Regatta 39

The Regatta 39 is a French sailboat that was designed by Tony Castro as a racer and first built in 1982.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Regatta 39

Development
Designer	Tony Castro
Location	France
Year	1982
Builder(s)	Jeanneau
Role	Racer
Name	Regatta 39
Boat
Displacement	10,600 lb (4,808 kg)
Draft	6.30 ft (1.92 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	39.17 ft (11.94 m)
LWL	30.42 ft (9.27 m)
Beam	12.58 ft (3.83 m)
Engine type	inboard diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	5,200 lb (2,359 kg)
Rudder(s)	spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	41.20 ft (12.56 m)
J foretriangle base	13.00 ft (3.96 m)
P mainsail luff	46.00 ft (14.02 m)
E mainsail foot	16.50 ft (5.03 m)
Sails
Sailplan	fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area	379.50 sq ft (35.257 m2)
Jib/genoa area	267.80 sq ft (24.879 m2)
Total sail area	647.30 sq ft (60.136 m2)

The boats uses the same hull design as the 1982 Sun Shine 36 and 1983 Sun Shine 38.^[1][3]

Production

The design was built by Jeanneau in France, starting in 1982, but it is now out of production.^[1][3][7][8]

Design

The Regatta 39 is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig or optional masthead sloop rig. The hull has a raked stem, a sharply reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 10,600 lb (4,808 kg) and carries 5,200 lb (2,359 kg) of ballast.^[1][3]

The boat has a draft of 6.30 ft (1.92 m) with the standard keel and is fitted with an inboard diesel engine for docking and maneuvering.^[1][3]

The design has a hull speed of 7.39 kn (13.69 km/h).^[3]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Related development

• Sun Shine 36
• Sun Shine 38