Beneteau 1 Ton Explained

Beneteau 1 Ton
Designer:Groupe Finot
Jean Berret
Jacques Fauroux
Location:France
Year:1983
No Built:12
Builder:Beneteau
Role:Racer
Draft:7.22feet
Displacement:121250NaN0
Hull Type:monohull
Construction:carbon fibre-Kevlar foam sandwich
Loa:39.4feet
Lwl:30feet
Beam:13.09feet
Engine:Volvo MD 17 diesel engine
Keel Type:Fin keel
Ballast:68780NaN0
Rudder Type:Spade-type rudder
Rig Type:Bermuda rig
Sailplan:Fractional rigged sloop
Sailarea Total:829square feet
Phrf:60-72
Successor:Beneteau First Class 12

The Beneteau 1 Ton, also called the Beneteau First 40 Evolution, is a French sailboat that was designed by Groupe Finot, Jean Berret and Jacques Fauroux as an International Offshore Rule One Ton class racer and first built in 1983.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

The design was developed into the Beneteau First Class 12 racer in 1985.[1] [2] [3]

Production

The design was built by Beneteau in France at their custom boat yard, from 1983 until 1985, with 12 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1] [2] [3] [10] [11]

Design

The 1 Ton is a racing keelboat, that was built with the most advanced materials that were available at the time: a carbon fibre-Kevlar foam sandwich. It has a fractional sloop rig, with a keel-stepped mast with three sets of unswept spreaders. The hull has a raked stem, an open reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 121250NaN0 and carries 68780NaN0 of ballast.[1] [2] [3]

The boat has a draft of 7.22feet with the standard keel and is fitted with a Swedish Volvo MD 17 diesel engine for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds .[1] [2] [3]

As a racer the design has minimal accommodation, with berths for eight people.[1] [2] [3]

The design has a hull speed of 7.34kn and a PHRF handicap of 60 to 72.[1] [2] [3] [12]

Operational history

The boat was at one time supported by a class club that organized racing events, the One Ton Class.[13] [14]

A 1 Ton named Phoenix won first place in the 1985 Admiral's Cup over 17 other boats, including three other Beneteau 1 Tons, on individual points, skippered by Harold Cudmore. Cudmore had substituted the boat into the race at the last minute, when his own boat had sunk during a lead-in race.[15]

Two 1 Tons, Fiere Lady and Glory came in second and fourth overall, in the 1985 Southern Ocean Racing Conference.[15]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beneteau 1 Ton. 23 June 2023. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2023. https://archive.today/20230623003715/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/beneteau-1-ton/. 23 June 2023. live.
  2. Web site: Beneteau 1 Ton. 23 June 2023. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2023. https://archive.today/20230623003730/https://sailboat.guide/beneteau/1-ton. 23 June 2023. live.
  3. Web site: Beneteau 1 Ton. 23 June 2023. Ulladulla. Sailboat Lab. https://archive.today/20230623013321/https://sailboatlab.com/data_sheet/600/0/. 23 June 2023. live.
  4. Web site: Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot). 23 June 2023. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2023. https://archive.today/20200930161129/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/finot-groupe-finot-jean-marie. 30 September 2020. live.
  5. Web site: Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot). 23 June 2023. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2023. https://archive.today/20220927183927/https://sailboat.guide/jean-marie-finot-groupe-finot. 27 September 2022. live.
  6. Web site: Berret-Racoupeau. 23 June 2023. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2023. https://archive.today/20230623003715/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/berret-racoupeau/. 23 June 2023. live.
  7. Web site: Berret-Racoupeau. 23 June 2023. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2023. https://archive.today/20230623003741/https://sailboat.guide/berret-racoupeau. 23 June 2023. live.
  8. Web site: Jacques Fauroux. 23 June 2023. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2023. https://archive.today/20230623003725/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/fauroux-jacques/. 23 June 2023. live.
  9. Web site: Jacques Fauroux. 23 June 2023. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2023. https://archive.today/20221031000205/https://sailboat.guide/jacques-fauroux. 31 October 2022. live.
  10. Web site: Beneteau. 23 June 2023. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2023. https://archive.today/20200930161135/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/beneteau. 30 September 2020. live.
  11. Web site: Beneteau. 23 June 2023. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2023. https://archive.today/20230501195543/https://sailboat.guide/beneteau. 1 May 2023. live.
  12. Web site: PHRF Handicaps. 23 June 2023. US Sailing. US Sailing. ussailing.org. 2023.
  13. Web site: One Ton Class. 23 June 2023. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2023. https://archive.today/20220517154020/https://sailboatdata.com/association/one-ton-class. 17 May 2022. live.
  14. Web site: One Ton Class. 23 June 2023. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2023. https://archive.today/20220517154045/https://sailboat.guide/one-ton-class-class-association. 17 May 2022. live.
  15. Web site: Beneteau First 405. 23 June 2023. Yachting. January 1987.

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