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Sun Fizz Fin keel

Sailboat specifications

The Sun Fizz is a 38’6” (11.75m) cruising sailboat designed by Philippe Briand (France). She was built between 1980 and 1986 by Jeanneau (France) with 651 hulls completed. The Fin keel version adopts a classical fin configuration, the easiest option to provide a low center of gravity.

The Sun Fizz is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Keel and centerboard version (see all the versions compared).

Sun Fizz's main features

Model
Sun Fizz
Version
Fin keel
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Offshore cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Country
France
Construction
Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
Number of hulls built
651
First built hull
1980
Last built hull
1986
Appendages
Keel : fin without bulb
Helm
Single helm wheel
Rudder
Single spade rudder
Unsinkable
No
Trailerable
No
Former French navigation category
1
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
N/A

Sun Fizz's main dimensions

Overall length
40’ 5”12.3 m
Hull length
38’ 6”11.75 m
Waterline length
33’ 6”10.2 m
Beam (width)
12’ 7”3.85 m
Draft
6’ 5”1.95 m
Light displacement (MLC)
16094 lb7300 kg
Ballast weight
6614 lb3000 kg
French customs tonnage
15.40 Tx

Sun Fizz's rig and sails

Upwind sail area
888 ft²82.5 m²
Downwind sail area
1539 ft²143 m²
Mainsail area
355 ft²33 m²
Genoa area
533 ft²49.5 m²
Solent area
318 ft²29.5 m²
Jib area
183 ft²17 m²
Stormjib area
86 ft²8 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area
1184 ft²110 m²
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi masthead
Mast configuration
Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars
No
Number of levels of spreaders
2
Spreaders angle
0 °
Spars construction
Aluminum spars
Standing rigging
1x19 strand wire

Sun Fizz'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.
236 ft²/T21.92 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.
409 ft²/T38 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.
41 %
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.
7.75 knots

Sun Fizz's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power
40 HP
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
39.6 gal150 liters

Sun Fizz's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
Closed aft cockpit
Cabin(s)
3
Berth(s) (min./max.)
8 / 11
Head(s)
2
Freshwater tank capacity
184.9 gal700 liters
Fridge/ice-box capacity
26.4 gal100 liters
Maximum headroom
6’ 5”1.95 m
Head headroom
6’ 1”1.85 m

Sun Fizz's saloon

Saloon table width (min./max.)
3’ 4”1 m / 4’ 4”1.3 m

Sun Fizz's fore cabin

Maximum headroom
6’ 2”1.9 m

Sun Fizz's aft cabin

Maximum headroom
6’ 5”1.95 m
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