APOLLON
Class CHeavy displacementCruiser/Racer

APOLLON — GRE 84

Model: Sun Shine 36

JeanneauTony Castro

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APOLLON (GRE 84) is a Sun Shine 36 designed by Tony Castro and built by Jeanneau. She has been racing since 2018. Against a typical Sun Shine 36 she is slower upwind in light air.

APOLLON GRE 84 - Tony Castro - Jeanneau

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

48

Race starts

0

Wins

25%

Podiums

59

Race Edge

583.2s/mile

Rating 2026

Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.

Under 10 kn40
10–16 kn67
Over 16 kn12
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Length

11.09 m

36′ 5″

Beam

3.81 m

Draft

1.90 m

Displacement

5.6 t

Sail area

69 m²

On the podium

Where APOLLON finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

25%

of 48 starts · Sun Shine 36 fleet: 18%

Wins

0%

Wins0%0
Seconds10%5
Thirds15%7
Off the podium75%36

Regattas

Every regatta we found with APOLLON on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • Türkiye19th Channel Regatta20261333
  • GreeceRodos Cup202624116
  • GreeceRodos Cup20252324
  • GreeceAegean Regatta20241211301013
  • GreeceΣυμη202478

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Round the buoys, or offshore

A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat.

Round the buoys

36%

of these races end on the podium

14 races of 10 NM or less

Offshore & coastal

21%

of these races end on the podium

34 races over 10 NM

Sharper round the buoys. Short courses reward acceleration and manoeuvring, and that is where this design makes its money.

Who she races against

The boats APOLLON meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.

APOLLON aheadRival ahead
MOUSMOULO · Hallberg Rassy 268%ahead in 4 of 48 meetings
PANORMITIS · First 4168%ahead in 27 of 40 meetings
ARMIDA · Hanse 37082%ahead in 32 of 39 meetings
KALIMERA · Yca 2969%ahead in 27 of 39 meetings
DAS BOOT · Optima 10137%ahead in 13 of 35 meetings
Show more rivals (34)
BLUE SHARK · Grand Surprise51%ahead in 18 of 35 meetings
O PANORMITIS · Sea Mini75%ahead in 24 of 32 meetings
ALOUSTINA · First 3282%ahead in 18 of 22 meetings
ESTELLA · First 42 (Farr)21%ahead in 4 of 19 meetings
APOLLON · Dufour 35063%ahead in 10 of 16 meetings
MARIA-ELECTRA · X-3627%ahead in 1 of 15 meetings
MARAKI · Elan 4014%ahead in 2 of 14 meetings
ADONIS · Idylle 15571%ahead in 10 of 14 meetings
ASSANTE · Bavaria 3614%ahead in 2 of 14 meetings
ARGONAFTIS · Elan 31 (Design)64%ahead in 9 of 14 meetings
ORION · Dufour 380050%ahead in 7 of 14 meetings
FATA MORGANA · Sunrise71%ahead in 10 of 14 meetings
TUCACU · Dehler 34 (Stadt)86%ahead in 12 of 14 meetings
ASTRAPI · JOD 3510%ahead in 1 of 10 meetings
MELTEMI · Rm 12660%ahead in 6 of 10 meetings
ERINNI · X-56260%ahead in 6 of 10 meetings
CALEXICO · X-33220%ahead in 2 of 10 meetings
MELIPLOE · First 42 (Farr)10%ahead in 1 of 10 meetings
ABSOLUT MELISSA · Bavaria 40 Cruiser50%ahead in 5 of 10 meetings
BLUE LINE · Sun Shine 3640%ahead in 4 of 10 meetings
DOGARESSA · Baltic 3770%ahead in 7 of 10 meetings
ILEKTRA · First 2970%ahead in 7 of 10 meetings
SALTY · First 35 (Berret)40%ahead in 4 of 10 meetings
SKORPIOS · Dromor 2670%ahead in 7 of 10 meetings
THALASSINOS AETOS · Gib Sea 33440%ahead in 4 of 10 meetings
MARIE GALANTE · First 35 (Berret)40%ahead in 4 of 10 meetings
AFRODITI- SOLARIS · Bianca 42044%ahead in 4 of 9 meetings
HAKUNA MATATA · Comet 4167%ahead in 6 of 9 meetings
TO KEFI MAS · Elan 41044%ahead in 4 of 9 meetings
TOMAHAWK · First 45 (Farr)56%ahead in 5 of 9 meetings
KOUZINI · Atlantic 3156%ahead in 5 of 9 meetings
NIRIIDA · Elan 3744%ahead in 4 of 9 meetings
CAPTAIN SPARROW · DB 233%ahead in 3 of 9 meetings
Other competitors (44)

Met too few times for a figure.

THETIS I (Oceanis 400, 6 meetings), ANTELOPE (Xp 44, 5 meetings), FAIRYTALE (Elan 40, 5 meetings), KOURSAROS (X-372, 5 meetings), ADRA (First 31.7, 5 meetings), EQUINOXE (X-442, 5 meetings), HAPPYHOUR (Oceanis 50, 5 meetings), KALLISTO (Olympic Sea 42, 5 meetings), NEARCHOS (Yca 29, 5 meetings), PANAGIA DESPOINA (Rush 31, 5 meetings), HANG LOOSE (Dufour 40, 5 meetings), KRAKEN (Mount Gay 30, 5 meetings), THEODORA (Bavaria 37, 5 meetings), ALMIRA (First 38, 5 meetings), TOLMI (First 32, 5 meetings), DIMITRA (Oceanis 390, 5 meetings), NELLI (Jouet 920, 5 meetings), KAMAYA V (Sun Odyssey 34.2, 5 meetings), SUN FIZZ (Sun Fizz 40, 5 meetings), VENTUS (Sun Fast 37, 5 meetings), NEMO (Atlantic 31, 5 meetings), PHEVOS (Bavaria 340, 5 meetings), EUPLOIA (Contest 33, 5 meetings), GELLAMAGIA (Discovery 300, 5 meetings), KATSARIDA (Dufour 29, 5 meetings), ALBATROS (Olympic 42, 5 meetings), NIKOLAOS (Mirage 28, 5 meetings), MANOULI TOO (Sun Odyssey 45.1, 4 meetings), THEODORA (Bavaria 37, 4 meetings), TRINITY (First 456, 4 meetings), NEMESIS (First 42 (Farr), 4 meetings), HAKUNA MATATA (Bavaria 44, 4 meetings), DECISION (Oceanis 440, 4 meetings), FORTUNA 5 (First 35 (Farr), 4 meetings), SEABISCUIT (Bavaria Match 35, 4 meetings), YEDICERILER (J/99, 4 meetings), LADY SOLLARE (Bavaria Cruiser 40 S, 4 meetings), ZAMAZINGO (J/109, 4 meetings), TWO CHOICES (Oceanis 440, 3 meetings), FAVORIT PLUS (Farr 45, 3 meetings), SVETLANA (Hanse 400, 3 meetings), ALPHA (Fareast 28, 3 meetings), SUNNY (Sun Odyssey 36, 2 meetings), SMOKE ON THE WATER (Bavaria 44, 2 meetings)

How APOLLON compares with a typical Sun Shine 36

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Sun Shine 36s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Sun Shine 36; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind-0.06 kn
Beam reach-0.04 kn
Broad reach+0.00 kn
Downwind+0.00 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she gives away time to a typical Sun Shine 36 on the upwind.

Speed at every angle

APOLLON in blue, a typical Sun Shine 36 dashed.

30°60°90°120°150°WIND

APOLLON in blue, a typical Sun Shine 36 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other Sun Shine 36s racing

Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.

More about the Sun Shine 36

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