The
Sun Kiss 47 is a 45’10” (13.95m) cruising sailboat designed by
Philippe Briand (France). She was built between 1982 and 1989 by
Jeanneau (France) with 315 hulls completed. The
Keel and centerboard version features a centerboard inside of a short fin-keel allowing shoal draft while maintaining upwind capabilities.
The
Sun Kiss 47 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in
Fin keel version (
see all the versions compared).
Sun Kiss 47's main features
Model
Sun Kiss 47
Version
Keel and centerboard
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Offshore cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Country
France
Construction
GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
- Hull: Single skin fiberglass (Kevlar optional) polyester
- Deck: Sandwich balsa fiberglass polyester
Number of hulls built
315
First built hull
1982
Last built hull
1989
Appendages
Centerboard : pivoting centerboard in the keel
Helm
Single helm wheel
Rudder
Single semi-spade rudder
Unsinkable
No
Trailerable
No
Former French navigation category
1
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
Sun Kiss 47's main dimensions
Overall length
47’ 5”14.45 m
Hull length
45’ 10”13.95 m
Waterline length
37’ 2”11.35 m
Beam (width)
14’ 5”4.4 m
Draft
8’ 10”2.68 m
Draft when appendages up
5’1.53 m
Light displacement (MLC)
26455 lb12000 kg
Ballast weight
10141 lb4600 kg
Ballast type
Cast iron exterior ballast with steel centerboard
Sun Kiss 47's rig and sails
Upwind sail area
1090 ft²101.3 m²
Downwind sail area
1956 ft²181.7 m²
Mainsail area
391 ft²36.3 m²
Genoa area
700 ft²65 m²
Jib area
431 ft²40 m²
Stormjib area
94 ft²8.7 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area
1565 ft²145.4 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 Kiss 47'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.208 ft²/T19.33 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.373 ft²/T34.67 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.232
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.38 %
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 1.34.8.18 knots
Sun Kiss 47's auxiliary engine
Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power (min./max.)
50 HP / 55 HP
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
56.8 gal215 liters
Sun Kiss 47's accommodations and layout
Cockpit
Closed aft cockpit
Cabin(s) (min./max.)
3 / 4
Berth(s) (min./max.)
7 / 9
Head(s)
2
Freshwater tank capacity
163.8 gal620 liters
Fridge/ice-box capacity
84.5 gal320 liters
Boiler capacity
10.8 gal41 liters
Maximum headroom
6’ 5”1.95 m
Galley headroom
6’ 2”1.9 m
Head headroom
5’ 10”1.78 m
Sun Kiss 47's saloon
Maximum headroom
6’ 2”1.9 m
Saloon table length
4’ 11”1.5 m
Saloon table width
2’ 1”0.63 m
Chart table
3’ 8”1.12 m x 2’ 6”0.76 m
Sun Kiss 47's fore cabin
Maximum headroom
6’ 2”1.9 m
Berth length
6’ 7”2 m
Berth width
4’ 4”1.3 m
Sun Kiss 47's aft cabin
Maximum headroom
6’ 1”1.87 m
Berth length
6’ 6”1.98 m
Berth width
4’ 7”1.4 m
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