Sun Fast 17

The Sun Fast 17 is a French trailerable sailboat that was designed by Jacek Centkowski as a cruiser and first built in 1994.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Sun Fast 17

Development
Designer	Jacek Centkowski
Location	France
Year	1994
No. built	~300
Builder	Jeanneau
Role	Cruiser
Name	Sun Fast 17
Boat
Displacement	1,323 lb (600 kg)
Draft	3.28 ft (1.00 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	16.57 ft (5.05 m)
LWL	15.09 ft (4.60 m)
Beam	7.55 ft (2.30 m)
Engine type	outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	centerboard
Ballast	276 lb (125 kg)
Rudder	transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	16.58 ft (5.05 m)
J foretriangle base	5.41 ft (1.65 m)
P mainsail luff	19.19 ft (5.85 m)
E mainsail foot	7.87 ft (2.40 m)
Sails
Sailplan	fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area	97 sq ft (9.0 m2)
Jib/genoa area	48 sq ft (4.5 m2)
Gennaker area	161 sq ft (15.0 m2)
Upwind sail area	145 sq ft (13.5 m2)
Downwind sail area	258 sq ft (24.0 m2)
Balt 17 →

The boat is part of the Sun Fast sailboat range^[8] and was developed into the Balt 17.^[1][2][9]

Production

The design was built by Jeanneau in France, from 1994 to 1999, with about 300 boats completed, but it is now out of production.^{[1][2][7][10][11][12]}

Design

The Sun Fast 17 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a 3/4 fractional sloop rig, with a keel-stepped mast, a single set of swept spreaders and aluminum spars with continuous stainless steel wire rigging. The hull has a slightly raked stem, a walk-through reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard. It displaces 1,323 lb (600 kg) and carries 276 lb (125 kg) of cast iron ballast.^[1][2]

The boat has a draft of 3.28 ft (1.00 m) with the centerboard extended and 0.82 ft (0.25 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.^[1][2][7]

The boat is normally fitted with a small 4 hp (3 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.^[1][2]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settees in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth on the port side. Cabin headroom is 52 in (132 cm).^[1][2][7]

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a asymmetrical spinnaker of 161 sq ft (15.0 m²) flown from a retractable bowsprit.^[1][2][7]

The design has a hull speed of 5.21 kn (9.65 km/h).^[2]

Operational history

The boat was at one time supported by a class club that organized racing events, the Sun Fast Association.^[13][14]

See also

• List of sailing boat types