DESIGN: BIRTH OF AN EXCESS
01/03/2019 With EXCESS, the objective is to create a brand with an assertive personality, which breaks with codes and conventions of classic sailboats. The design team worked upon an overall…
Groupe Beneteau reports 9 percent gain in 2018 boat sales
Groupe Beneteau reported companywide sales of $1.46 billion (€1.28 billion) for 2018, up 8.5 percent compared to the previous fiscal year. The company said that its Boats division, which comprises…
The NEW J/99 Flys!
Within four days of its world debut at the Paris Boatshow, J/99 hull #1 was trucked, keeled, commissioned and launched at Hamble Point Marina in the UK. It was quite…
SAIL Best Boats Winners: Beneteau First 14 & Figaro 3
Click to learn more about the FIRST 14 and the Figaro 3
J/99 Debuts at the Paris Show
Within 30 minutes of the doors opening at the Paris Show last Saturday, a line of eager visitors queued up to be the first to see the new J/99 in…
America’s Cup team is training in Pensacola
“Have you seen a strange looking sailboat — that appears to hover above the water — zipping around the bay? The New York Yacht Club’s American Magic racing team, seeking…
J/99 Project Update – November 2018
We’re excited to report that J/99 hulls #1 and #2 are nearing completion at J/Composites and the J/Team is gearing up for a very busy December. Twenty (20) J/99 orders…
New Oceanis 35.1 arrived in St. Pete!
The new Oceanis 35.1 has the Keel Centerboard option which gives her a draft of only 3’9″up and 7’7″ with her all the way down. The OC35.1 can be sailed…
Beneteau outlines U.S. growth plans and model launches (Trade Only)
Trade Only MICHAEL VERDON Executives from Groupe Beneteau’s North American division outlined growth plans and talked about new models during a press event at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.…
New Beneteau Options for 2019
10/30/2018 New sunshade option: light and easy to install it protects the fore deck from the sun. Available for the Oceanis 46.1, Oceanis 51.1, Oceanis 55.1 & Oceanis Yacht…