Sun 2000

Sailboat specifications

The Sun 2000 is a 20’4” (6.2m) cruising sailboat designed by Olivier Petit (France). She was built between 1999 and 2010 by Jeanneau (France) with 1470 hulls completed.

Sun 2000's main features

Model: Sun 2000
Hull type: Monohull
Category: Coastal cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder: Jeanneau
Sailboat designer: Olivier Petit
Country: France
Construction: GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
- Hull: Single skin fiberglass polyester
- Deck: Sandwich fiberglass polyester (injection molding process)
Number of hulls built: 1470
First built hull: 1999
Last built hull: 2010
Appendages: Centerboard : pivoting centerboard
Helm: Single tiller
Rudder: Single transom hung rudder
Unsinkable: No
Trailerable: Yes
EC design category iThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions) A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m: C
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only): N/A €

Sun 2000's main dimensions

Overall length: 21’ 10”6.64 m
Hull length: 20’ 4”6.2 m
Waterline length: 20’ 2”6.16 m
Beam (width): 8’ 5”2.55 m
Draft: 5’ 2”1.6 m
Draft when appendages up: 1’0.3 m
Mast height from D_WL: 33’ 10”10.3 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 2756 lb1250 kg
Ballast weight: 794 lb360 kg
French customs tonnage: 3.25 Tx

Sun 2000's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 249 ft²23.1 m²
Downwind sail area: 496 ft²46.1 m²
Mainsail area: 152 ft²14.1 m²
Genoa area: 97 ft²9 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area: 344 ft²32 m²
I iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment): 26’ 11”8.2 m
P iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head): 27’ 1”8.25 m
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi 9/10
Mast configuration: Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 1
Spreaders angle: Swept-back
Spars construction: Aluminum spars
Standing rigging: 1x19 strand wire

Sun 2000's performances

Upwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size. Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.: 214 ft²/T19.91 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.: 428 ft²/T39.73 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR) iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet). The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length: a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.: 151
Ballast ratio iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared. The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.: 29 %
Critical hull speed iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed". The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.: 6.02 knots