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Beneteau is a French

France

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sail and motor boat

Boat

A boat is a watercraft of any size designed to float or plane, to provide passage across water. Usually this water will be inland or in protected coastal areas. However, boats such as the whaleboat were designed to be operated from a ship in an offshore environment. In naval terms, a boat is a...

manufacturer, with production facilities in France

France

and the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

History

Shipwright Benjamin Beneteau founded his company in 1884, at Croix-de-Vie, France to build sailing trawlers. In the mid sixties Benjamin's grandchildren Annette Benneteau Roux and her brother Andre Beneteau introduced a line of fiberglass boats. Madame Roux is still active in leadership.

Beneteau Today

The company is a large and recognized boat builder, commanding a substantial worldwide market share for sailing yachts, predominately in the United States

United States

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, France

France

and the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

. It has five factories in the Vendée

Vendée

The Vendée is a department in the Pays-de-la-Loire region in west central France, on the Atlantic Ocean. The name Vendée is taken from the Vendée river which runs through the south-eastern part of the department.-History:...

region of France and one US plant in Marion, South Carolina

Marion, South Carolina

Marion is a city in Marion County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 7,042 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Marion County...

. The Beneteau USA plant opened in 1986; since then the factory has nearly doubled in size to about 250000 square feet (23,225.8 m²), with roughly 25 million of total capital invested in the US. This is considered to be an advanced marine factory; it is newer than most of its competitors factories.

The Beneteau group also owns the following brands:

Jeanneau
CNB
Lagoon
O'Hara
IRM
Microcar
Microcar (brand)
Microcar is a French microcar manufacturer. The company was founded in 1984 as a division of Bénéteau group, a major sailboat manufacturer. Production moved to a new custom-built factory in September 2000. In September 2008, Microcar was acquired by Ligier Automobiles in a deal backed by the...
EYB

Note in the models below that the First Series is much faster than the Beneteau Series (lower PHRF means a faster boat), the latter series have similar performance ratings to similarly sized Catalina models

Catalina Yachts

Catalina Yachts is a U.S.-based builder of fiberglass monohull sloop-rigged sailboats ranging in sizes from eight to 47 feet in length. It was founded in 1969 in Hollywood, California by Frank Butler .-History:...

. Bénéteau vessels have won numerous prizes, among other European Yacht of the Year 2002, 2007 and 2009.

Beneteau Models

NOTE: PHRF

PHRF

Performance Handicap Racing Fleet is a handicapping system used for yacht racing in North America. It allows dissimilar classes of sailboats to be raced against each other...

shown is for Northern California Base Rate full keel standard mast unless otherwise described

First Series

These are racer/cruiser sailboats, with a higher emphasis on the racing aspects, yet are substantially equipped for comfortable cruising. Equipped with tall fractional rigs, high performance keels and upgraded deck hardware.

Current US Models:

Beneteau First 10R PHRF 78(LMPHRF) (32.75 ft)
Beneteau First 36.7 PHRF 81 (Southern California rating)
Beneteau First 40
Beneteau First 45
Beneteau First 50

Current World Models:

Beneteau First 21.7 S
Beneteau First 25.7 S
Beneteau First 27.7 S
Beneteau First 31.7
Beneteau First 35
Beneteau First 40
Beneteau First 45
Beneteau First 50

Prior Models:

First 18
First 21.7
First 210 Spirit
First 211
First 22
First 23
First 235
First 24
First 25
First 25.7
First 26
First 260 Spirit
First 265
First 27
First 27.7
First 28
First 285
First 29
First 30
First 300 Spirit
First 305
First 30E
First 310
First 32
First 325
First 32S5
First 33.7
First 34.7
First 345

First 35
First 35.7
First 35S7
First 35S5
First 36.7 PHRF 81 (Southern California rating)
First 36S7
First 375
First 38
First 38S5
First 40.7 PHRF 51 (Southern California rating
First 405
First 41S5
First 42
First 42S7
First 435
First 44.7 PHRF 39 (Southern California rating)
First 456
First 45f5
First 47.7
First 51
First 53f5
First Class 7
First Class 7.4
First Class 8
First Class 8
The First Class 8 is a One-Design keelboat designed in 1982 by Group Finot and Jacques Fouroux to be constructed at Beneteau's shipyard.It's one of Europe's most competitive sailing classes, with more than 1,000 units sold between 1982 and 1994....
First Class 10
First Class 12
First Class Challenge
First Class Europe
First Class Solo

Beneteau Series aka Oceanis Series

These are cruising boats, though these boats are viable for Performance Handicapped Racing Fleet (PHRF) handicapped racing. In the US, they are referred to as the Beneteau series. In the rest of the world, they are referred to as the Oceanis series. Previously, these were referred to as the Oceanis series in the US, and much of the documentation still reflects this naming.

Current US Models:

Beneteau 31
Beneteau 34
Beneteau 37
Beneteau 40
Beneteau 43
Beneteau 46
Oceanis 50
Oceanis 54
Oceanis 58

Current World Models:

Oceanis 31
Oceanis 34
Oceanis 37
Oceanis 40
Oceanis 43
Oceanis 46
Oceanis 50 (Called the Beneteau 49 in the US)
Oceanis 54
Beneteau 57
Oceanis 58 (released June 2009)

Prior Models:

Beneteau Oceanis 281
Beneteau Oceanis 300
Beneteau Oceanis 311
Beneteau Oceanis 320
Beneteau Oceanis 321
Beneteau Oceanis 323
Beneteau Oceanis 331
Beneteau Oceanis 343
Beneteau Oceanis 350
Beneteau Oceanis 351
Beneteau Oceanis 361
Beneteau Oceanis 36CC
Beneteau Oceanis 370
Beneteau Oceanis 373
Beneteau Oceanis 381
Beneteau Oceanis 390
Beneteau Oceanis 393
Beneteau Oceanis 400
Beneteau Oceanis 40CC
Beneteau Oceanis 411
Beneteau Oceanis 423
Beneteau Oceanis 42CC
Beneteau Oceanis 430
Beneteau Oceanis 440
Beneteau Oceanis 44CC
Beneteau Oceanis 461
Beneteau Oceanis 473
Beneteau Oceanis 500
Beneteau Oceanis 510
Beneteau Oceanis 523

Beneteau 393 PHRF 150
Beneteau 423 PHRF 102
Beneteau 50 (Beneteau flagship series 523 in the US)
Beneteau 62

Lagoon Models

Lagoon Catamarans are the world's best selling production Catamaran

Catamaran

A catamaran is a type of multihulled boat or ship consisting of two hulls, or vakas, joined by some structure, the most basic being a frame, formed of akas...

s. All of the boats are sloop rigs with spacious cabins in each hull

Hull (watercraft)

A hull is the watertight body of a ship or boat. Above the hull is the superstructure and/or deckhouse, where present. The line where the hull meets the water surface is called the waterline.The structure of the hull varies depending on the vessel type...

and living space on the bridge deck.

Lagoon 380, more than 500 boats
Lagoon 410, more than 280 boats
Lagoon 420, the first hybrid catamaran
Lagoon 440, 250 boats built in three yars
Lagoon 500
Lagoon 570
Lagoon 620
Lagoon 67

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