FIRST CLASS CHALLENGE (BENETEAU)
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 29.99 ft |
| LWL | 27.56 ft |
| Beam | 10.66 ft |
| Draft | 5.92 ft |
| Displacement | 5,291 lb |
| Ballast | 1,984.1 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 7.0 kn |
About the FIRST CLASS CHALLENGE (BENETEAU)
Similar to FIGARO SOLO but with shorter rig and no running backstays. Designed and built specifically as a one-design for the Figaro Solo race in France (and other events). Thanks to Troy Farncombe for providing corrections.
Direct variant of the FIRST CLASS CHALLENGE (BENETEAU)
Near-identical models — same hull, builder and designer, re-badged or lightly changed. Specs and owner-reported issues are typically shared across the group, so a sister model's page may carry detail this one doesn't.
Performance
Pricing
We don't have market pricing data for the FIRST CLASS CHALLENGE (BENETEAU) yet. If you own one, help other buyers — what did you pay for it? Reports build a community price estimate over time.
Estimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 29.99ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the FIRST CLASS CHALLENGE (BENETEAU)yet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.
Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.
Own a FIRST CLASS CHALLENGE (BENETEAU)? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.
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