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Review of Sun Fast 32i


Sun Fast 32i
Sun Fast 32i.

Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Sun Fast 32i is a sailboat designed by the French maritime architect Philippe Briand in the mid 2000.

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Hull
The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.

Interior
The boat is equipped with 6 berths.
The headroom is above average

Rig
The boat equipped with a fractional rig. A fractional rig has smaller headsails which make tacking easier, which is an advantage for cruisers and racers, of course. The downside is that having the wind from behind often requires a genaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.

Keel

The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 1.98 - 2.08 meter (6.50 - 6.80 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.


Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 7.1 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.


Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Sun Fast 32i is about 188 kg/cm, alternatively 1058 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 188 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1058 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.


Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Sun Fast 32i is 2.85.

Slim Wide 76% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 76% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more spacy hull design.


Ballast Ratio

What is a Ballast Ratio?

The ballast ratio for Sun Fast 32i is 27%.

Low High 3% 0 50 100
This ballast ratio shows a righting moment that is higher than 3% of all similar sailboat designs. A righting moment (ability to resist heeling) significantly below average.


Over- / underrigged

Low High 88% 0 50 100
The Sun Fast 32i has more rig than 88% of all similar sailboats, which indicates that the boat is significantly overrigged.


Maintenance

Bottom Paint

When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 34m2 (365 ft2).
Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.

Note: If you use a paint roller you will need more paint than if you use a paintbrush.


Rig

Dimensions of sail for fractional rig.

mainsail specifications headsail specifications

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If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.



Guiding dimensions of running rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Mainsail halyard 29.2 m(95.8 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard29.2 m(95.8 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Spinnaker halyard29.2 m(95.8 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Jib sheet 9.4 m(31.0 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Genoa sheet9.4 m(31.0 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Mainsheet 23.6 m(77.5 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Spinnaker sheet20.8 m(68.2 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Cunningham3.7 m(12.2 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Kickingstrap7.4 m(24.3 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Clew-outhaul7.4 m(24.3 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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