The
Sun Shine 38 is a 36’8” (11.2m) cruising sailboat designed by
Tony Castro Yacht Design (Argentina). She was built between 1982 and 1989 by
Jeanneau (France). The
Owner / Keel and centerboard version features a centerboard inside of a short fin-keel allowing shoal draft while maintaining upwind capabilities.
The
Sun Shine 38 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in
Team / Fin keel version (
see all the versions compared).
Sun Shine 38's main features
Model
Sun Shine 38
Version
Owner / Keel and centerboard
Hull type
Monohull
Category
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
About 750
First built hull
1982
Last built hull
1989
Appendages
Centerboard : pivoting centerboard in the keel
Helm
Single tiller (helm wheel in option)
Rudder
Single semi-spade rudder
Unsinkable
No
Trailerable
No
Former French navigation category
1
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
Sun Shine 38's main dimensions
Overall length
38’ 2”11.65 m
Hull length
36’ 8”11.2 m
Waterline length
30’ 8”9.35 m
Beam (width)
12’ 7”3.85 m
Draft
6’ 11”2.1 m
Draft when appendages up
4’ 1”1.24 m
Mast height from DWL
55’ 1”16.8 m
Light displacement (MLC)
12677 lb5750 kg
Ballast weight
5776 lb2620 kg
Ballast type
Cast iron exterior ballast with steel centerboard
French customs tonnage
12.16 Tx
Sun Shine 38's rig and sails
Upwind sail area
818 ft²76 m²
Downwind sail area
1453 ft²135 m²
Mainsail area
301 ft²28 m²
Genoa area
517 ft²48 m²
Solent area
409 ft²38 m²
Jib area
215 ft²20 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area
1152 ft²107 m²
J
iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay)13’ 6”4.12 m
P
iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head)40’12.19 m
E
iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew)13’ 6”4.11 m
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 Shine 38's performances
HN (French rating)
iHN or "Handicap Nationale" is an empirical rating system used in France allowing various monohulls, of different sizes and designs, to race each other fairly. It is particularly suitable for cruiser and cruiser-racer. Therefore, by comparing these values, we can have an indication of the relative speed of 2 boats.20.0
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.255 ft²/T23.68 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.453 ft²/T42.06 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.199
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.46 %
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 1.34.7.42 knots
Sun Shine 38's auxiliary engine
Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power
30 HP
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
22.5 gal85 liters
Sun Shine 38's accommodations and layout
Cockpit
Closed aft cockpit
Cabin(s) (min./max.)
2 / 3
Berth(s) (min./max.)
6 / 10
Head(s)
1
Freshwater tank capacity
52.8 gal200 liters
Fridge/ice-box capacity
26.4 gal100 liters
Boiler capacity
11.4 gal43 liters
Maximum headroom
6’ 1”1.86 m
Galley headroom
5’ 11”1.8 m
Head headroom
5’ 11”1.8 m
Sun Shine 38's saloon
Maximum headroom
6’1.83 m
Saloon table length
3’ 7”1.1 m
Saloon table width
3’ 4”1 m
Sun Shine 38's fore cabin
Maximum headroom
5’ 8”1.75 m
Berth length
6’ 2”1.9 m
Berth width
5’ 6”1.68 m
Sun Shine 38's aft cabin
Maximum headroom
5’ 11”1.8 m
Berth length
6’ 4”1.93 m
Berth width
5’ 2”1.6 m
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