Beneteau
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- See also: Beneteau Guitars
Beneteau is a French sail and motor boat manufacturer, with production facilities in the France and the U.S..
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[edit] History
Shipwright Benjamin Beneteau founded his company in 1884, at Croix-de-Vie, France to build sailing trawlers. In the mid sixties Benjamin's grandchildren Annette Benneteau Roux and her brother Andre Beneteau introduced a line of fiberglass boats. Madame Roux is still active in leadership.
[edit] Beneteau Today
The company is a large and recognized boat builder, commanding a substantial worldwide market share for sailing yachts, predominately in the United States, France and the United Kingdom. It has five factories in the Vendée region of France and one US plant in Marion, South Carolina. The Beneteau USA plant opened in 1986; since then the factory has nearly doubled in size to about 250,000 square feet, with roughly 25 million of total capital invested in the US. This is considered to be an advanced marine factory; it is newer than most of its competitors factories.
Note in the models below that the First Series is much faster than the Beneteau Series (lower PHRF means a faster boat), the latter series have similar performance ratings to similarly sized Catalina models.
[edit] Beneteau Models
NOTE: PHRF shown is for Northern California Base Rate full keel standard mast unless otherwise described
[edit] First Series
These are racer/cruiser sailboats, with a higher emphasis on the racing aspects, yet are substantially equipped for comfortable cruising. Equipped with tall fractional rigs, high performance keels and upgraded deck hardware.
- Beneteau First 27.7* Beneteau First 31.7
- Beneteau First 10R (32.75 feet)
- Beneteau First 36.7 PHRF 81 (Southern California rating)
- Beneteau First 40.7 PHRF 51 (Southern California rating)
- Beneteau First 44.7 PHRF 39 (Southern California rating)
- Beneteau First 50
[edit] Beneteau Series
These are more traditional cruising boats, though these boats are viable for Performance Handicapped Racing Fleet (PHRF) handicapped racing.
- Beneteau 323 PHRF 144
- Beneteau 343 PHRF 151
- Beneteau 373
- Beneteau 393 PHRF 150
- Beneteau 423 PHRF 102
- Beneteau 46
- Beneteau 49
[edit] Flagship Series
The largest boats produced by Beneteau. There is more focus on amenities than in other Beneteau products.
- Beneteau 523
- Beneteau 57
[edit] Discontinued Models
- Beneteau 311
- Beneteau 331
- Beneteau 361
- Beneteau 473 PHRF 72
- 36 Center Cockpit
- 40 Center Cockpit
- 42 Center Cockpit
- 44 Center Cockpit
- Beneteau 25 - Introduced 1995 PHRF 129
- First 21.0 - Introduced 1991
- First 21 Classic - Introduced 1992
- First 235 - Produced from 1986 to 1992
- First 26 - Introduced 1984
- First 265 - Introduced 1992
- First 28 - Introduced in 1979
- First 285 - Introduced 1987
- First 29 - Introduced 1984
- First 30E - Introduced 1980
- First 305 - Introduced 1985
- First 310 - Introduced 1991
- First 325 - Introduced 1985
- First 32s5 - Introduced 1989
- First 33.7
- First 345 - Introduced 1984
- First 35s5 - Introduced 1988 (Named Boat of the Year)
- First 35.7 - Introduced 1994
- First 36s7 - Introduced 1995
- First 375 - Introduced 1985
- First 38 - Introduced 1982 PHRF 108
- First 38s5 - Introduced 1991 PHRF 108
- First 405 - Introduced 1986 PHRF 114 (Southern California rating)
- First 41s5 - Introduced 1990 PHRF 90
- First 42 - Introduced 1981 PHRF 90
- First 42s7 - Introduced 1994
- First 435 - Introduced 1987
- First 456 - Introduced 1983 PHRF 51
- First 45f5 - Introduced 1989 PHRF 51
- First 47.7 - PHRF 39
- First 51 - PHRF 78
- First 53f5 - Introduced 1990
- First Class 8 - Introduced 1982 (see article at the website of the designer, Finot)
- First Class 10 - Introduced 1983
- Idylle 10.50 - Introduced 1985
- Idylle 11.50 - Introduced 1984
- Idylle 13.50 - Introduced 1984
- Idylle 15.50 - Introduced 1985
- Beneteau 321 - Introduced 1996
- Oceanis 281 - Introduced 1995
- Oceanis 300 - Introduced 1993
- Oceanis 350 - Introduced 1986
- Oceanis 351 - Introduced 1994 PHRF 156 (with furling main)
- Oceanis 352 - Introduced 1997 PHRF 138
- Oceanis 370 - Introduced 1991
- Oceanis 381 - PHRF 135 (Southern California rating)
- Oceanis 390 - Introduced 1987 PHRF 132
- Oceanis 400 - Introduced 1993
- Oceanis 411
- Oceanis 430 - Introduced 1986
- Oceanis 440 - PHRF 102 (Southern California rating)
- Oceanis 461 - PHRF 84 (Southern California rating)
- Oceanis 500 - Introduced 1988 PHRF 75 (Southern California rating)
- Oceanis 510 - Introduced 1991
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