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Sun Fast 3600 Lead keel

Sailboat specifications

The Sun Fast 3600 is a 35’5” (10.8m) cruiser-racer sailboat designed by Andrieu Yacht Design (France). She is built since 2013 by Jeanneau (France). The Lead keel version adopts a classical fin configuration, the easiest option to provide a low center of gravity. She has been awarded "2016 - IRC boat of the year".

The Sun Fast 3600 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Standard version (see all the versions compared).

Sun Fast 3600's main features

Model
Sun Fast 3600
Version
Lead keel
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Offshore cruiser-racer sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Sailboat range
Country
France
Construction
GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Sandwich fiberglass polyester (vacuum infusion)
First built hull
2013
Last built hull
Still in production
Award(s)
  • 2016: IRC boat of the year
    Appendages
    Keel : fin without bulb
    Helm
    Twin tillers (helm wheels in option)
    Rudder
    Twin spade rudders
    Unsinkable
    No
    Trailerable
    No
    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
    A
    Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
    About 
    150 000 €
     (2020)

    Sun Fast 3600's main dimensions

    Overall length
    36’ 11”11.25 m
    Hull length
    35’ 5”10.8 m
    Waterline length
    31’ 2”9.5 m
    Beam (width)
    11’ 7”3.55 m
    Draft
    7’ 2”2.18 m
    Light displacement (MLC)
    10913 lb4950 kg
    Ballast weight
    4409 lb2000 kg
    Ballast type
    Lead

    Sun Fast 3600's rig and sails

    Upwind sail area
    751 ft²69.8 m²
    Downwind sail area
    1473 ft²136.8 m²
    Mainsail area
    396 ft²36.8 m²
    Genoa area
    355 ft²33 m²
    Symmetric spinnaker area
    1076 ft²100 m²
    Rigging type
    Sloop Marconi 19/20
    Mast configuration
    Deck stepped mast
    Rotating spars
    No
    Number of levels of spreaders
    2
    Spreaders angle
    Swept-back
    Spars construction
    Aluminum spars (carbon fiber spars as an option)
    Standing rigging
    Dyform

    Sun Fast 3600'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.
    259 ft²/T24.03 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.
    507 ft²/T47.1 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.
    163
    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.
    40 %
    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.
    7.48 knots

    Sun Fast 3600's auxiliary engine

    Engine(s)
    1 inboard engine
    Engine(s) power
    21 HP
    Fuel type
    Diesel
    Fuel tank capacity
    19.8 gal75 liters

    Sun Fast 3600's accommodations and layout

    Cockpit
    Open aft cockpit
    Cabin(s)
    2
    Berth(s) (min./max.)
    4 / 6
    Freshwater tank capacity
    26.4 gal100 liters
    Fridge/ice-box capacity
    15.9 gal60 liters

    Sun Fast 3600's saloon

    Maximum headroom
    6’1.84 m
    Berth length
    6’ 7”2 m

    Sun Fast 3600's aft cabin

    Maximum headroom
    6’ 8”2.03 m
    Berth length
    6’ 7”2 m
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