The Figaro Bénéteau (first name) was designed by the Finot group associated with Bénéteau in 1990, then also in association with Jean Berret for the final project.

The Figaro Bénéteau 2 is due to the expertise of Marc Lombard and launched in 2003. Among the specifications were integrated ballasts and a bi-safrans system. The Figaro Bénéteau 2 however remains a relatively simple race boat as it has neither a canting keel nor a bowsprit allowing the use of asymmetrical spinnakers.

Figaro Beneteau 3 is the first production foiling one-design monohull ever to be designed. A distillation of technology and innovation, it results from a collaboration between group Beneteau’s best experts and the Van Peteghem Lauriot-Prévost (VPLP) office, the architects of the two last boats to win the Vendée Globe. The specifications define the FB3 monohull as being as reliable as its predecessor, the FB2. It is equipped with foils, a better performing ballast-free hull, a more slender and deeper keel, a setback mast and a more extensive and larger sail plan.