Sun Charm 39

Sun Charm 39

Development
Designer	Jacques Fauroux
Location	France
Year	1988
Builder	Jeanneau
Role	Cruiser
Name	Sun Charm 39
Boat
Displacement	14,330 lb (6,500 kg)
Draft	6.42 ft (1.96 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	39.33 ft (11.99 m)
LWL	32.44 ft (9.89 m)
Beam	12.75 ft (3.89 m)
Engine type	Yanmar 50 hp (37 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	5,401 lb (2,450 kg)
Rudder	spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	50.20 ft (15.30 m)
J foretriangle base	15.09 ft (4.60 m)
P mainsail luff	44.62 ft (13.60 m)
E mainsail foot	13.78 ft (4.20 m)
Sails
Sailplan	masthead sloop
Mainsail area	307.43 sq ft (28.561 m2)
Jib/genoa area	378.76 sq ft (35.188 m2)
Total sail area	686.19 sq ft (63.749 m2)
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The Sun Charm 39 is a French sailboat that was designed by Jacques Fauroux as a cruiser and first built in 1988.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

The Sun Charm's basic hull design was developed into the Sun Fast 39 racer in 1989 and the cruising Sun Odyssey 39 in 1990.^{[1][2][7][8][9][10]}

The design was built by Jeanneau in France, starting in 1988, but it is now out of production.^{[1][2][6][11][12]}

The Sun Charm 39 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig. The hull has a raked stem, a reverse transom with steps to a swimming platform, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel or optional shoal draft keel. It displaces 14,330 lb (6,500 kg) and carries 5,401 lb (2,450 kg) of ballast.^[1][2]

The boat has a draft of 6.42 ft (1.96 m) with the standard keel and 4.67 ft (1.42 m) with the optional shoal draft keel.^[1][2]

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 50 hp (37 kW) for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 37 U.S. gallons (140 L; 31 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 95 U.S. gallons (360 L; 79 imp gal).^[1][2]

The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two aft cabins, each with a double berth. The main cabin has a U-shaped settee around a rectangular table on the port side. The galley is located on the starboard side amidships. The galley is equipped with a stove, an ice box and a double sink. A navigation station is aft of the galley, on the starboard side. There are two heads, one forward of each aft cabin.^[1][2]

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker.^[1][2]

The design has a hull speed of 7.63 kn (14.13 km/h).^[2]

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