Envisioned by the acclaimed Juan Kouyoumdjian, who designed the past two winners of the Volvo Ocean Race, Beneteau’s new First 30 is admittedly, well, different. Michel Desjoyeau, a two-time winner…
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Best Small Cruiser, 30 feet and Under: Beneteau First 30 This was one of the best sailing boats the judged during the competition. by Bill Springer Billy Black “This 30-footer…
Best Boats 2011 By Peter Nielsen, Adam Cort, David Schmidt, Nigel Calder, Charles J. Doane Posted November 17, 2010 The business maxim that you have to innovate your way out…
JUAN K TALKS ABOUT THE NEW BENETEAU FIRST 30 After designing some of the world’s fastest raceboats including ABN Amro and Ericsson 4, winners of the last two Volvo Ocean…
Beneteau First 30 Review Posted by: Hill / October 18, 2010 @ 5:18 pm The new First 30 is a bold choice for one of the largest sailboat builders in…
The goal—a comfortable, speedy crossover—is the same, but Beneteau has taken its First Series in an entirely different direction. A boat review from our September 2010 issue by Dave Reed…
Annapolis, Md. – Cruising World and Sailing World magazines announced today at the U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis, Md., their nominees for the 2011 Boat of the Year awards. The…
First 30 | trial sailBy Peter Gustafsson | Published: October 4, 2010 Last Friday was a big part of our crew out there and tried the new First 30th Normally…
The First 30 is very different, not surprising since it is the brainchild of innovative designer Juan K, who seems to be very hot right now, his boats are winning…