Sun Fast 3200
Jeanneau · Daniel Andrieu · 2007
Updated
The Sun Fast 3200 is a 9.79 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Daniel Andrieu and built by Jeanneau, first launched in 2007. It races in Class C. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 65% of the designs it races against. It comes alive as the breeze builds, and gives time away in the light.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 65% of the boats it races against.
56th of 159 in its class.
This design has been found in real race results — 157 starts across 68 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
9.79 m
32′ 1″
Beam
3.44 m
Draft
1.91 m
Displacement
3.6 t
Sail area
57 m²
On the podium
Where a Sun Fast 3200 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
23%
of 157 starts by 19 boats
Wins
7%
Read from 157 starts by 19 boats between 2010 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Sun Fast 3200 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
"Αγκιστρι 2026"2026- "Πανελληνιο Κυπελο ORCI 2026"2026
- "Νικολαος Σαρικαβαζης 2026"2026
- Andros Race 2026 - Eurobank Private Bank Cup2026
- 6η Regatta Σαρωνικού2026
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
15%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
27%
of these races end on the podium
Better the longer it gets. Boats that settle into a groove and hold it gain ground once the course stops turning.
Who she races against
The designs a Sun Fast 3200 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 3200 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
5.17
39°
Beam reach
8.63
90°
Broad reach
9.98
135°
Downwind VMG
8.06
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.
It needs pressure to show what it can do. 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 cracked off once it pipes up, where it goes better than its measurements say it should, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage across the wind as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
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 1.0 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the beam reach.
How fast is a Sun Fast 3200
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.27 | 4.57 | 5.09 | 5.17 |
| 52° | 5.02 | 6.65 | 7.19 | 7.35 |
| 60° | 5.32 | 6.85 | 7.41 | 7.65 |
| 75° | 5.51 | 7.02 | 7.67 | 8.19 |
| 90° | 5.66 | 7.26 | 7.96 | 8.63 |
| 110° | 5.60 | 7.36 | 8.34 | 9.56 |
| 120° | 5.44 | 7.26 | 8.31 | 10.18 |
| 135° | 4.87 | 6.90 | 7.97 | 9.98 |
| 150° | 4.10 | 6.24 | 7.46 | 9.01 |
| Run VMG | 3.55 | 5.41 | 6.72 | 8.06 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 570 kg.
Rigging
Sun Fast 3200 rig and sail dimensions
A Sun Fast 3200 carries 11.80 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.25 m boom, a forestay 13.01 m above the deck and a 4.22 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 49 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 64 to 107 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.