BoatsJeanneau Sun Fast 39

Jeanneau Sun Fast 39

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1989

A performance-oriented Jacques Fauroux design featuring a fractional rig and a high sail area-to-displacement ratio

Designed by Jacques Fauroux.

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 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 22
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.11
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 188
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 20.0
TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.0
Displacement / length
188.4
Comfort ratio
21.7
Capsize screening
2.11
Hull speed
7.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1476
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1989
Designer
Jacques Fauroux
Builder
Jeanneau

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