The
Sun Fast 3600 is a 35’5” (10.8m) racer-cruiser sailboat designed by
Andrieu Yacht Design (France). She is built since 2013 by
Jeanneau (France). She has been awarded "
2016 - IRC boat of the year".
The
Sun Fast 3600 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in
Lead keel version (
see all the versions compared).
Sun Fast 3600's main features
Model
Sun Fast 3600
Version
Standard
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Offshore racer-cruiser 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 : L-shaped keel (with 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 < 0,5mA
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
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
7’2.13 m
Light displacement (MLC)
10913 lb4950 kg
Ballast weight
4409 lb2000 kg
Ballast type
Cast iron fin with lead bulb
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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