Sun Fast 17

The Sun Fast 17 is a French sailboat that was designed by Jacek Centkowski as a cruiser and first built in 1994.^1234567

The boat is part of the Sun Fast sailboat range⁸ and was developed into the Balt 17.¹²⁹

The design was built by Jeanneau in France, from 1994 to 1999, with about 300 boats completed, but it is now out of production.^127101112

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.¹²

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.¹²⁷

The boat is normally fitted with a small 4 hp (3 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.¹²

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).¹²⁷

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a asymmetrical spinnaker of 161 sq ft (15.0 m²) flown from a retractable bowsprit.¹²⁷

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