Sun Fast 20

Sun Fast 20

Development
Designer	Jacek Centkowski
Location	France
Year	1985
No. built	500
Builder	Jeanneau
Role	Cruiser-Racer
Name	Sun Fast 20
Boat
Displacement	1,720 lb (780 kg)
Draft	4.26 ft (1.30 m) with keel down
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	21.00 ft (6.40 m)
LWL	18.86 ft (5.75 m)
Beam	7.87 ft (2.40 m)
Engine type	outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	lifting keel
Ballast	595 lb (270 kg)
Rudder	transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	20.33 ft (6.20 m)
J foretriangle base	7.83 ft (2.39 m)
P mainsail luff	25.08 ft (7.64 m)
E mainsail foot	9.16 ft (2.79 m)
Sails
Sailplan	fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area	129 sq ft (12.0 m^2)
Jib/genoa area	75 sq ft (7.0 m^2)
Gennaker area	304 sq ft (28.2 m^2)
Upwind sail area	205 sq ft (19.0 m^2)
Downwind sail area	433 sq ft (40.2 m^2)

The Sun Fast 20 is a recreational keelboat built by Jeanneau in France starting in 1985, and in Poland starting in 1993 with 500 boats completed.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][7][8][9][10][excessive citations]} It is part of the Sun Fast sailboat range.^[11]

Built predominantly of polyester fiberglass, the deck has a balsa core. The hull has a slightly raked stem, a walk-through reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable lifting keel. It displaces 1,720 lb (780 kg) and carries 595 lb (270 kg) of cast iron ballast.^[1][2][3] It has a draft of 4.26 ft (1.30 m) with the keel extended and 0.82 ft (0.25 m) with it retracted.^[1][2][3] It has a hull speed of 5.82 kn (10.78 km/h).^[2][3]

It has four berths with a V-berth and two settee berths in the cabin. The head is a portable type.^[1][2][3]

It has a 7/8 fractional sloop rig, with a deck-stepped mast, a single set of swept spreaders and aluminum spars with continuous stainless steel wire rigging. For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with an asymmetrical spinnaker of 304 sq ft (28.2 m²), flown from a retractable bowsprit.^[1][2][3]

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Sun Fast 20 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
2. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Jeanneau Sun Fast 20". sailboat.guide. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
3. "Sun Fast 20 Sailboat specifications". Boat-Specs.com. 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
4. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Jacek Centkowski". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
5. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Jacek Centkowski". sailboat.guide. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
6. "Jacek Centkowski Sailboat designer". Boat-Specs.com. 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
7. Jeanneau. "Sun Fast 20". jeanneauamerica.com. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
8. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Jeanneau (FRA)". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
9. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Jeanneau". sailboat.guide. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
10. "Jeanneau Sailboat builder". Boat-Specs.com. 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
11. "Sun Fast Sailboat range". Boat-Specs.com. 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.

External links

• Official website