| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Jacques Fauroux |
| Location | France |
| Year | 1989 |
| Builder(s) | Jeanneau |
| Role | Racer-Cruiser |
| Name | Sun Fast 39 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 14,330 lb (6,500 kg) |
| Draft | 6.40 ft (1.95 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 38.93 ft (11.87 m) |
| LWL | 32.38 ft (9.87 m) |
| Beam | 12.76 ft (3.89 m) |
| Engine type | Inboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 5,401 lb (2,450 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | spade-typerudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 47.90 ft (14.60 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 14.83 ft (4.52 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 50.20 ft (15.30 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 15.09 ft (4.60 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional riggedsloop |
| Mainsail area | 378.76 sq ft (35.188 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 355.18 sq ft (32.997 m2) |
| Total sail area | 733.94 sq ft (68.185 m2) |
TheSun Fast 39 is a Frenchsailboat that was designed byJacques Fauroux as aracer-cruiser and first built in 1989.[1][2][3][4][5]
The Sun Fast 39 is a development of the more cruising-orientedSun Charm 39 of 1988. The design was developed into the cruisingSun Odyssey 39 in 1990.[1][2][6][7][8][9]
The design was built byJeanneau in France, starting in 1989, but it is now out of production.[1][2][5][10][11]
The Sun Fast 39 is a racingkeelboat, built predominantly offiberglass, with wood trim. It has afractionalsloop rig. The hull has araked stem, a step-downreverse transom with a swimming platform, an internally mounted spade-typerudder controlled by awheel and a fixed finkeel. It displaces 14,330 lb (6,500 kg) and carries 5,401 lb (2,450 kg) of ballast.[1][2]
The boat has a draft of 6.40 ft (1.95 m) with the standard keel.[1][2]
The boat is fitted with a Britishinboard engine for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 37 U.S. gallons (140 L; 31 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 95 U.S. gallons (360 L; 79 imp gal).[1][2]
The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double"V"-berth in the bow cabin and two aft cabins with a double berth in each. Thegalley is located on the starboard side, amidships and opposite the U-shaped settee and the dining table. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove, anice box and a double sink. A navigation station is aft of the galley, on the starboard side. There are twoheads, one just forward of each aft cabin.[1][2]
The design has ahull speed of 7.63 kn (14.13 km/h).[2]