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Bénéteau R/C 30 Fin keel

Sailboat specifications

The Bénéteau R/C 30 is a 28’11” (8.8m) cruiser-racer sailboat designed by Bureau Mauric (France). She was built between 1977 and 1981 by Bénéteau (France) with 969 hulls completed. The Fin keel version adopts a classical fin configuration, the easiest option to provide a low center of gravity.

The Bénéteau R/C 30 has also been marketed as First 30.

Bénéteau R/C 30's main features

Model
Bénéteau R/C 30
Version
Fin keel
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Cruiser-racer sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Sailboat collection
Country
France
Construction
GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Single skin fiberglass polyester
Number of hulls built
969
First built hull
1977
Last built hull
1981
Appendages
Keel : fin without bulb
Helm
Single tiller
Rudder
Single semi-spade rudder
Unsinkable
No
Trailerable
No
Former French navigation category
2
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
N/A

Bénéteau R/C 30's main dimensions

Overall length
29’ 5”8.95 m
Hull length
28’ 11”8.8 m
Waterline length
25’ 5”7.75 m
Beam (width)
9’ 5”2.86 m
Waterline beam (width)
7’ 11”2.41 m
Draft
5’ 8”1.73 m
Mast height from DWL
39’ 10”12.12 m
Fore freeboard
3’ 1”0.95 m
Mid-ship freeboard
3’ 1”0.95 m
Light displacement (MLC)
7826 lb3550 kg
Maximum displacement (MLDC)
8995 lb4080 kg
Ballast weight
3748 lb1700 kg
Ballast type
Cast iron
French customs tonnage
7.10 Tx

Bénéteau R/C 30's rig and sails

Upwind sail area
524 ft²48.65 m²
Downwind sail area
922 ft²85.65 m²
Mainsail area
168 ft²15.65 m²
Genoa area
355 ft²33 m²
Jib area
274 ft²25.5 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area
753 ft²70 m²
I
 iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment)
36’ 8”11.2 m
J
 iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay)
11’ 2”3.4 m
P
 iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head)
32’9.75 m
E
 iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew)
11’3.35 m
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi masthead
Mast configuration
Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars
No
Number of levels of spreaders
1
Spreaders angle
0 °
Spars construction
Aluminum spars
Standing rigging
1x19 strand wire continuous

Bénéteau R/C 30's performances

HN (French rating)
 iHN or "Handicap Nationale" is an empirical rating system used in France allowing various monohulls, of different sizes and designs, to race each other fairly. It is particularly suitable for cruiser and cruiser-racer. Therefore, by comparing these values, we can have an indication of the relative speed of 2 boats.
14.5
Upwind sail area to displacement
 iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.

Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.
225 ft²/T20.91 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement
 iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.
396 ft²/T36.81 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR)
 iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet).
The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length:

a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.
216
Ballast ratio
 iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared.

The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.
48 %
Wetted area
185 ft²17.2 m²
Righting moment @ 1°
 iThe righting moment is a moment (torque) that tends to restore a boat to its previous position after heeling. Its value corresponds to the torque needed to heel the boat for this angle.
Higher the righting moment is for an angle, greater is the stability.
400 lb.ft55 kg.m
Maximum transverse section
11 ft²1.02 m²
Critical hull speed
 iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed".
The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.
6.76 knots

Bénéteau R/C 30's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power
15 HP
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
7.9 gal30 liters

Bénéteau R/C 30's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
Closed aft cockpit
Cabin(s)
1
Berth(s)
7
Head(s)
1
Freshwater tank capacity
23.8 gal90 liters
Maximum headroom
6’1.84 m
Head headroom
5’ 5”1.64 m

Bénéteau R/C 30's saloon

Maximum headroom
5’ 8”1.73 m
Saloon table length
3’ 6”1.07 m
Saloon table width
2’ 7”0.78 m
Berth length
6’ 2”1.89 m
Chart table
2’ 10”0.84 m x 1’ 10”0.55 m
Berth width
2’0.61 m

Bénéteau R/C 30's fore cabin

Maximum headroom
5’1.52 m
Berth length
7’ 2”2.18 m
Berth width
6’ 1”1.87 m

Bénéteau R/C 30's aft cabin

Berth length
5’ 11”1.8 m
Berth width
3’0.9 m
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