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BJ Marine Launch Beneteau First 30 at Cannes Boat Show

10th September 2024
The new Beneteau First 30 - a key model for the Irish market is designed by Samuel Manuard
The new Beneteau First 30 - a key model for the Irish market is designed by Samuel Manuard

News from Irish Beneteau distributor BJ Marine at this week's Cannes Boat Show is the announcement of the new Beneteau First 30.

According to BJ's General Manager James Kirwan, this design by Samuel Manuard follows the huge success of the First 36 and represents a key model for the Irish market.

Kirwan also points to the runaway success of the First 31.7 in Irish waters, a design that still commands strong one-design numbers, as seen at the recent national championships held during September's ICRA Championships.

With low loads, a simple rig and an uncluttered cockpit, Beneteau says the new First 30 doesn’t need a large crew or intense training sessions to make sailing fun and safe in all conditions - both shorthanded and as a family. With low loads, a simple rig and an uncluttered cockpit, Beneteau says the new First 30 doesn’t need a large crew or intense training sessions to make sailing fun and safe in all conditions - both shorthanded and as a family. 

The First 30  is expected to deliver exceptional performance and exciting sailing all packaged in a very comfortable cruising configuration, Kirwan says. 

Focusing on the needs of today’s sailors, Beneteau says it is an exhilarating boat that is quick and easy to get planing, yet astonishingly easy to handle even when sailing at double-digit speeds.

The First 30 is a comfortable saloon with 1.85 m (6.1 ft) headroom, a proper, functional galley with gimballed stove and fridge, marine head, above standard-sized front cabin and decently sized aft cabin with removable storage elements sufficient for a week’s cruising. The First 30 is a comfortable saloon with 1.85 m (6.1 ft) headroom, a proper, functional galley with gimballed stove and fridge, marine head, above standard-sized front cabin and decently sized aft cabin with removable storage elements sufficient for a week’s cruising

"We will have the first boat displayed during Dusseldorf 2025 with a remarkable launch price of €100,000 ex vat for the basic boat, he adds.

Beneteau First 30 provisional specifications

Beneteau First 30 provisional specificationsBeneteau First 30 provisional specifications

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BJ Marine has six bases; two in Ireland, three in the UK and one in the Mediterranean. The Managing Director is Bernard Gallagher and the Group Sales Manager is James Kirwan. The Irish headquartered marine firm represents market-leading brands including Beneteau Power and Sailboats, Fountaine Pajot Catamarans and Power-Cats, Sea Ray Sports Boats and Cruisers, Wauquiez Custom Yachts and Cranchi and Monte Carlo Luxury Powerboats. BJ Marine has a brokerage sales division that has delivered to every continent and a brokerage list with as many as 300 used boats for sale in Wales, across the Island of Ireland and across Europe.

At A Glance – BJ Marine Agencies

BJ Marine are agents for the following international yacht and powerboat brands in Ireland: 

  • Beneteau Sail
  • Beneteau Power
  • Monte Carlo
  • Sea Ray
  • Fountaine Pajot Sail
  • Fountaine Pajot Power
  • Cranchi
  • Wauquiez

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