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Sun Fast 32 Deep 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 Deep draft version offers a deeper L-shaped keel bringing extra performance especially upwind.

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

Sun Fast 32's main features

Model
Sun Fast 32
Version
Deep draft
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Cruiser-racer sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Sailboat range
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
6’ 5”1.95 m
Mast height from DWL
46’ 11”14.3 m
Light displacement (MLC)
7937 lb3600 kg
Ballast weight
2381 lb1080 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.
245 ft²/T22.73 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.
394 ft²/T36.61 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.
195
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.
30 %
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

Sun Fast 32's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power (min./max.)
9 HP / 18 HP
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
11.9 gal45 liters

Sun Fast 32's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
Closed aft cockpit
Cabin(s)
2
Berth(s) (min./max.)
4 / 6
Head(s)
1
Freshwater tank capacity
42.3 gal160 liters
Fridge/ice-box capacity
19.8 gal75 liters
Boiler capacity
6.1 gal23 liters
Maximum headroom
6’ 1”1.85 m
Galley headroom
6’1.83 m
Head headroom
5’ 11”1.8 m

Sun Fast 32's saloon

Maximum headroom
6’1.83 m
Chart table
3’ 1”0.93 m x 2’0.6 m

Sun Fast 32's fore cabin

Maximum headroom
5’ 7”1.7 m
Berth length
6’ 7”2 m
Berth width
5’ 2”1.6 m

Sun Fast 32's aft cabin

Maximum headroom
5’ 11”1.8 m
Berth length
6’ 5”1.95 m
Berth width
5’ 2”1.6 m
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