- Length
- 8.75 m
- Beam
- 2.99 m
- Draft
- 1.5 m
- Sail area
- 32.52 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 8.75 m
- Waterline length
- 7.05 m
- Beam
- 2.99 m
- Draft
- 1.5 m
- Displacement
- 2,400 kg
- Ballast
- 800 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, fractional rig
- Sail area
- 32.52 m²
- Mainsail area
- 17.97 m²
- Foresail area
- 14.55 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 10.1 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 2.88 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 10.27 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.5 m
- Forestay length
- 10.5 m
Engine & propulsion3
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Volvo
- Engine model
- 2002
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, spade rudder
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 26 L
- Fresh water tank
- 98 L
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1987
- Production ended
- 1992
- Builder
- Jeanneau
- Designer
- Tony Castro
Performance ratios7
- Sail area / displacement
- 18.5
- Displacement / length
- 190.88
- Ballast / displacement
- 33.3 %
- Comfort ratio
- 15.75
- Capsize screening
- 2.26
- Hull speed
- 6.44 kn
- Load per cm of immersion
- 144.8 kg/cm
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Sun Way 281 generation
01
1987–1992