sold mostly in Europe and a few in America and Asia. So we are looking at expanding our customer base where we see potential. For example, except in Sweden we do not have any boat in Northern Europe and we only have one in the Mediterranean – there´s a lot to do for us. And we are looking for opportunities in Australia and New Zealand too. I would say that shorthanded offshore racing is growing everywhere in the world for sure so we should be able to convince a few more owners. Interest usually starts once we have a boat in the country. As far as the Olympic Games in Paris 2024 are concerned, it is great news to have this new mixed doublehanded offshore discipline there. And of course it would be great to have a French boat! It is still early days though, we know that Figaro 3 could do the job and as many other manufacturers we are talking to World Sailing … well, I guess time will tell.” Many thanks, Luc, for this exciting insight to Beneteau´s racing division and the Figaro 3-performance. I personally would love to catch a ride on one of these. Maybe, when the C19-craze is over and we can travel more freely, we can have a short dash out next time in in the yard. You might also be interested to read more about racing and sailing: Talking to Jeremy Beyou of next-gen IMCOA “CHARAL” Singlehand sailing training on IMOCA with Lizzy Foreman Tackling racing a sailboat for the first time: Talking to pro Tim Kroeger Beneteau Figaro 1 (Q104233881) Beneteau Figaro (1) Language Label Description Also known as English Wikipedia (1 entry) enwiki Beneteau Figaro Wikibooks (0 entries) Wikinews (0 entries), wikiquote (0 entries), wikisource (0 entries), wikiversity (0 entries), wikivoyage (0 entries), wiktionary (0 entries), multilingual sites (1 entry). commonswiki Category:Figaro I Navigation menu Event calendar Annapolis Sailboat Show Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show Miami International Boat Show Oceanis 30.1 Oceanis 34.1 Oceanis 37.1 Oceanis 40.1 Oceanis 46.1 Oceanis 51.1 Oceanis Yacht 54 Oceanis Yacht 60 FIGARO BENETEAU 3 Heritage Sailing Yacht Flyer 7 SUNdeck Flyer 7 SPACEdeck Flyer 8 SUNdeck Flyer 8 SPACEdeck Flyer 9 SUNdeck Flyer 9 SPACEdeck Antares 7 Fishing Antares 8 Fishing ANTARES 11 FLY Gran Turismo 32 Gran Turismo 36 Gran Turismo 41 Gran Turismo 45 Swift Trawler 35 Swift trawler 41 Sedan Swift trawler 41 Fly Swift Trawler 48 Swift Trawler 54 Grand Trawler 62 Heritage Powerboats Future Owners A REMARKABLE ANNIVERSARY Our History Our Architects and Designers Our philosophy Our Innovations Your way to ownership Tests and Awards Figaro BENETEAU 3 Description Key Features Specifications The Figaro BENETEAU 3 is the  first production foiling one-design monohull  ever created. It is a distillation of technology and innovation, the result of a collaboration between some of BENETEAU’s  best experts  and the Van Peteghem Lauriot-Prévost (VPLP) office, the architects of the last two boats to win the Vendée Globe. The prototype has been tested and the production of the boat has been launched. It will enter the  ISO/World Sailing  design category A. Naval designer :  Van Peteghem – Lauriot Prévost YouTube est désactivé. Autorisez le dépôt de cookies liés aux vidéos pour accéder au contenu. THE ADVENT OF A NEW STANDARD MODERNITY, RELIABILITY AND PERFORMANCE The specifications define the FB3 monohull as being as reliable as its predecessor, the FB2.  It is equipped with foils, a better-performing, ballast-free hull, a more slender and deeper keel, a setback mast and a more extensive, larger sail plan. Contrary to Imoca 60 foils, the Figaro BENETEAU 3 foils have an inward-facing profile. The way they operate is different. They are versatile foils that create drift reduction and improve the boat’s righting moment, without increasing the movement, which improves the boat’s performance. Deep, with a straight blade, it creates minimum drag. Supplementary drift reduction is provided by the foils. Made of foam sandwich, fibreglass and polyester-infused resin, it corresponds with current designs and is ballast-free.  MAST AND SAIL LAYOUT Similar to the Imoca 60s, the mast is set back, providing balance under sail. This allows the use of high performance sails and the addition of a bowsprit. Solo sailors will sail with a square-top mainsail, a genoa, and a jib, but also a masthead spinnaker (105 m² (=125 yd²) to gain speed in a light breeze) and a small gennaker. Mainsail area: 39.5 m² (420 ft²) Jib area: 30.5 m² (323 ft²) Large spinnaker area: 105 m² (125 yd²) Equipped With SEANAPPS The easiest way to keep your boat safe and ready to cruise anytime. 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Wednesday 9 november 2016, figaro 1 sailboat, sample picture only for illustration figaro 1 sailboat, no comments:, post a comment. 107 IMAGES Avis sur le bateau Figaro 1 par Beneteau Beneteau FIGARO 1 Occasion de 1993 Figaro 1 sailboat for sale 1990 Beneteau Figaro 1 Sail New and Used Boats for Sale 1990 figaro 1 for sale Figaro 1 sailboat for sale VIDEO Sailing the BENETEAU Oceanis 37.1 Beneteau Oceanis 41.1 Journal de bord Mr Chaos Beneteau figaro 3 Sailing yacht Pronunciation of Figaro COMMENTS FIGARO SOLO (BENETEAU) Designed and built specifically for the Figaro Solo circuit in France (1990-2002). Also in use for the first one-design transatlantic race (Transat AG2R 1992) ... Maine, 1997), states that a boat with a BN of less than 1.3 will be slow in light winds. A boat with a BN of 1.6 or greater is a boat that will be reefed often in offshore cruising ... Beneteau Figaro The Beneteau Figaro, also called the Figaro I, the Figaro Solo and officially designated as the Figaro Beneteau, is a French sailboat that was designed by Groupe Finot and Jean Berret as a one design, single-handed, off-shore racer especially for the Solitaire du Figaro race and first built in 1990. The boat and the race are both named for the sponsor of the race, the French newspaper Le Figaro. Figaro The highly innovative Figaro Bénéteau 1 was launched by BENETEAU in 1990 for the Solitaire Le Figaro single-handed race, in collaboration with Groupe Finot, and it blazed a trail for a whole generation of sailors: Yves Parlier, Michel Desjoyeaux, Jean Le Cam, Philippe Poupon, Franck Cammas, Kito de Pavant, etc. The Figaro was the first production boat with ballasts that was designed from the ... Figaro BENETEAU The Figaro Beneteau is a solitary monotype. Dynamic class association, extensive programme, it surfs on the waves of success. A 9.14m sailing boat created in 1990 with Finot-Berret plans, the Figaro Beneteau has become a monotype symbol, in other words, from the "on equal terms" race. Beneteau Figaro Solo Beneteau Figaro Solo is a 29′ 11″ / 9.1 m monohull sailboat designed by Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot) and Berret-Racoupeau and built by Beneteau between 1990 and 2002. ... Designed and built specifically for the Figaro Solo circuit in France (1990-2002). Also in use for the first one-design transatlantic race (Transat AG2R 1992) ... Beneteau Figaro boats for sale Launched by Beneteau in 1990, Figaro is a range of single-handed one-design boats. The aim was to create a level playing field of boats for regatta racing. The boats offer high performance and great reliability. Sailing is a complex but extremely enjoyable affair. The boat is minimalist in terms of equipment, designed for the racing. Figaro solo Beneteau The Figaro solo Beneteau is a 29.99ft fractional sloop designed by Groupe Finot/Jean Beret and built in wood or fiberglass by Beneteau between 1990 and 2002. 140 units have been built. The Figaro solo Beneteau is a light sailboat which is a very high performer. It is stable / stiff and has a low righting capability if capsized. Beneteau Figaro I First Class for sale Already 1 boats sold through us. Boat. Date of sale. Listed by. 1990. BENETEAU FIGARO I FIRST CLASS. 08/06/2023. CAP MED BOAT & YACHT CONSULTING Professional. See all boats. 1990 figaro 1 for sale 1990 Figaro 1 in good shape. newer 1 gm installed 2007 with very low hours. new Element 7S chartplotter (2021) 3di #3. 3dl #1 and main. S2 and A3 form North. S! autopilot. lots of extra sails. newer high end running rigging. extra long carbon spin pole (18″ over j) 1990 Beneteau Figaro 1 Specs And Pricing Figaro 1: Boat Type: Sail: Category: Racer: Year Of Production: 1990: Condition (New/Used) Pre-Owned (Used) Country: Martigues, Bouches-du-Rhône, France ... Composite : Length : 9.14 m / (30.00 ft) Selling Price: 19.900 (EUR) Service repair manual: Beneteau Figaro 1 Manual: Engine and Power Specs. Folding Props: Yes : Engine manufacturer ... Beneteau Figaro 1 Beneteau Figaro 1. Discussion in 'Sailboats' started by RichR, Aug 1, 2007. Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 12 Likes: 0, Points: 0, Legacy Rep: 10 Location: UK RichR Junior Member. Hi All, Looking for oppinions on wether you think the figaro 1 (not figaro 2 as way out of price range) would be an efffective cruiser. From what i can tell it has decent ... Beneteau Figaro 3 The Beneteau Figaro 3, officially called the Figaro Beneteau 3, is a French hydrofoil-equipped sailboat that was designed by Van Peteghem/Lauriot-Prevost as a one design racer specifically for the Solitaire du Figaro race and first built in 2018. The boat and the race are named for the race's sponsor, the French newspaper Le Figaro. [1] [2] [3 ... Figaro Series: The hardest sailing race in the world where money means Within the 47-boat fleet, the battles between the newcomers and some of the world's most accomplished sailors continued to rage. La Solitaire Urgo Le Figaro is like a one-design dinghy race ... Category:Figaro I Beneteau Figaro 1 French sailboat designs built by Bénéteau. Upload media Beneteau Figaro I for sale Date of sale. Listed by. 1994. BENETEAU FIGARO I. 10/04/2024. CHERBOURG PLAISANCE Professional. 1992. BENETEAU FIGARO I. 09/06/2023. Figaro The Figaro was the first production boat with ballasts that was designed from the start with offshore racing in mind and its performances had a huge impact, whatever the weather at sea. With a 9.14-metre (30 ft) GRP hull and a fixed keel, it was a real treat for sailors keen on racing and, with great panache, it met all the challenges of the ... Figaro Beneteau 3 The Figaro BENETEAU 3 is the first production foiling one-design monohull ever to be designed. A distillation of technology and innovation, it results from a collaboration between group BENETEAU's best experts and the Van Peteghem Lauriot-Prévost (VPLP) office, the architects of the two last boats to win the Vendée Globe. The prototype has been tested and the production of the boat has ... Riding the bull: Meet the Figaro 3 So, for example Figaro 1 was the first offshore one-design boat with water ballast-tanks. Figaro 2 introduced a full-carbon rig as standard, twin rudders and was ISO certified as Category A. Now, Figaro 3 has all of this, except that foils are replacing water ballast-tanks. FIGARO II (BENETEAU) A boat with a BN of 1.6 or greater is a boat that will be reefed often in offshore cruising. Derek Harvey, "Multihulls for Cruising and Racing", International Marine, Camden, Maine, 1991, states that a BN of 1 is generally accepted as the dividing line between so-called slow and fast multihulls. BN = SA^0.5/(Disp. in pounds)^.333 Kelsall ... Beneteau Figaro 1 French sailboat designs built by Bénéteau. This page was last edited on 6 September 2023, at 23:24. All structured data from the main, Property, Lexeme, and EntitySchema namespaces is available under the Creative Commons CC0 License; text in the other namespaces is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. BENETEAU The Figaro BENETEAU 3 is the first production foiling one-design monohull ever created.It is a distillation of technology and innovation, the result of a collaboration between some of BENETEAU's best experts and the Van Peteghem Lauriot-Prévost (VPLP) office, the architects of the last two boats to win the Vendée Globe.. The prototype has been tested and the production of the boat has been ... FIGARO 3 (BENETEAU) A boat with a BN of 1.6 or greater is a boat that will be reefed often in offshore cruising. Derek Harvey, "Multihulls for Cruising and Racing", International Marine, Camden, Maine, 1991, states that a BN of 1 is generally accepted as the dividing line between so-called slow and fast multihulls. BN = SA^0.5/(Disp. in pounds)^.333 Kelsall ... 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