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20 September 2024
First 30 (9m), everything we know about Beneteau’s newest babe
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The Beneteau shipyard, part of the world’s largest marine industry group, has a long history associated with small boats, particularly the 9-meter size, the 30-footer to be precise.
For this reason, the announcement of the new First 30 at the Cannes Yachting Festival will make many enthusiasts curious, not least because Beneteau is one of the few shipyards that is also investing fairly steadily in the under-12-meter range of boats.
First 30 – What we already know
The new First 30 is a design by Sam Manuard and Lorenzo Argento, and aims to be a smaller sized version of the First 36, straddling the line between cruising and sport sailing, and with a price tag that wants to start at 100,000 euros.
During the press conference at the Cannes Yachting Festival, the Beneteau team insisted on the desire to make an affordable boat that would cater to the lower end of the boating world. Manuard and Argento have been working hard on weight reduction on board the First 30, with some solutions that will probably also affect the interior but have not yet been revealed.
The focus will be to make a boat that is also suitable for cruising, but has a low weight to be able to be exploited when needed in racing.
First 30 – The Hull
She will have twin rudder blades, but no further details have yet been revealed about the sail plan, keel, and overall numbers of the boat, which will still be just over 9 meters long.
The design includes a soft-edged hull at the stern, and finer bow exits, with an aesthetic that is partly reminiscent of that of the First 36, but also winks at the smaller models in the range, derived from Seascape and also designed by Manuard.
For possible racing use, given the small-open shapes, and the likely pronounced width, one can imagine a prevalent use in offshore and coastal racing rather than between the buoys, as the First 36 has also proven to do well.
The new First 30 will see the water in 2025. www.beneteau.com
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My current boat is a 1998 Beneteau Oceanis 321, which is mostly used in club races and regattas in the Great Lakes, particularly Lake Erie. My crew and I spend about seven nights each season on the boat. I stay am toying with idea of buying a Beneteau 30.1 with the deep keel and the performance pack. I find the price tag to be more than I want to spend. The new First 30 is an interesting alternative. The all in price in my area will be critical.