Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1990
A Doug Peterson-designed masthead sloop sharing a hull with the Sun Legende 41, built for performance since 1990
Designed by Doug Peterson.
See her sail
The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.
Footage from SEILmagasinet
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 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.
2.05 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.
205 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
17.7 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.
35% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.
A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.
What the fleet has seen
Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.
The Jeanneau Sun Fast 41 is a masthead sloop designed by Doug Peterson, built by Jeanneau from 1990 to the present, and available in a keel/centerboard version. It measures 12.4 meters LOA with a 3.9-meter beam, a 1.9-meter draft, and displaces 7300 kg. The design is likely a variant of the Sun Legende 41.
The living fleet
Where the fleet has filmed this boat.
On the water
The record
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Boats like this, on the water
Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.
The family
Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.
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