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Jeanneau Sun Shine 36

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1982

A production version of the IOR 1-ton class, this masthead sloop features a truncated stern and a 1.92-metre fin keel

Designed by Tony Castro.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 19 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 19
CoastalBluewater

2.22 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.22
LightHeavy

184 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 184
EasygoingPowered-up

18.8 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.8
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Beamier than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2960 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.8
Displacement / length
183.7
Comfort ratio
19.3
Capsize screening
2.22
Hull speed
7.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1384
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1982
Designer
Tony Castro
Builder
Jeanneau

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Beneteau First 34511.00 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 36-foot masthead sloop from the mid-eighties, designed for offshore speed with a stiff 36% ballast ratio
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J Composites J/112e10.99 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA versatile Alan Johnstone-designed fractional sloop balancing high-performance sail area with a comfortable cruising interior
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