Great Hudson Sailing
614 Beach Road ,
West Haverstraw NY, 10993
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2026 Beneteau Figaro Beneteau 3

Year 2026
Length 35'9 ft

The Figaro BENETEAU 3 is the first production foiling one-design monohull ever to be designed. A distillation of technology and innovation, it results from a collaboration between group BENETEAU’s best experts and the Van Peteghem Lauriot-Prévost (VPLP) office, the architects of the two last boats to win the Vendée Globe. The prototype has been tested and the production of the boat has been launched.  It will enter the 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, a better performing ballast-free hull, a more slender and deeper keel, a setback mast and a more extensive and larger sail plan.

Specifications

Year Built 2026
Category Sail
Length Overall 35'9 ft
Beam 11'5 ft
Max Draft 8'2 ft
Construction Fiberglass
Keel Other Keel
Engines 1
Fuel Tank Cap. 11 gal
Displacement 7000 lb

Engine 1 Specifications

Fuel: Diesel
Standard Equipment

HULL
• Polyester sandwich – infused PVC foam
• Infused PVC foam structure with the hull

DECK
• Polyester sandwich – infused PVC foam
• Infused PVC foam structure with the deck
• Polyester sandwich bulkheads and transversal structure – infused PVC foam
• The transversal structure and the 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 by 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 in deck moulding
• 2 stainless-steel handrails on coachroof

INTERIOR

COMPANIONWAY
• 3 non-slip surface steps
• External lockable door with ventilation
• 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)