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Day Cruising

Jacek Centkowski

<p>The Sun Fast 17 is a light and highly practical craft, aboard which hassle free handling is the keynote: slipping and mast stepping can be done single handed, the asymmetrical spinnaker surprisingly easy to raise thanks to the retractable spinnaker pole. With the center board raised, a mere 25 cm of water is suffice to get her afloat and, with the flat bilge, beaching is effected without recourse to beaching legs.&nbsp;</p><p>The smallest in Jeanneau's live aboard range, the Sun Fast 17 offers surprising accommodation featuring a large double berth forward with stowage lockers above &amp; below the sleeping area. The cabin is light an airy as a result of her well placed ports. Never before has such accommodation been seen on such a small yacht. Access to the cabin is through a plexiglas hatch which provides light into the interior and in addition to the double berth forward there are two single quarter berths giving family accommodation.</p>

Genoa

Fiberglass

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Monohull

su17-1_1586163453

Mainsail

Jeanneau

Euro

Symmetric spinnaker

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Name	Value
Maker	Jeanneau
Maker website	https://www.jeanneau.fr
Model	Sun Fast 17
First built hull	1994
Last built hull	2000
Price	7,500 €
Boat type	Sail
Category	Cruiser Boats
Hull type	Monohull
Hull material	Monohull

Name	Value
Top speed	8.38 kmh
Length overall	5.39 m
Length at waterline	4.6 m
Beam overall	2.32 m
Headroom	1.34 m
Draft maximum	1.04 m
Displacement	600.1 kg
Ballast weight	125.19 kg
Ballast type	Cast iron
Helm	1 tiller
Rudder	1 transom hung rudder
Cockpit	Closed aft cockpit
Trailerable

Name	Value
Naval architect
Name/Studio	Jacek Centkowski

Name	Value
Spars	Mast and boom in Aluminum
Standing rigging	1x19 strand wire continuous
Number of spreaders	1
Spreaders angle	Swept-back
Upwind sail area	13.47 sq.m
Downwind sail area	23.97 sq.m
Mainsail A	97
Headsail A	48
Spinnaker A	161

Name	Value
Engine A
Power	4 HP
Type	Outboard

1994 Jeanneau Sun Fast 17

Boat Overview

Type

Maker

Hull type

Hull Material

Fiberglass

Category

Boat length (LOA)

5.39 m

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Specs

Performance & Ratios

Name	Value
Sail Area to Displacement (SA/D)	0.04
Upwind SA to Displacement	19.25
Downwind SA to Displacement	34.26
Hull Displacement Speed	0.04
Displacement to Length (D/L)	5.21
Ballast to Displacement (B/D)	0.21
Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)	2.77