Sun Fast 1/2 Ton Explained

Sun Fast 1/2 Ton
Designer:Tony Castro
Location:France
Year:1984
No Built:10
Builder:Jeanneau
Role:Racer
Draft:5.48feet
Displacement:72750NaN0
Hull Type:monohull
Construction:fiberglass
Loa:29.86feet
Lwl:24.61feet
Beam:10.24feet
Keel Type:fin keel
Ballast:24.250NaN0
Rudder Type:internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig Type:Bermuda rig
Sailplan:fractional rigged sloop
Sailarea Total:559square feet
Successor:Arcadia 30

The Sun Fast 1/2 Ton, also called the Jeanneau 1/2 Ton, is a French sailboat that was designed by Tony Castro as an International Offshore Rule Half Ton class racer and first built in 1984.[1] [2] [3] [4]

The Sun Fast 1/2 Ton's prototype was named Sun Fast and the design was the first boat in the Sun Fast sailboat range.[1] [2] [5]

The even though only ten boats were built, the design was developed into the Arcadia 30 and the Sun Way 28.[1] [2] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Production

The design was built by Jeanneau in France as a limited edition, with ten boats completed between 1984 and 1986, but it is now out of production.[1] [2] [12] [13]

Design

The Sun Fast 1/2 Ton is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with a carbon fiber or Kevlar-reinforced hull and deck factory options. It has a fractional sloop rig. The hull has a raked stem, a walk-through reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 72750NaN0 and carries 24250NaN0 of lead ballast.[1] [2]

The boat has a draft of 5.48feet with the standard keel.[1] [2]

The design has minimal sleeping accommodation for four people, with four straight settees in the main cabin. The galley is located forward on the port side and the boat's centerline. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove and a sink.[1] [2]

The design has a hull speed of 6.65kn.[2]

Operational history

The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, the Half Ton Class.[14] [15]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sun Fast 1/2 Ton (Jeanneau) sailboat . 28 October 2022. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20221028150740/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/sun-fast-12-ton-jeanneau. 28 October 2022. live.
  2. Web site: Jeanneau Sun Fast 1/2 Ton. 28 October 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20221028150825/https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau/sun-fast-12-ton. 28 October 2022. live.
  3. Web site: Tony Castro. 28 October 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20211207025005/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/castro-tony. 7 December 2021. live.
  4. Web site: Tony Castro. 28 October 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20221017222349/https://sailboat.guide/tony-castro. 17 October 2022. live.
  5. Web site: Sun Fast (Jeanneau). 28 October 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220918134424/https://sailboat.guide/sun-fast-jeanneau-class-association. 18 September 2022. live.
  6. Web site: Arcadia 30 (Jeanneau) sailboat . 28 October 2022. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20221028173307/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/arcadia-30-jeanneau. 28 October 2022. live.
  7. Web site: Arcadia 30 (Jeanneau) CB sailboat . 28 October 2022. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20221028173416/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/arcadia-30-jeanneau-cb. 28 October 2022. live.
  8. Web site: Jeanneau Arcadia 30. 28 October 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20221029003109/https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau/arcadia-30. 29 October 2022. live.
  9. Web site: Jeanneau Arcadia 30 CB. 28 October 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20221028173424/https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau/arcadia-30-cb. 28 October 2022. live.
  10. Web site: Arcadia Fin keel Sailboat specifications. 28 October 2022. Boat-Specs.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20221028175658/https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/sailboats/jeanneau/arcadia-fin-keel. 28 October 2022. live.
  11. Web site: Arcadia Keel and centerboard Sailboat specifications. 28 October 2022. Boat-Specs.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20221028173542/https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/sailboats/jeanneau/arcadia-keel-and-centerboard. 28 October 2022. live.
  12. Web site: Jeanneau (FRA). 28 October 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20210605143626/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/jeanneau-fra. 5 June 2021. live.
  13. Web site: Jeanneau. 28 October 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220418125800/https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau. 18 April 2022. live.
  14. Web site: Half Ton Class. 28 October 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20211213200952/https://sailboatdata.com/association/half-ton-class. 13 December 2021. live.
  15. Web site: Half Ton Class. 28 October 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20211213200947/https://sailboat.guide/half-ton-class-class-association. 13 December 2021. live.

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