Beneteau Figaro 3

Beneteau Figaro 3
The Figaro BENETEAU 3 is the first-ever production foiling one-design monohull to be designed. A distillation of technology and innovation, it results from a collaboration between group BENETEAU’s top experts and the Van Peteghem Lauriot-Prévost (VPLP) office, the architects of the last two boats to win the Vendée Globe. The prototype has been tested, and the boat's production has commenced. It will enter ISO/World Sailing design category A.
The specifications define the FB3 monohull as being as reliable as its predecessor, the FB2. It is equipped with foils, an improved ballast-free hull, a more slender and deeper keel, a setback mast, and a larger and more extensive sail plan.

Beneteau Figaro 3 Presentation
The Figaro Beneteau 3 is a racing sailboat designed for solo and short-handed navigation. Launched in 2018 by Beneteau, it has become the benchmark in the La Solitaire du Figaro championship. Its main innovation is being the first serial series monohull sailboat equipped with foils.

Technological Innovations
Lateral Foils
Unlike IMOCA foils, the Figaro 3’s foils are not primarily intended to lift the boat out of the water. They reduce leeway, increase righting moment, and enhance overall performance without adding weight to the boat.

Standard Equipment
HULL

DECK
• Polyester sandwich – infused PVC foam
• Infused PVC foam structure with the deck
• Polyester sandwich bulkheads and transverse structure – infused PVC foam
• The transverse structure and bulkheads are methacrylate-glued into the hull
• Mast and keel-well bulkheads overlaminated to the hull
KEEL AND FOILS
• Cast iron keel with mixed cast-iron/lead ballast treated by molten-zinc spraying
• 1 pair of independent, retractable carbon/epoxy foils
• Full rigging for independent foil-rake adjustment
• Each foil manually adjustable via tackle with cockpit return
RIGGING
• Carbon mast HM40 (deck-stepped)
• 2 aft-swept spreaders
• Glued Antal track
• Dyform forestay, rod shrouds
• Double running backstays with 2:1 tackle and return on each side
• Black anodised aluminum boom
• Rigid Boomkicker vang + tackle
• Harken headfoil
• Delivered without sails
RUNNING RIGGING
• 1 × 2:1 mainsail halyard
• 1 × masthead halyard
• 1 × fractional genoa/spinnaker halyard
• 1 × genoa halyard
• 2 × genoa sheets
• 2 × spinnaker sheets and guys with barber adjustment
• 1 × mainsail outhaul with tackle
• Mainsail traveller and genoa car adjustments
• 2 reef lines
• 1 × mainsail Cunningham
RUDDER
• Twin polyester rudders with stainless-steel shafts
• Rudders with 2 self-aligning bearings
• Link bar with ball joints for dynamic adjustment
DECK FITTINGS
• Mainsail sheet traveller on rear skirt
• Harken and Ropeye deck equipment
• Lewmar clutches for halyards and adjustments
• Mainsheet fine-tune on central console
• Cam-Matic® cleats on roof return
• 4 × Harken 46.2 winches (halyards, sail handling, genoa, spinnaker)
• 2 winch handles
• 2 flat-deck return blocks for genoa sheets
• 2 flat-deck return blocks for running backstays
• 2 Constrictor® textile clutches for running backstays
• 2 genoa transversal tracks on side deck (3D adjustment)
• Shroud and lower-shroud chainplates on hull side
• 2 running-backstay chainplates
• Mast socket fitting with integrated Harken blocks
• Watertight hatch on roof for weighing-point access
• Fixed carbon bowsprit
COCKPIT
• Stainless-steel tiller with Spinlock telescopic extension
• Manual bilge pump near helmsman
• Navigation compass on roof side
• Liferaft storage in central compartment
• Adjustable stainless-steel helmsman footrests
• Swimming ladder on rear skirt
SAFETY ON DECK
• 2 stainless-steel pulpits with load strut
• 2 stainless-steel pushpits
• Central stainless-steel stanchion on rear skirt
• Pair of front stanchions with rollers
• 3 pairs of stanchions with load struts
• 2 unsheathed lifelines
• Toe rail and footrest integrated into deck moulding
• 2 stainless-steel handrails on coachroof
INTERIOR
COMPANIONWAY
• 3 non-slip surface steps
• External lockable ventilation door
• GRP sliding companionway cover
• Interior GRP cover
• Removable composite companionway for engine access
FORE STATION
• Composite watertight bulkhead with deck-panel access
LIVING AREA
• 2 canvas bunks on aluminum frame on tackle
ENGINE
• Nanni N3 diesel engine – 21 HP
• Engine control with removable cockpit handle
• Engine control panel in companionway
• Engine access via large hatches and removable companionway
• Shaft transmission on composite cradle and hull fairing
• Folding propeller
• Filters: seawater, diesel, water separator
• Anti-siphon check valve
• 40 L (11 US gal) roto-moulded diesel tank with visual gauge
• Fuel-circuit shutoff pull-tab in companionway
ELECTRICITY
• 12V circuit
• 1 engine battery (70 Ah)
• 2 service batteries (100 Ah)
• Battery controller
• Electrical panel on central electronic console in mast bulkhead
• 1 × 12V socket
• Navigation lights at masthead
• Service-battery switch access on central console
• Engine-battery switch from companionway (engine compartment)

Options
We offer 2 Packs for the instruments and Sails, NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE

OPTIONS & PACKS
ELECTRONIC PACK:
B&G H5000 CPU HERCULES navigation station with five H5000 mast displays
Two B&G H5000 MULTI displays on the coachroof
Two B&G TRITON² CONTROL PILOT displays
One B&G H5000 MULTI display at interior navigation station
B&G speed log
B&G H5000 3D depth sounder
Carbon wind vane and anemometer with H5000 support
B&G V50 DSC VHF with AIS
Second B&G H50 VHF set
Simrad HH36 portable VHF
Mast-mounted VHF antenna
Simrad AIS 400
TRITON² CONTROL PILOT display with Navico DT800 depth probe
Simrad Precision-9 electronic compass
GPS antenna
PC interface
B&G H5000 autopilot computer
Simrad WR10 wireless autopilot remote control
RF25N helm angle sensor
Electric autopilot cylinder (Short linear cylinder T2 – 12V)
NMEA 2000 network connectors

NORTH SAILS PACK
North Sails kit including one mainsail, J2 and J3 in 3Di flexible composite
Kevlar gennaker
A2 nylon asymmetric spinnaker, white
A4 nylon asymmetric spinnaker, red
Gennaker furler with anti-twist cable
Charcoal grey sail awning

Mooring kit including 12 kg Brittany flat anchor, 10 m of 8 mm chain, and 42 m of 14 mm mooring line
Textile anchor locker installed at the bow under the deck hatch

Fender kit including foil protections
Cockpit textile line bags

Interior comfort kit including tool bag and pharmacy kit (delivered without medical supplies)

Interior stowage kit including six storage bags distributed throughout the boat (two forward, two midship, two aft)

Figaro hull decoration (full covering)
Keel transport cradle (required when transporting the boat with keel removed)
Road transport with keel removed
Marine transport with keel installed
Mast packing in PVC pipe (mandatory option associated with transport)