The new BENETEAU First 30 celebrates performance, comfort, and engineering innovation to create perfect fit for the new generation of sailors. She delivers planning performance, easy handling, safety and cruising comfort all unique qualities befitting the modern successor to the legendary 1977 First 30.
Joy of planning for everyone!
With its expertise and heritage, BENETEAU is launching a new category of sailboats – the planning cruiser. It redefines small-boat sailing by combining outstanding performance with amazing ease of use, while offering the comfort of a fully equipped cruiser.
Combining a modern racing hull, lightness, carefully selected deck equipment, and generously sized winches makes her easy to handle for all crew members, regardless of their physical strength. The all-new First 30 brings the thrill of planning to a wide range of sailors while also inspiring.
Experience the fun of fast planning, a sensation so far reserved for professional sailors, now bought to very sailor. However the First 30 makes it a joyful ride in medium wind strength. You will enjoy effortlessly gliding on the top of the water, whether on a cruising trip with your family or racing with your team.
Fast is SAFE
Going fast is only fun if you feel in control. First 30 offers exceptional stability and safety, solid construction, and twin rudders. As a result, she’s incredibly easy to handle, ensuring you always remain in full control. Despite being only 30 feet, her ocean-grade Class A certification underscores her safety and seaworthiness.
COSY
Below deck, the reinvention of all essential cruising features, blended with simplicity to ensure a cosy and comfortable interior. On deck, the spacious cockpit is available in two configurations: a clean, uncluttered, and comfortable area for cruising and an ergonomic, practical setup for racing.
Experience
No sensation compare to the moment when a sailboat begins to plane. The exhilarating "lift-off" as the boat breaks free from the chains of displacement mode. Until now, this experience required advanced sailing skills. However, with the all-new BENETEAU First 30, the joy planning becomes effortless and accessible to all, whether you’re an experienced racer or a newcomer to sailing.
Two cockpit layouts are available: one for day sailors and cruisers and another for racers. In the cruising layout, the mainsail bridle and German sheet system enable the cockpit floor to be completely clean while allowing easy control of the mainsail through generously sized winches.
The racing layout adds a mainsail traveller with a direct and fine-tuning mainsheet system, creating a familiar workspace for racing sailors.
Living onboard
As one would expect from a true BENETEAU, First 30’s distinctive, puristic, yet cosy interior creates spacious accommodation for four sailors in two cabins.
Her most prominent features include a generously sized forward cabin and saloon berths comparable to her larger sister. The same goes for the well-sized galley, which includes a gimbaled stove, optional fridge, and 1.85 m (6.0 ft) standing height.
The interior also features a proper marine head and numerous intelligent solutions, such as foldable magnetic doors, removable textile lockers, and a foldable galley extension.
In short, the First 30 is a true planning cruiser that offers everything needed to serve as a “home away from home” for families or couples.
A connected boat
The mobile application, Seanapps, and its onboard unit lets you view the status of the boat's various systems (battery charge, fuel or water tank levels, maintenance scheduling) via your smartphone, as well as planning your route or reviewing your sailing status using your mobile phone.
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Naval Architect:
Samuel Manuard
Design:
Lorenzo Argento
Structural engineering:
Pure Design & Engineering
Innovation and research:
BENETEAU & Seascape
Interior Design:
SITO
Length Overall: 10,33 m / 33’ 11’’
Hull Length: 9,35 m / 30’ 8’’
Hull Beam: 2,99 m / 9’ 9’’
Draught - min: 1,68 m / 5' 6''
Draught - max: 1,98 m / 6' 6''
Light displacement: 3040 KG / 6700 lbs
Standard Ballast: 1070 KG / 2360 lbs
Air Draught Max: 14.7 m / 48' 3''
Upwind sail area: 58 m² / 624 sq. ft
Downwind sail area: 126 m² / 1356 sq. fr
Fuel Capacity: 50 L / 13.2 US Gal
Water Capacity: 120 L / 31.7 US Gal
Max Engine Power (Hp): 14
CE design category: A2/B6
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