Ocean Racing Magazine - #5 - October & November 2007 - (Page 62)

TRIAL: SUN FAST 3200 SAIL FAST IN A JEANNEAU WE WERE USED TO SEEING Jeanneau transforming the quiet little Sun Odyssey into a courageous, but not very exciting Sun Fast. This time the builder in Les Herbiers in Western France has gone a step further. To celebrate their fiftieth birthday, they are offering a yacht, which suits today’s needs, which is nifty, with not too much canvas, so she can be sailed with a shorthanded crew, with good stability for long-haul voyages, while satisfying IRC class rules, which are now applied around the world. This boat designed by Daniel Andrieu in collaboration with some experienced racing yachtsmen on behalf of the French builder satisfies the requirements of a racing clientele, like those middle-aged yachtsmen that single-handedly or two-handedly cross the Atlantic every three years. Thus, Mico Bolo, the organiser of this Transquadra race, which has A bit of a gamble, but Jeanneau has taken it: the production of a high performance yacht compatible with IRC rules and which can be used for cruising - the Sun Fast 3200. become somewhat of a social phenomenon in the yachting world, is showing along with his peers a keen interest in this yacht. Measuring just under 10 metres long and with an IRC handicap of 1.005, the specifications are close to the famous JPK 9.60 m made in Lorient… and winner of the Ocean Racing - october 2007 Photos : Jeanneau

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Ocean Racing Magazine - #5 - October & November 2007

Edito
Contents
What they said
News
Portfolio
America's Cup - One Cup or two?
Jules Verne Trophy - Cammas, down to 48 days ?
Personality - Missing Fosset
Mini - Thirty years of innovations
Transat Jacques Vabre
Portrait - Lemonchois, quietly and discreetly
Barcelona World Race - Duos around the world
TP 52 - Where the stars shine
Figaro - Desjoyeaux not so alone
Trial - Sun Fast 3200
Tactics - Why the New Zealanders lost the America’s Cup
Fasnet Race
Lab
Portrait - Andrew Pindar
Fifty years ago - The Admiral’s Cup - offshore racing
Equipment
New products
Opinion

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