Sun Fast 37

Sun Fast 37
Development
DesignerJacques Fauroux
LocationFrance
Year2000
Builder(s)Jeanneau
RoleCruiser-Racer
NameSun Fast 37
Boat
Displacement13,779 lb (6,250 kg)
Draft6.79 ft (2.07 m)
Hull
Typemonohull
Constructionfiberglass
LOA37.40 ft (11.40 m)
LWL31.50 ft (9.60 m)
Beam12.14 ft (3.70 m)
Engine typeVolvo Penta MD2030 56 hp (42 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel with weighted bulb
Ballast4,497 lb (2,040 kg)
Rudder(s)spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
I foretriangle height46.33 ft (14.12 m)
J foretriangle base12.75 ft (3.89 m)
P mainsail luff43.25 ft (13.18 m)
E mainsail foot15.58 ft (4.75 m)
Sails
Sailplanfractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area336.92 sq ft (31.301 m2)
Jib/genoa area295.35 sq ft (27.439 m2)
Total sail area632.27 sq ft (58.740 m2)
Racing
PHRF102-120

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The Sun Fast 37 is a French sailboat that was designed by Jacques Fauroux as a racer-cruiser and first built in 2000.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

The design is a more racing-oriented development of Fauroux's 1998 Sun Odyssey 37, with a taller rig and a deeper keel.[1][2][6][7][8]

Production

The design was built by Jeanneau in France, starting in 2000, but it is now out of production.[1][2][5][9][10]

Design

The Sun Fast 37 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel with a weighted bulb. It displaces 13,779 lb (6,250 kg) and carries 4,497 lb (2,040 kg) of ballast.[1][2][6]

The boat has a draft of 6.79 ft (2.07 m) with the standard keel.[1][2]

The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo Penta MD2030 diesel engine of 56 hp (42 kW) for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 36 U.S. gallons (140 L; 30 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 84 U.S. gallons (320 L; 70 imp gal).[1][2]

The design has sleeping accommodation for six people in three cabins, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a U-shaped settee and a straight settee in the main cabin and two aft cabin, each with a double berth. A two cabin interior has just one larger aft cabin on the port side. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, an ice box and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The head is located aft on the starboard side. On the two cabin layout the head is larger and includes a shower.[1][2][6]

The design has a hull speed of 7.52 kn (13.93 km/h) and a PHRF handicap of 102 to 120.[2][11]

Operational history

The boat was at one time supported by a class club that organized racing events, the Sun Fast Association.[12][13]

In a 2015 review for Boats.com, Rupert Holmes wrote, "this Jacques Fauroux designed 37-footer helped to set new standards in accommodation in cruising boats of this size when it was first launched at the very end of the 1990s. In addition, it also provided reasonable sailing performance, especially in the Sun Fast version, which offered a deep bulb keel with a draught of 2.07m allied to a larger rig. As a result both models proved popular, with production continuing for some seven years."[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Sun Fast 37 (Jeanneau) sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Jeanneau Sun Fast 37". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  3. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Jacques Fauroux". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  4. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Jacques Fauroux". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b Jeanneau. "Sun Fast 37". jeanneau.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e Holmes, Rupert (6 July 2015). "Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 37 and Sun Fast 37: reviewed". boats.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  7. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Sun Odyssey 37 (Jeanneau) sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  8. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 37". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  9. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Jeanneau (FRA)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  10. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Jeanneau". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  11. ^ US Sailing (2023). "PHRF Handicaps". ussailing.org. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  12. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Sun Fast (Jeanneau)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  13. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Sun Fast (Jeanneau)". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.