Seller's Description
Currently in Long Beach, California, Castor is a Figaro 3, the first production offshore boat with foils. 32ft long and tailor made for short-handed offshore racing with a top of the line autopilot, she is the only boat of its kind on the market in the Pacific. The boat (previously known as “A Fond La Girafon”) has been true to its racing pedigree, winning Line Honors in the 2018 Pacific Cup and competing in Transpac 2019. My wife and I purchased Castor from a local Beneteau dealer in 2020 in like-new condition and have been frequently sailing her double-handed in race (Socal 300, Santa Barbara to King Harbor, etc.) and leisure conditions for the last 3 years. With a top quality maintenance program, Castor is an attractive proposition for the next owner. Transpac ready, she compares well with a new boat at ~$350K delivered. In addition to stock offerings, the prior owner put over $500K into the boat after purchase with performance features such as:
- 2 meter carbon bowsprit by Courouble Design & Engineering
- Lightweight Axxon mast
- Colligo Dux standing rigging
- McConaghy carbon stanchions, pushpits, and pulpits
- Carbon tiller and custom carbon spinlock extension
- Carbon bunks / stack racks
We have kept up regular usage and maintenance (e.g., weekly bottom clean, all new running rigging in 2021, 2x annual oil changes, etc.). The boat comes with an extra large sail inventory, including brand new main, J1/2, and A2 (Incidence, 2023).
Sail inventory:
- 2023 Incidence Main
- 2023 Incidence J1/2
- 2023 Incidence A2
- 2019 Incidence Main
- 2019 Incidence J1/2
- 2019 Incidence Jib Top
- 2019 Incidence A2
- 2019 Incidence A4
- 2019 Incidence A6
- 2019 Incidence M0
- 2019 Incidence Fr0 2019 UK Staysail 2018 Incidence A2 2018 Incidence Staysail
- 2018 North J2 2018 North A3
- 2018 North A2
Navigation and electronic equipment include:
- Full B&G H5000 system with Hercules CPU, dual masthead units, autopilot, wireless remotes, 3D sensor, many displays, etc.
- B&G Zeus3 Chartplotter
- B&G VHF with remote handset (V90S)
- B&G AIS transponder (NAIS-500)
- Iridium Go and phone docks
- Iridium satellite antenna
- Digital barometer
- Dell Rugged Extreme laptop w/mount 100ah LFE house battery
- 100W solar panel for charing house battery (in addition to 60A alternator on 21hp Nanni diesel)
- Lightweight LFE starting battery for engine
- Custom LED lighting below deck for day (white) and night (dim blue)
Safety equipment:
- EPIRB Plastimo liferaft
- Full ditch bag w/ PLB
- Transpac-ready first aid kit
- Ocean Safety Jon Bouy
- Ocean Safety Horseshoe
- Plastimo emergency ladder
- Climbing harness & helmet
- 2 aluminum racing anchors with rode
- 1 cruising ROCNA anchor with rode
Other:
- Transport and storage cradle
- Facnor furlers for staysails and zeros
- Custom kelp stick
- 2 waterproof bean bags
- Collapsible cot for cruising
Specs
- Designer
- Marc Lombard
- Builder
- Beneteau
- Association
- Figaro II Class (Beneteau)
- # Built
- 96
- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
- Fin + Bulb
- Rudder
- Twin
- Construction
- FG w/carbon & airex
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 32′ 2″ / 9.8 m
- Waterline Length
- 31′ 11″ / 9.8 m
- Beam
- 11′ 3″ / 3.5 m
- Draft
- 6′ 5″ / 2 m
- Displacement
- 6,720 lb / 3,050 kg
- Ballast
- 2,430 lb / 1,100 kg (Lead + Water)
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Sloop
- Reported Sail Area
- 594′² / 55.2 m²
- Total Sail Area
- 595′² / 55.2 m²
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- 329′² / 30.6 m²
- P
- 42′ 8″ / 13 m
- E
- 15′ 5″ / 4.7 m
- Air Draft
- ?
Foresail
- Sail Area
- 265′² / 24.7 m²
- I
- 42′ 8″ / 13 m
- J
- 12′ 5″ / 3.8 m
- Forestay Length
- 44′ 6″ / 13.6 m
Auxilary Power
- Make
- Volvo
- Model
- MD2020
- HP
- 20
- Fuel Type
- Diesel
- Fuel Capacity
- 10 gal / 38 l
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- ?
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- ?
Calculations
- Hull Speed
-
11.5 kn
Classic: 7.58 kn
Hull Speed
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Formula
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
- Sail Area/Displacement
-
26.7
>20: high performance
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
Formula
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
- SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D: Displacement in pounds.
- Ballast/Displacement
-
36.1
<40: less stiff, less powerful
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Formula
Ballast / Displacement * 100
- Displacement/Length
-
91.7
<100: Ultralight
Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
Formula
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- Comfort Ratio
-
12.7
<20: lightweight racing boat
Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Formula
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- Capsize Screening
-
2.4
>2.0: better suited for coastal cruising
Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
Formula
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
Notes
Carbon fiber mast and alu. boom . Water ballast.
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