Figaro Bénéteau
The Beneteau Figaro is a family of French sailboat designs built by Bénéteau.
There are three generations of the Figaro design, as the boat has been changed to match current trends and designs.
The design and class was conceived for the Figaro Solo circuit and its pinnacle event the Solitaire du Figaro based in France. In 1990 the event decided to move to a one design class specifically designed for its purpose. It is also used for the first one-design transatlantic race, the Transat AG2R 1992.
Comparison of the Figaro models
| Figaro | Figaro II | Figaro III | |
| Designer | Groupe Finot Jean Berret | Marc Lombard | Lauriot-Prévost Van Peteghem |
| Year Launched | 1990 | 2003 | 2017 |
| Builder | Bénéteau | Bénéteau | Bénéteau |
| Construction | Polyester | sandwich balsa core / fibres de verre / vinylester | sandwich fibres de verre / polyester |
| No Produced | 140 | 96 | Ongoing |
| Length Overall | |||
| Hull Length | - | ||
| LWL | |||
| Beam | |||
| Draft | |||
| Displacement | |||
| Type d'appendice | Fixed Keel | Fixed Keel With Bulb | Fixed Keel With Bulb |
| Fixed Ballast | |||
| Variable Ballast | 200 litres | 220 litres | - |
| Hydrofoils | - | - | 2 Daggerboard |
| Upwind Sail Area | |||
| Gennaker | |||
| Spinnaker | - | ||
| Mast | Alloy | Carbon | Carbon |