I am not a French speaker (at least, not a francophone), but from what I know, the name Beneteau (or rather, Bénéteau) came from the last name of the original founder/constructor/shipwright.
The “hunter” would be “chasseur”. If you want to stretch the similarities, “bonneteau” is French for a three-card game, but it has nothing to do with either Hunter or Beneteau. Marek Ottawa, ON From: Andrew Burton via CnC-List Sent: Friday, April 26, 2019 11:52 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Andrew Burton Subject: Re: Stus-List Offshore boat By the way, perhaps a French speaker out there (Bruno?) can tell me, is it true that "Beneteau" is French for "Hunter?" :) Andy Andrew Burton 139 Tuckerman Ave Middletown, RI USA 02842 www.burtonsailing.com<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.burtonsailing.com&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cc73481900ea145c356da08d6ca5f30a8%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636918907512666034&sdata=CH%2BFr1pxQj79yCw6ea%2F44L7TuPuCAH%2FVj5GlxzOZ4PU%3D&reserved=0> http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fsite%2Fandrewburtonyachtservices%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cc73481900ea145c356da08d6ca5f30a8%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636918907512676045&sdata=c6gX1LeqxuvcmvKBYxmqHCZ9QWMc56EtQFAKOXeJVg8%3D&reserved=0> +401 965-5260
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