Sun Fast 52

Sun Fast 52

Development
Designer	Philippe Briand
Location	France
Year	1992
No. built	20
Builder	Jeanneau
Role	Racer-Cruiser
Name	Sun Fast 52
Boat
Displacement	28,660 lb (13,000 kg)
Draft	8.04 ft (2.45 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	51.05 ft (15.56 m)
LWL	44.29 ft (13.50 m)
Beam	14.50 ft (4.42 m)
Engine type	80 hp (60 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	11,078 lb (5,025 kg)
Rudder	spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	64.53 ft (19.67 m)
J foretriangle base	17.85 ft (5.44 m)
P mainsail luff	56.76 ft (17.30 m)
E mainsail foot	21.16 ft (6.45 m)
Sails
Sailplan	masthead sloop
Mainsail area	600.52 sq ft (55.790 m2)
Jib/genoa area	575.93 sq ft (53.506 m2)
Total sail area	1,176.45 sq ft (109.296 m2)
Racing
PHRF	57
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The Sun Fast 52 is a French sailboat that was designed by Philippe Briand as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1992.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The design was built by Jeanneau in France, from 1994 until 1994, with 20 boats completed, but it is now out of production.^{[1][2][5][6][7]}

The Sun Fast 52 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, 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 28,660 lb (13,000 kg) and carries 11,078 lb (5,025 kg) of ballast.^[1][2]

The boat has a draft of 8.04 ft (2.45 m) with the standard keel and 5.25 ft (1.60 m) with the optional shoal draft keel.^[1][2]

The boat is fitted with a diesel engine of 80 hp (60 kW) for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 53 U.S. gallons (200 L; 44 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 140 U.S. gallons (530 L; 120 imp gal).^[1][2]

The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with either a double berth in the forward cabin, or two forward cabins with single berths in each. There are two aft cabin with double berths under the cockpit. The salon has an L-shaped settee and a straight settee around a table. The galley is located on the starboard side amidships. The galley is straight in configuration and is equipped with a four-burner stove, a refrigerator and freezer and dual sinks. A navigation station is aft of the galley, on the starboard side. There are two heads, one in the bow and one on the port side aft.^[1][2]

The design has a hull speed of 8.92 kn (16.52 km/h) and a PHRF handicap of 57.^[2][8]

The boat was at one time supported by a class club that organized racing events, the Sun Fast Association.^[9][10]

• List of sailing boat types

• Official website
• Video Tour of a Sun Fast 52