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Beneteau Figaro Solo

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 1990–2002

A dedicated one-design racer built for the Transat AG2R and the French Figaro circuit

Designed by Groupe Finot, Jean Beret & Berret-Racoupeau.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 12 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 12
CoastalBluewater

At 2.45 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.45
LightHeavy

113 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 113
EasygoingPowered-up

27.0 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 27.0
TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Lighter than ~75% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2507 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
27.0
Displacement / length
112.8
Comfort ratio
12.4
Capsize screening
2.45
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1050
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
water + iron
Production
Years built
1990–2002
Units built
140
Designer
Groupe Finot, Jean Beret, Berret-Racoupeau
Builder
Beneteau

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Beneteau First 3109.45 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA 9.45-meter fractional sloop with a 1.8-meter fin keel, optimized for a light displacement of 3,199 kilograms
Spirit 329.48 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Jacques De Ridder-designed IOR 23-footer built for nearly two decades as a stiff, masthead-rigged fin-keel sloop
Jeanneau Rush 319.13 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Ron Holland-designed IOR half-tonner that served as the official boat for the Tour de France à la Voile
Spirit Yachts 30 (McMILLAN)9.15 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA lightweight, narrow-beam fractional sloop from Sean McMillan, designed for modern performance and classic aesthetics

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