JEANNEAU SUN FAST 32i

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JEANNEAU SUN FAST 32i
Designed by French naval architect Philippe Briand and the Jeanneau design team, the Sun Fast 32i racer-cruiser is a great fit for a prospective owner looking for a sensible way to accomplish several different yachting tasks. Based on the same hull form (and interior) as the Sun Odyssey cruising model, but with a taller rig, deeper keel, and racing package. The boat is fractionally rigged with an aluminum spar and roller furling headsail and since it’s not a flat-out macho racing machine, it won’t intimidate or terrify beginner to intermediate-level racers or their friends and family. The Sun Fast 32i is a good club racer with the potential for comfortable weekends in the large interior, which sailors who live far from where their boat is kept will appreciate.

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ENGINE: The 32i motors along quietly at 6.7 knots, thanks to a well-insulated 18hp Yanmar diesel. The companionway steps are removable for easier engine access. The 32i comes standard with a tiller and extension.

INTERNAL: Down the companionway is as roomy and comfortable a space as you’re likely to see in a 32-foot boat. To starboard is a large u-shaped galley. To port is the entrance to the aft cabin, basically a big double berth with a hanging closet. Forward of the aft cabin is the enclosed head, with excellent access to the hoses and through-hull fittings. Waste is stored in a 50L holding tank. The navigation station is integrated into the starboard settee and is aft-facing. A drop-leaf table sits amidships forward, with booze stowage in its base. Thanks to the six port-lights in the cabin top, the clear, sliding companionway hatch, and the main hatch forward, the interior is bright with natural light, as is the forward cabin, which has a large v-berth with an overhead deck hatch. The two cabins are separated enough to provide privacy.

SPARS, RIGGING & SAILS: Keel-stepped Sparcraft aluminium mast with two aft-swept spreaders. Full set of Saunders Carbon Sails

DECK EQUIPMENT: 2x Harken winches for Jib trim. 2 x Harken Halyard winches. 2x triple-sheave Halyard organisers. Harken adjustable Jib tracks and cars.

CONSTRUCTION: The hull is a solid polyester and fibreglass layup, with a structural liner. The 32i’s deck is built by means of a closed-moulded resin-transfer technique, which uses steel male and female tooling. Glass fibre is placed between the moulds, the edges around the mould are sealed, and resin is then pumped through the laminate. The result is a fibreglass part built with an exact resin/ fibre mix that’s finished on both sides with gelcoat and doesn’t need much detail work before being married to the hull. The decks construction also pays dividends down below by affording the cabin and extra inch or so of headroom.

CURRENT LOCATION: Pwllheli Marina berth.

All details are believed to be correct at time of printing, but cannot be guaranteed.