BoatsFirst 30 (Beneteau - S. Manuard)

First 30 (Beneteau - S. Manuard)

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders · First built 2025

A high-performance fractional sloop by Samuel Manuard and Lorenzo Argento featuring dual rudders and electric propulsion

Designed by Samuel Manuard, built by Beneteau.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders

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 narrow beam gives 16 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 16
CoastalBluewater

2.08 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.08
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 126
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 26.6
TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 35%

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

  • Lighter than ~80% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~80% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2941 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
26.6
Displacement / length
126.4
Comfort ratio
16.4
Capsize screening
2.08
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1006
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & dual rudders
Construction
GRP w/infused vinylester resin and PVC foam core
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
First built 2025
Designer
Samuel Manuard
Builder
Beneteau

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Cal Boats 3410.13 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, favored by Jensen Marine founder Jack Jensen for personal cruising

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