Sun Fast 32 Shoal draft

Sailboat specifications

The Sun Fast 32 is a 30’8” (9.35m) cruiser-racer sailboat designed by Philippe Briand (France). She was built between 1993 and 2001 by Jeanneau (France). The Shoal draft version features a shorter keel to grant access to shallow areas.

The Sun Fast 32 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Deep draft version (see all the versions compared).

Sun Fast 32's main features

Model: Sun Fast 32
Version: Shoal draft
Hull type: Monohull
Category: Cruiser-racer sailboat
Sailboat builder: Jeanneau
Sailboat designer: Philippe Briand
Sailboat range: Sun Fast
Country: France
Construction: Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
Number of hulls built: About 100
First built hull: 1993
Last built hull: 2001
Appendages: Keel : L-shaped keel (with bulb)
Helm: Single tiller
Rudder: Single spade rudder
Unsinkable: No
Trailerable: No
Former French navigation category: 2
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only): N/A €

Sun Fast 32's main dimensions

Overall length: 31’ 2”9.5 m
Hull length: 30’ 8”9.35 m
Waterline length: 26’ 5”8.05 m
Beam (width): 10’ 10”3.3 m
Waterline beam (width): 8’ 7”2.62 m
Draft: 4’ 10”1.45 m
Mast height from D_WL: 46’ 11”14.3 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 8488 lb3850 kg
Ballast weight: 2888 lb1310 kg
Ballast type: Cast iron
French customs tonnage: 8.90 Tx

Sun Fast 32's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 575 ft²53.4 m²
Downwind sail area: 926 ft²86 m²
Mainsail area: 269 ft²25 m²
Genoa area: 306 ft²28.4 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area: 657 ft²61 m²
I iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment): 38’ 1”11.6 m
J iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay): 10’ 7”3.23 m
P iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head): 37’ 5”11.4 m
E iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew): 11’ 10”3.6 m
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi 9/10
Mast configuration: Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 2
Spreaders angle: Swept-back
Spars construction: Aluminum spars
Standing rigging: 1x19 strand wire

Sun Fast 32'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.: 234 ft²/T21.74 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.: 377 ft²/T35.01 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.: 209
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.: 34 %
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.: 6.89 knots