The
Sun Légende 41 is a 40’2” (12.25m) cruiser-racer sailboat designed by
Douglas Peterson (United States). She was built between 1985 and 1994 by
Jeanneau (France) with 548 hulls completed. The
Regatta version offers a deeper keel, longer mast, and larger sail area.
The
Sun Légende 41 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in
Fin keel and
Keel and centerboard version (
see all the versions compared).
Sun Légende 41's main features
Model
Sun Légende 41
Version
Regatta
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Offshore cruiser-racer 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
548
First built hull
1985
Last built hull
1994
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)
Sun Légende 41's main dimensions
Overall length
40’ 10”12.45 m
Hull length
40’ 2”12.25 m
Waterline length
32’ 8”9.98 m
Beam (width)
12’ 11”3.94 m
Draft
6’ 11”2.1 m
Mast height from DWL
58’ 8”17.88 m
Light displacement (MLC)
16094 lb7300 kg
Ballast weight
6878 lb3120 kg
Ballast type
Lead
French customs tonnage
14.23 Tx
Sun Légende 41's rig and sails
Upwind sail area
973 ft²90.4 m²
Downwind sail area
1655 ft²153.8 m²
Mainsail area
371 ft²34.5 m²
Genoa area
602 ft²55.9 m²
Solent area
379 ft²35.19 m²
Jib area
210 ft²19.55 m²
Stormjib area
82 ft²7.65 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area
1284 ft²119.3 m²
I
iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment)52’ 6”16 m
J
iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay)15’ 1”4.6 m
P
iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head)46’ 4”14.1 m
E
iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew)14’ 1”4.3 m
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi masthead
Mast configuration
Keel stepped mast
Rotating spars
No
Number of levels of spreaders
2
Spreaders angle
0 °
Running backstays
1 set(s)
Spars construction
Aluminum spars
Standing rigging
Single-strand (ROD)
Sun Légende 41'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/T24.02 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.440 ft²/T40.87 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.208
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.43 %
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 1.34.7.67 knots
Sun Légende 41's auxiliary engine
Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power (min./max.)
44 HP / 55 HP
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
52.8 gal200 liters
Sun Légende 41's accommodations and layout
Cockpit
Closed aft cockpit
Cabin(s) (min./max.)
2 / 3
Berth(s) (min./max.)
4 / 11
Head(s) (min./max.)
1 / 2
Freshwater tank capacity
92.5 gal350 liters
Maximum headroom
6’ 7”2 m
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