| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Tony Castro |
| Location | France |
| Year | 1982 |
| Builder | Jeanneau |
| Role | Racer |
| Name | Sun Shine 36 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 11,872 lb (5,385 kg) |
| Draft | 6.30 ft (1.92 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 36.42 ft (11.10 m) |
| LWL | 30.67 ft (9.35 m) |
| Beam | 12.63 ft (3.85 m) |
| Engine type | Yanmardiesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 4,850 lb (2,200 kg) |
| Rudder | spade-typerudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 46.30 ft (14.11 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 14.70 ft (4.48 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 40.00 ft (12.19 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 13.50 ft (4.11 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 270.00 sq ft (25.084 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 340.31 sq ft (31.616 m2) |
| Total sail area | 610.31 sq ft (56.700 m2) |
TheSun Shine 36 is a Frenchsailboat that was designed byTony Castro as anInternational Offshore RuleOne Ton classracer and first built in 1982.[1][2][3][4]
The Sunshine 36 is the production version of an originalprototype one ton racer and shares a hull design with theRegatta 39 and theSun Shine 38, which has a longertransom.[1][2][5][6][7][8]
The design was built byJeanneau in France, starting in 1982, but it is now out of production.[1][2][9][10]
The Sun Shine 36 is a racingkeelboat, built predominantly offiberglass, with wood trim and amasthead sloop rig. The hull has araked stem, areverse transom, an internally mounted spade-typerudder controlled by awheel and a fixed finkeel or optional stub keel andcenterboard.[1][2]
The keel equipped version displaces 11,872 lb (5,385 kg) and carries 4,850 lb (2,200 kg) of ballast, while the centerboard equipped version displaces 12,544 lb (5,690 kg).[1][2]
The keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of 6.30 ft (1.92 m), while the centerboard-equipped version has a draft of 6.80 ft (2.07 m) with the centerboard extended and 4.10 ft (1.25 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water.[1][2]
The boat is fitted with a JapaneseYanmardiesel engine for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 22 U.S. gallons (83 L; 18 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 53 U.S. gallons (200 L; 44 imp gal).[1][2]
The design has sleeping accommodation for eight people, with a double"V"-berth in the bow cabin, an L-shaped settee and a straight settee in the main cabin and two aft cabins, each with double berths. Thegalley is located on the port side just forward of thecompanionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove,ice box and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. Thehead is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side.[1][2]
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetricalspinnaker.[1][2]
The design has ahull speed of 7.42 kn (13.74 km/h).[2]
The boat was at one time supported by an active class club that organized racing events, theOne Ton class, and more recently by theJeanneau Owners Network.[11][12][13][14]
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