| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Jacek Centkowski |
| Location | France |
| Year | 1994 |
| No. built | ~300 |
| Builder(s) | 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(s) | 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 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]
The boat is part of the Sun Fast sailboat range[8] and was developed into the Balt 17.[1][2][9]
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]
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]
The boat was at one time supported by a class club that organized racing events, the Sun Fast Association.[13][14]