Sun Fast 32
Jeanneau · Philippe Briand · 2001
Updated
The Sun Fast 32 is a 9.34 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Philippe Briand and built by Jeanneau, first launched in 2001. It races in Class C. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 18% of the designs it races against.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 18% of the boats it races against.
130th of 159 in its class.
This design has been found in real race results — 150 starts across 33 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
9.34 m
30′ 8″
Beam
3.28 m
Draft
1.98 m
Displacement
4.0 t
Sail area
52 m²
On the podium
Where a Sun Fast 32 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
21%
of 150 starts by 10 boats
Wins
8%
Read from 150 starts by 10 boats between 2015 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Sun Fast 32 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Regatta Sozopol Sailing Cup2026
XXX Lliga Social CMPO2026
54° Campionato Invernale Vela d'Altura del Golfo di Napoli2026
Isbjørnen2026- XXIX Lliga Social CMPO2025
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
20%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
14%
of these races end on the podium
Sharper round the buoys. Short courses reward acceleration and manoeuvring, and that is where this design makes its money.
Who she races against
The designs a Sun Fast 32 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Some of the boats it races against
How the Sun Fast 32 has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
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
4.83
39°
Beam reach
7.70
90°
Broad reach
8.38
135°
Downwind VMG
7.30
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.
There is no obvious weak spot here. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is to windward when it blows, where it goes better than its measurements say it should.
Where it pays
There is no condition where it falls away badly, which is worth something over a season of mixed weather.
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 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the upwind.
How fast is a Sun Fast 32
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.17 | 4.33 | 4.75 | 4.83 |
| 52° | 4.82 | 6.25 | 6.71 | 6.84 |
| 60° | 5.07 | 6.43 | 6.88 | 7.04 |
| 75° | 5.24 | 6.58 | 7.06 | 7.39 |
| 90° | 5.20 | 6.71 | 7.18 | 7.70 |
| 110° | 5.17 | 6.80 | 7.47 | 8.18 |
| 120° | 4.99 | 6.71 | 7.45 | 8.47 |
| 135° | 4.46 | 6.38 | 7.21 | 8.38 |
| 150° | 3.77 | 5.78 | 6.89 | 7.88 |
| Run VMG | 3.27 | 5.01 | 6.26 | 7.30 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 450 kg.
Rigging
Sun Fast 32 rig and sail dimensions
A Sun Fast 32 carries 11.30 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.75 m boom, a forestay 11.55 m above the deck and a 4.03 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 24 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 45 to 74 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.