Platypus

SunFast 3200 R2

Ready for offshore racing

 

This is the boat that “impressed everyone by standing up to the Sun Fast 3600 and Alex Ozon’s Bepox” (Transquadra website). But it’s not just this race, winner in IRC3 at the Cervantes, 2nd at the Morgan Cup, 3rd at the Myth of Malham, ….

 

Beautiful sails and a beautiful hull for speed, optimized layouts to be light and practical in racing, an optimized IRC rating, complete equipment, the boat is ready for races and transatlantic crossings.

Adjustment guide, polars and history provided. Possibility of doing a weekend/race to pass the knowledge.

 

Boat

SunFast 3200 R2. evolution of the 3200 on 3 points;

• Higher carbon mast

• “Flat” lead keel

• More ergonomic open cockpit

Year: 2017. Purchased in 2021

800h engine. will have a little more at the end of the transatlantic race.

Hull prepared (hull fittings leveled, etc.). Careened every year, white A4T speed antifouling sprayed with the boat suspended.

Annual dismasting for inspection and maintenance.

Performance

IRC rating, 2024 0.995 with 3 spinnakers. Well placed among the SunFast 3200 R2s.

IRC weight 3640 kg 2023, with 2 outriggers and 2 inflatable mattresses.

 

2 carbon outriggers

Buckle stay + mainsail on Harken ball track, ideal for safe solo sailing.

Mainly Harken + Karver fittings optimized for solo sailing.

The asymmetrical spinnakers are tangable.

All ropes are dyneema, except for the jib halyard 1 in vectran (less elongation)

Double arm and spinnaker sheet + 2 asymmetric spinnaker sheets

3 winch handles.

Skeg in front of the sail drive to avoid seaweed.

Sails

Racing sails

 

Mainsail Voile Pratique carbon 3rd reef at more than 50% of the luff (RSO) 2024

J1 Elvstrom carbon For Inshore regatta 2021, used very little

J2 with reefs Voile Pratique carbon + tafta of the same size as the J1. For offshore racing from 0 to 25 knots of wind.

With the reef, it is an equivalent J3 2023

ORC Elvstrom membrane Heavy weather jib (RSO) 2021

S2 medium Elvstrom 2021. major repair done in sailmaker

S2 heavy Voile Pratique 2024. Only Transquadra

S3 Elvstrom 2021, very little used

A2 Voile Pratique 2024

A3 Voile Pratique 2024

Tormentin Vega RSO 2021

Swedish Transquadra 2024

 

Conveyor / cruising / training sail

 

GV Vega 3 reefs 2 seasons but quite tired

J2 with reef Elvstrom DCX

With the reef, it is an equivalent J3 Good condition

J3 with reef Elvstrom DCX

With the reef, it is an equivalent ORC Good condition

S2 Elvstrom Tired, but keeps amazing performances

A3 Elvstrom Condition medium

 

Electronics and IT

 

Main NKE electronics

• Ultrasonic log. Flat, no flow disturbance, precise and reliable measurement.

• HR wind vane anemometer. High resolution wind measurement

• Sounder

• 9X compass: measurement in all axes to give the best information to the gyropilot

• Gyropilot 2 + cylinder + rudder angle sensor on the starboard rudder stock. True wind option. rudder in all conditions, especially downwind

• Raymarine T1 cylinder. Fast, low consumption, little effort on the offline pilot bar. Installation 2024.

• pilot remote control and display

• wifi / usb interface

• 3 bus boxes, including 2 with NMEA

• 2 multigraphic displays

• TL25 display at the foot of the mast.

 

Second pilot and spare NKE

Everything is duplicated, except the remote control.

• Gyropilot 2 + cylinder + rudder angle sensor on the port rudder stock. True wind option. A switch allows you to switch from one cylinder/gyropilot to the other.

• Lecombes and Schmitt cylinder. Legendary robustness and reliability. Manufacturer overhaul 2024

• Fluxgate compass installed, to be connected.

• Spare paddle log

• Spare anemometer

Navigation

• Standard Horizon 2024 VHF. External speaker.

• Camino 108 AIS Splitter

• Raymarine element 7: spare AIS display with general chart

• 12v fanless computer, Core I5, 16 GB Ram, 500 GB SSD

• LED screen integrated into the chart table.

• Expedition software, Adrena's Neo-Zed competitor. Navionics Map

• Dracal USB Barometer, 0.15kPa accuracy

• Keel camera

 

Communication

• Starlink antenna

• Iridium Go

 

Equipment

Energy

• 4 Gel service batteries for a total of 200 AH: lasts 24 hours under pilot. Centered installation, 2 on each side.

• Victron Bluetooth battery monitor

• Yanmar 2YM15 engine

◦ 2024 starter battery

◦ 2024 sail drive seal

◦ Up-to-date maintenance

◦ Powerful alternator: 2 hours per day allow the batteries to be charged

◦ Spare parts included: Injector, thermostat, belts, etc.

• Mobile solar panel with controller: 5 AH of charge in full sun

• 2020 mains charger

Water

• 2 50l water cows on each side

• sea water pump

“Storage”

• square anti-roll canvas and rear berths

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• storage for aft cabin gear bag

Road lights

• Ultra-light tricolor LED at the top of the mast

• LED emergency lights on the rear balconies.

Safety

Complete RSO 1 equipment (except personal equipment).

• 4-seater survival 2022 <24h (the additional water must be put in the grab-bag)

• 2 crown buoys, IOR pole, lights, MOB recovery

• emergency pump, second manual pump

• 2 FOB light anchors with leaded end

• …

 

Cruise

Everything that has been properly dismantled and landed, without degrading the IRC rating. Everything will be provided

• Mattresses (aft cabins and saloon) and saloon backrests

• 4 wardrobes + 2 aft cabin storage spaces. replaced by storage spaces for gear bags.

• 2 original fabric doors in the aft cabin.

• The fridge remained because it could not be dismantled without damage.

• Lightened water circuit.

• Black water tank

• Roller davit

• Garbage bag holder

• Bar handles, replaced by 2 small sticks, more efficient, lighter

• Under-sink cabinet custom-made by the previous owner.

• Lazy bag with lazy jack

 

can be useful.

• 4 fenders and 3 10 mm hawsers of 20 m (transquadra)

• Sail repair kit

 

Availability

The boat will be available at the end of the Transquadra. It will be in Le Havre in April 2025

History and price

Before 2021, the boat only did inshore regattas in the Mediterranean with the first owner.

The second owner was supposed to do the Transquadra, but the project did not come to fruition due to Covid, the boat sailed little during the period.

Since September 2021, I have done intense winter work to reach the current level of preparation and reliability. I have done all the RORC regattas with only one incident: a torn mainsail on the Fastnet 2023 (since then the mainsail is new and much stronger!)

The regattas in Normandy and the RORC have allowed me to optimize the boat and the settings. Platypus is now a very fast boat as the latest results prove.

Please contact Alessandro Merlino at +39 342 0912910/+34 697311557