Introducing the new Figaro
Friday December 13th 2002, Author: James Boyd, Location: France
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Figaro Beneteau 1 | Figaro Beneteau 2 |
| Builder | Beneteau | Beneteau |
| Designer | Groupe Finot-Jean Berret | Marc Lombard |
| Designed | 1990 | 2002 |
| LOA | 9.14m | 10.10m |
| LWL | 8.4m | 9.82m |
| Draft: | 1.80m | 2.10m |
| Displacement | 2,950kg | 3.050kg |
| Ballast | 900kg | 1,100kg |
| Mainsail area | 25sqm | 36 sqm |
| Genoa area | 30.50sqm | 30sqm |
| Spinnaker area | 73sqm | 85sqm |
| Mast | Aluminium 9/10ths | Carbon 7/8 |
| Engine | 9hp | 18hp |
| Build materials | Glass/polyester resin | Glass/balsa sandwich, vinylester resin |
| Appendages | Single rudder and keel | Twin rudders, encapsulated bulbs keel |
Below: the reasonable beamy stern shows the open ended cockpit and full width mainsheet track.
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