Sun Fast 36
Jeanneau · Philippe Briand · 1993
Updated
The Sun Fast 36 is a 11.12 m displacement racing yacht designed by Philippe Briand and built by Jeanneau, first launched in 1993. It races in Class C. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 58% of the designs it races against.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 58% of the boats it races against.
68th of 159 in its class.
This design has been found in real race results — 19 starts across 6 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
11.12 m
36′ 6″
Beam
3.49 m
Draft
1.96 m
Displacement
6.6 t
Sail area
71 m²
On the podium
Where a Sun Fast 36 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
5%
of 19 starts by 5 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 19 starts by 5 boats between 2015 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Sun Fast 36 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Im-Jaich-Cup2026
ORC European Championship 2025 / 43rd Copa del Rey MAPFRE2025- Deutsche Bestenermittlung Seesegeln Inshore2024
- Regata Strait Challenge2019
Hollænderseilasen2015
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: 8 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 Fast 36 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
X-332 (7 meetings), Xp 44 (6 meetings), Corby 29 (6 meetings), J/88 (6 meetings), Dehler 39 (Judel/Vrolijk) (6 meetings), Melges 20 (6 meetings), Sun Fast 3600 (6 meetings), Luffe 43 (3 meetings), X-41 (3 meetings), Dufour 34 (3 meetings), Elan 310 (1 meeting), Sun Fast 35 (4 meetings), Elan 333 (1 meeting), First 33.7 (1 meeting), Salona 34 (1 meeting), X-3 (1 meeting), Bavaria 36 (1 meeting), Bavaria 37 (1 meeting), Wasa 360 (1 meeting), Seaquest 36 (1 meeting), First 36.7 (1 meeting)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Sun Fast 36 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
5.05
39°
Beam reach
8.13
90°
Broad reach
8.86
135°
Downwind VMG
7.83
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.
This design is even-tempered. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is on the run once the breeze fills, where it goes better than its measurements say it should, 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 cracked off once it pipes up, giving away time it never gets back. That is a displacement hull working to its designed speed.
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 beam reach.
How fast is a Sun Fast 36
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.29 | 4.54 | 4.94 | 5.05 |
| 52° | 5.07 | 6.64 | 7.09 | 7.25 |
| 60° | 5.36 | 6.86 | 7.30 | 7.47 |
| 75° | 5.57 | 7.03 | 7.53 | 7.82 |
| 90° | 5.54 | 7.11 | 7.65 | 8.13 |
| 110° | 5.50 | 7.25 | 7.90 | 8.48 |
| 120° | 5.32 | 7.17 | 7.92 | 8.81 |
| 135° | 4.75 | 6.80 | 7.71 | 8.86 |
| 150° | 3.99 | 6.12 | 7.36 | 8.43 |
| Run VMG | 3.46 | 5.31 | 6.67 | 7.83 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 460 kg.
Rigging
Sun Fast 36 rig and sail dimensions
A Sun Fast 36 carries 13.57 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.61 m boom, a forestay 13.54 m above the deck and a 4.42 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 14 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 72 to 92 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.