Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1983
A Philippe Briand-designed masthead sloop sharing its hull with the Espace 1300, built for stability and cruising
Designed by P. Briand & Philippe Briand.
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Footage from Vie d'écume
Is it for you?
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 28 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.
1.97 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.
219 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
15.1 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.
41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.
A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.
Compared with 2329 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
What the fleet has seen
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The Jeanneau Sun Kiss 45 is a 13.7-meter masthead sloop designed by Philippe Briand, built by Jeanneau from 1983 to the present, sharing its hull with the ESPACE 1300.11:19 It features a fin keel with a spade rudder, a 4.4-meter beam, a 2.0-meter draft, and displaces 11,481 kg. Keel/centerboard versions are also available.10:52
The living fleet
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Boats like this, on the water
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The family
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