Development | |
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Designer | Jean Berret Groupe Finot |
Location | France |
Year | 1990 |
No. built | 140 |
Builder(s) | Beneteau |
Role | One design racer |
Name | Beneteau Figaro |
Boat | |
Displacement | 5,291 lb (2,400 kg) |
Draft | 5.92 ft (1.80 m) |
Hull | |
Type | monohull |
Construction | glassfibre |
LOA | 29.99 ft (9.14 m) |
LWL | 27.56 ft (8.40 m) |
Beam | 10.66 ft (3.25 m) |
Engine type | Yanmar 1GM diesel engine |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | Fin keel with weighted bulb |
Ballast | 1,984 lb (900 kg) |
Rudder(s) | Spade-type rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
I foretriangle height | 40.09 ft (12.22 m) |
J foretriangle base | 11.25 ft (3.43 m) |
P mainsail luff | 41.54 ft (12.66 m) |
E mainsail foot | 13.77 ft (4.20 m) |
Sails | |
Sailplan | Fractional rigged sloop |
Mainsail area | 286.00 sq ft (26.570 m2) |
Jib/genoa area | 225.51 sq ft (20.951 m2) |
Spinnaker area | 785.7 sq ft (72.99 m2) |
Upwind sail area | 511.51 sq ft (47.521 m2) |
Downwind sail area | 1,071.7 sq ft (99.56 m2) |
Racing | |
PHRF | 99-105 |
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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.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
The boat was the official design for the Solitaire du Figaro race from 1990 to 2002. It was replaced by the Beneteau Figaro 2 in 2003.[1][2][3][10][11][12][13]