Sun 2000
Jeanneau · Olivier Petit · 1999
Updated
The Sun 2000 is a 6.20 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Olivier Petit and built by Jeanneau, first launched in 1999. It races in Class C.
Length
6.20 m
20′ 4″
Beam
2.50 m
Draft
1.59 m
Displacement
1.1 t
Sail area
23 m²
On the podium
Where a Sun 2000 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
2
Seconds
0
Thirds
4
Starts
Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.
Read from 4 starts by 2 boats between 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Sun 2000 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
"Αγκιστρι 2026"2026
Trofeo Regularidad2026
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.
Round the buoys
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Not enough data yet: 2 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 2 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Sun 2000 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
Grand Surprise (2 meetings), First 34.7 (4 meetings), Platu 25 (2 meetings), First 36 (2 meetings), First 31.7 (2 meetings), Oceanis 343 (Finot) (2 meetings), Maxi 120 (2 meetings), Maxi 95 (2 meetings), Dehler 41 (Judel/Vrolijk) (2 meetings), Moody 38 (2 meetings), Sun Odyssey 37.1 (2 meetings), Melody (2 meetings), Oceanis 390 (2 meetings), Oceanis 361 (Berret/Racoupeau) (2 meetings), Sun Light 30 (2 meetings), Oceanis 393 (2 meetings), Gin Fizz (2 meetings), Dufour 30 (2 meetings), Dufour 34 (1 meeting), First 33.7 (1 meeting), Fortuna 9 (1 meeting), First 32 (1 meeting), Dehler 38 (Judel/Vrolijk) (1 meeting)
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Upwind VMG
4.37
36°
Beam reach
7.14
90°
Broad reach
7.36
135°
Downwind VMG
6.17
170°
Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Where it wins and where it pays
Every boat is judged against its own measurements — length, weight, sail area. The quicker those say it should be, the more it has to deliver just to break even. Going fast is not enough: it has to go faster than its own numbers promised.
The stronger it blows, the better this design looks. On a windy coastal course it is in its element; on a light-air windward-leeward it has to be sailed well to hold on.
Where it gains
Its best ground is on a broad reach in a strong breeze, where it outruns what it looks like on paper, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage on the beam as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
It falls short on the run in moderate air, giving away time it never gets back.
Above the line it delivers more than promised and gains on the fleet. Below, it falls short. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.6 kn either way.
At 10 knots the boat and its rating are in balance across the course.
How fast is a Sun 2000
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 2.58 | 3.51 | 4.09 | 4.37 |
| 52° | 3.91 | 5.12 | 5.66 | 6.04 |
| 60° | 4.10 | 5.27 | 5.79 | 6.27 |
| 75° | 4.28 | 5.55 | 6.09 | 6.59 |
| 90° | 4.52 | 5.76 | 6.47 | 7.14 |
| 110° | 4.54 | 5.75 | 6.50 | 8.03 |
| 120° | 4.37 | 5.66 | 6.38 | 7.87 |
| 135° | 3.93 | 5.41 | 6.12 | 7.36 |
| 150° | 3.37 | 4.95 | 5.80 | 6.82 |
| Run VMG | 2.92 | 4.36 | 5.29 | 6.17 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Most run a fixed propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 280 kg.
Rigging
Sun 2000 rig and sail dimensions
A Sun 2000 carries 8.05 m of mainsail hoist on a 2.80 m boom, a forestay 7.70 m above the deck and a 2.70 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 6 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 27 to 33 m² depending on bowsprit and set-up. Before ordering a sail, read the figure on your own measurement record rather than the typical one for the design.