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Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & dual rudders · 2025–present

Specifications

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

2025–present

Designer

Samuel Manuard

Builder

Beneteau

Design & history

A sailboat designed by Lorenzo Argento, offered with multiple gennaker configurations, an optional shallow-draft cast iron keel, and an optional electric propulsion system.

Notable features

Optional shallow cast iron keel (draft 1.68 m / 5.5 ft, ballast 1,320 kg / 2,910 lbs)Optional Kreautler Electric engine: 5 kW output (6.7 hp), 48 voltCE Certification A2/B6Multiple gennaker options: masthead gennaker (99.5 m2), fractional gennaker (86 m2), fractional furling gennaker (68 m2)Displacement figure is Lightship

Design

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