Figaro Bénéteau

The Beneteau Figaro is a family of French sailboat designs built by Bénéteau.

Bénéteau Figaro

Development
Designer	Groupe Finot
Brand	Figaro & Bénéteau
Builder(s)	Bénéteau
Hull
Type	monohull
Hull appendages
General	water ballast 200 litres (44 imp gal; 53 US gal)
Keel/board type	fixed keel
Racing
Class association	Figaro

There are three generations of the Figaro design, as the boat has been changed to match current trends and designs.

The design and class was conceived for the Figaro Solo circuit and its pinnacle event the Solitaire du Figaro based in France. In 1990 the event decided to move to a one design class specifically designed for its purpose. It is also used for the first one-design transatlantic race, the Transat AG2R 1992.

Comparison of the Figaro models

	Figaro	Figaro II	Figaro III
Designer	Groupe Finot Jean Berret	Marc Lombard	Lauriot-Prévost Van Peteghem
Year Launched	1990	2003	2017
Builder	Bénéteau	Bénéteau	Bénéteau
Construction	Polyester	sandwich balsa core / fibres de verre / vinylester (infusion)	sandwich fibres de verre / polyester (infusion)
No Produced	140	96	Ongoing
Length Overall	9.14 m (30.0 ft)	10.15 m (33.3 ft)	10.85 m (35.6 ft)
Hull Length	-	10.11 m (33.2 ft)	9.75 m (32.0 ft)
LWL	8.40 m (27.6 ft)	9.82 m (32.2 ft)	900 m (3,000 ft)
Beam	3.25 m (10.7 ft)	3.43 m (11.3 ft)	3.47 m (11.4 ft)
Draft	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	2.15 m (7 ft 1 in)	2.50 m (8 ft 2 in)
Displacement	2,400 kg (5,300 lb)	3,030 kg (6,680 lb)	2,900 kg (6,400 lb)
Type d'appendice	Fixed Keel	Fixed Keel With Bulb	Fixed Keel With Bulb
Fixed Ballast	900 kg (2,000 lb)	1,100 kg (2,400 lb)	1,100 kg (2,400 lb)
Variable Ballast	200 litres	220 litres	None
Hydrofoils	None	None	2 Daggerboard
Upwind Sail Area	25 m^2 (270 sq ft)	38 m^2 (410 sq ft)	39.5 m^2 (425 sq ft)
Gennaker	30.5 m^2 (328 sq ft)	30 m^2 (320 sq ft)	65 m^2 (700 sq ft)
Spinnaker	73 m^2 (790 sq ft)	85 m^2 (910 sq ft)	78 m^2 (840 sq ft)-105 m^2 (1,130 sq ft)
Mast	Alloy	Carbon	Carbon

Figaro Bénéteau

Le Figaro Bénéteau designed by Finot in 1990, and project managed by Jean Berret.[1][2]

Figaro Bénéteau 2

Figaro 2 competing in the Solitaire du Figaro in 2006

The Figaro Bénéteau 2 was designed by Marc Lombard in 2003.[3][4][5]

Figaro Bénéteau 3

In December 2016 an updated design was presented by Van Peteghem Lauriot-Prévost dévoile le Figaro 3.[6]

References

1. Groupe Finot-Conq. "Figaro Solo". Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
2. Bénéteau. "Figaro Beneteau". www.beneteau.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
3. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Figaro II (Beneteau)". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
4. "Figaro Beneteau II | Bénéteau". www.beneteau.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
5. Beneteau. "Figaro Bénéteau 2 brochure" (PDF). beneteau.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
6. Beneteau (15 May 2020). "Figaro Bénéteau 3" (PDF). beneteau.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

External links

• Class Website