Beneteau

Shipwright Benjamin Bénéteau [fr] founded the company[2][3] in 1884, at Croix-de-Vie, France to build sailing trawlers.

However, they have one US plant in Marion, South Carolina, which produces boats for the American market and opened in 1986.

[7] The Marion plant was closed in September 2020 and production was moved to the existing facilities in France.

They are equipped with tall fractional rigs, high performance keels and upgraded deck hardware.

The current First models being offered include:[14][15] Introduced in 2010, the Sense range is a modern interpretation of a cruising yacht, incorporating several industry firsts, while the company continued to produce the more conventional Oceanis cruising range.

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A Beneteau Oceanis 473 (47.3 feet)
View from a bosun's chair towards the ship decks of two slightly different Oceanis Clipper 411, from a height of around 15 m, the full mast height of the 41 feet (c. 12 m) long yacht. The photo was taken while a broken line running over the top of the mast had to be replaced during a sailing trip.
Beneteau 361