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The Sun Fast 17 is a French trailerable sailboat that was designed by Jacek Centkowski as a cruiser and first built in 1994.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

The boat is part of the Sun Fast sailboat range[8] and was developed into the Balt 17.[1][2][9]

Production

The design was built by Jeanneau in France, from 1994 to 1999, with about 300 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][2][7][10][11][12]

Design

The Sun Fast 17 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a 3/4 fractional sloop rig, with a keel-stepped mast, a single set of swept spreaders and aluminum spars with continuous stainless steel wire rigging. The hull has a slightly raked stem, a walk-through reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard. It displaces 1,323 lb (600 kg) and carries 276 lb (125 kg) of cast iron ballast.[1][2]

The boat has a draft of 3.28 ft (1.00 m) with the centerboard extended and 0.82 ft (0.25 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1][2][7]

The boat is normally fitted with a small 4 hp (3 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1][2]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settees in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth on the port side. Cabin headroom is 52 in (132 cm).[1][2][7]

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a asymmetrical spinnaker of 161 sq ft (15.0 m2) flown from a retractable bowsprit.[1][2][7]

The design has a hull speed of 5.21 kn (9.65 km/h).[2]

Operational history

The boat was at one time supported by a class club that organized racing events, the Sun Fast Association.[13][14]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Sun Fast 17 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Jeanneau Sun Fast 17". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Sun Fast 17 Sailboat Specifications". Boat-Specs.com. 2022. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  4. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Jacek Centkowski". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  5. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Jacek Centkowski". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Jacek Centkowski Sailboat designer". Boat-Specs.com. 2022. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d e Jeanneau. "Sun Fast 17". jeanneauamerica.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Sun Fast Sailboat range". Boat-Specs.com. 2022. Archived from the original on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  9. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Balt 17 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  10. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Jeanneau (FRA)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  11. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Jeanneau". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Jeanneau Sailboat builder". Boat-Specs.com. 2022. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  13. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Sun Fast (Jeanneau)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  14. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Sun Fast (Jeanneau)". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
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