Sun Shine 36
Jeanneau · Tony Castro · 1982
Updated
The Sun Shine 36 is a 11.09 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Tony Castro and built by Jeanneau, first launched in 1982. It races in Class C.
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 a Sun Shine 36 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
18%
of 151 starts by 7 boats
Wins
1%
Read from 151 starts by 7 boats between 2017 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Sun Shine 36 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
"Πορος 2026"2026- "Αγκιστρι 2026"2026
- 6η Regatta Σαρωνικού2026
- Rodos Cup2026
- Κασίδι2026
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
30%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
16%
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 Shine 36 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Some of the boats it races against
How the Sun Shine 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
5.01
39°
Beam reach
7.90
90°
Broad reach
8.67
135°
Downwind VMG
7.61
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 does most things without giving much away. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is running deep in a working breeze, where it does more than its size and sail area promise. It holds that advantage on the beat as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
It falls short cracked off when it blows, giving away time it never gets back. That is weight that has to be driven rather than released.
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 Shine 36
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.32 | 4.54 | 4.94 | 5.01 |
| 52° | 5.10 | 6.55 | 6.95 | 7.06 |
| 60° | 5.38 | 6.72 | 7.12 | 7.26 |
| 75° | 5.54 | 6.85 | 7.30 | 7.59 |
| 90° | 5.41 | 6.88 | 7.38 | 7.90 |
| 110° | 5.33 | 7.02 | 7.67 | 8.27 |
| 120° | 5.16 | 6.96 | 7.68 | 8.63 |
| 135° | 4.66 | 6.67 | 7.51 | 8.67 |
| 150° | 3.96 | 6.04 | 7.19 | 8.25 |
| Run VMG | 3.43 | 5.24 | 6.54 | 7.61 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 560 kg.
Rigging
Sun Shine 36 rig and sail dimensions
A Sun Shine 36 carries 12.16 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.05 m boom, a forestay 13.98 m above the deck and a 4.82 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 7 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 73 to 99 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.