Practical Sailor, November 1, 1999

This Bruce Farr-Designed speedster performs well in round-the-buoy races, yet its three-cabin interior also makes it a comfortable seasonal cruiser.

Beneteau began building boats in France in 1884 when Benjamin Beneteau opened a shop for the purpose of constructing trawlers a Croix-de-Vie. Eighty years later, under the direction of his granddaughter Annette Roux, Beneteau built its first fiberglass sailboat. It is the largest builder of production sailboats in the world, producing twice as many boats as its nearest competitor.

by Bob Perry Sailing World, Dec. 1998 Now let's take a look at what the French company Beneteau, with the help of the Bruce Farr office, can do with the same general racer-cruiser parameters. The Beneteau has 3 feet, 2 inches of LOA on the X-Yacht, and that shows in the accommodations. But, like the X-Yacht, this design is being marketed as a boat that lets you have the best of both worlds.