FINE LINE
Class CSemi-displacementCruiser/Racer

FINE LINE — NOR 16700

Model: First 30

BeneteauSam Manuard

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FINE LINE (NOR 16700) is a First 30 designed by Sam Manuard and built by Beneteau. She has been racing since 2026. She sails with a larger sail plan than most First 30s. Against a typical First 30 she is slower downwind.

FINE LINE NOR 16700 - Sam Manuard - Beneteau

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

6

Race starts

0

Wins

17%

Podiums

91

Race Edge

563.3s/mile

Rating 2026

Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.

Under 10 kn64
10–16 kn92
Over 16 kn92
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Length

9.34 m

30′ 8″

Beam

2.98 m

Draft

2.04 m

Displacement

3.1 t

Sail area

53 m²

On the podium

Where FINE LINE finishes when she goes racing.

0

Wins

1

Seconds

0

Thirds

6

Starts

Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.

Regattas

Every regatta we found with FINE LINE on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • NorwayIsland Offshore - Race to the Arctic202661027
  • NorwayNorgesmesterskap Doublehanded/Seilmakeren Doublehanded202610
  • NorwayBergen Singlehanded202612

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Who she races against

The boats FINE LINE meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.

Other competitors (38)

Met too few times for a figure.

LEVENS (Elan 37, 6 meetings), FIRST LADY (First 35 (Farr), 5 meetings), TRASS (Elan 37, 5 meetings), STAYER 2 (First 36.7, 5 meetings), LETHE (First 34.7, 4 meetings), SERENDIPITY (First 36.7, 4 meetings), ARRABBIATA (Sun Fast 3200, 4 meetings), PSYKE (Aphrodite 101, 4 meetings), JUNIPER (First 36.7, 4 meetings), AIMEE (Dufour 34, 4 meetings), JUST 4 FUN (Salona 34, 4 meetings), CARMENCITA (Dufour 34, 4 meetings), AJDA (Elan 380, 4 meetings), FLYER (Dehler 36 (Stadt), 4 meetings), MIA MARA (Elan 37, 2 meetings), LA LINEA (First 36.7, 2 meetings), X-FAKTOR (X-332, 2 meetings), VENTUS (Bavaria Match 35, 2 meetings), HEGREN (Aphrodite 101, 2 meetings), CRUELLA DEVIL (Sun Fast 3200, 2 meetings), BÅTENVÅR (First 31.7, 2 meetings), VIKKI (Victory 42, 1 meeting), VINNA (Arcona 370, 1 meeting), SITAREN (Maxi 105, 1 meeting), MITHRANDIR (First 36.7, 1 meeting), SILJE (Sun Od 40, 1 meeting), IRIE (Elan 37, 1 meeting), BLÅNE (Dufour 34, 1 meeting), STORMEN (Hanse 320, 1 meeting), UTLA (Dufour 34, 1 meeting), STJERNEBRIS (X-35, 1 meeting), ZORRO (Swan 45, 1 meeting), REN GLEDE (Maxi 130, 1 meeting), AQUASENSE (Dehler 38 (Judel/Vrolijk), 1 meeting), CREMULEN (Hanse 430, 1 meeting), FRIDA (Elan 362, 1 meeting), CAROLINA AF ASKØEN (Hanse 400, 1 meeting), KARMA (Nordship 28, 1 meeting)

How FINE LINE compares with a typical First 30

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, First 30s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical First 30; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind+0.03 kn
Beam reach+0.04 kn
Broad reach-0.04 kn
Downwind-0.07 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she gives away time to a typical First 30 on the downwind.

Speed at every angle

FINE LINE in blue, a typical First 30 dashed.

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FINE LINE in blue, a typical First 30 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other First 30s racing

Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.

More about the First 30

Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.

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