First 30 (9, 35 m): here is the first photo of Beneteau’s new small sports car

Here is the new First 30, designed by Sam Manuard and Lorenzo Argento, Beneteau’s new small sports boat that will be unveiled at the upcoming Boot in Düsseldorf, scheduled for January 18-26. This is the very first photo of the boat coming out of the shipyard, waiting to be transferred to Germany for the “premiere” and then begin with sailing tests.

The design of the First 30

The design features a hull with an aft edge that goes out almost immediately, and slightly V-shaped bow exits, fine but not too fine, 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. Interestingly, the width has been contained to 2.95 m, which would not penalize her too much in light wind upwind, although the maximum beam seems quite set back and at the stern the boat does not go narrow. In general, however, it would seem to be a hull that is more oriented to carrying swells. For possible racing use, given the small-open shape and double rudder, 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. No details of the interior have been released at the moment, which in the shipyard’s intentions will in any case be functional for small cruises. The First 30 is intended to be a smaller sized version of the First 36, straddling the line between cruising and sport sailing, and with a price tag intended to start at 100,000 euros.

Mauro Giuffrè

First 30 data sheet

Length overall 10.33 m Hull length 9.35 m Width 2.95 m

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Draft 1.98 m

Upwind sail area 58 sqm Carrier sail area 126 sqm Displacement 3150 kg Ballast 1070 kg

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