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CHARTER A JEANNEAU SUN FAST 3300

sun fast 3300

Charter a Sun Fast 3300 in 2024 and join the growing fleet of boats in New England!

 

Our race-ready Sun Fast 3300s have been optimized for inshore and offshore racing and include a full inventory of North 3Di racing sails, top-of-the-line B&G electronics, and all the required safety equipment to race offshore or around the buoys.

Race doublehanded or fully crewed. Charter for offshore races, overnight races, or any of the New England regattas.

The Sun Fast 3300 is a blast to sail and competitive under PHRF, ORC, and ORR. With podium finishes in the Newport Bermuda Race, the Bermuda Shorthanded Return, the Marion Bermuda Race, the Ida Lewis Distance Race, the New England Solo Twin, the Sam Wetherill Overnight Race, Safe Harbor Race Weekend, and many other regattas and races, the Sun Fast 3300 is one of the fastest growing classes in the world!

Book before Dec 31, 2023, and receive a FREE ½ day training session with a member of the BYS race team. Discounts for multiple regattas and charters one week or longer.

SPECS

  • Location: Newport, RI
  • LOA: 33’
  • LWL: 29’ 2”
  • Beam: 11’
  • Displacement: 7,700lb
  • Draft: 6’5”
  • Crew: 2-6
  • Accommodation: 2 aft cabins and 2 berths in the main cabin (all berths have lee clothes)
  • Water Ballast: 200 liters

RATING

  • PHRF: 69 (no water ballast) 63 (water ballast)
  • ORC: 598

SAILS

Full inventory of NEW North Sails:

  • Square Top Mainsail 3Di RAW 780
  • #1 Jib Light/Medium 3Di RAW 760
  • #1 Jib Heavy 3Di RAW 760
  • #4 Jib Heavy Weather 3Di RAW 760
  • A4 Asymmetric Spinnaker Airx 700N BAIN
  • Code Zero 75% NPL Code Xi Xi04 CD (on furler)
  • Spinnaker Staysail NPL Code Xi Xi04 (on furler)
  • Storm Jib
  • Storm Trysail

ELECTRONICS

B&G H5000 Offshore Race Package

  • H5000 Processor and Pilot Computer
  • Linear Drive Autopilot
  • H5000 3D Motion Sensor
  • Laptop interface to B&G H5000
  • 1 x Wireless Pilot Controller
  • 2 x H5000 Pilot Controller (cockpit)
  • 2 x H5000 Remote Controls for Displays
  • 2 x Vulcan 9 Displays (cockpit bulkheads)
  • 1 x B&G Nemesis 9 Mast Display
  • 1 x Zeus3S 9 MFD w/ C-Map (Nav Station)
  • Raymarine RAY63 VHF + AIS Raymarine Transceiver
  • Smarttune 1/2″ Forestay Load Cell Interfaced to B&G Displays

SPARS & RIGGING

Axxon Carbon mast and boom

Harken Performa winches and one-touch winch handles

Low-stretch Dyneema Running Rigging

RACE CHARTER RATES

Charter Duration Price Notes
Daily Rate – Race $2,500 $5,000 min
Daily Rate – Practice $2,000 $5,000 min
4-Day Charter $7,500 3 race + 1 practice
1-Week Charter $12,500 5 race + 2 practice
One Month Charter $25,000 Excludes Newport Bermuda Race
Seasonal (3 months) $48,000 Excludes Newport Bermuda Race
Newport Bermuda Race $32,000 Total of 20 days
Coaching $500/half day $750/full day

Charter fee includes free mooring in Newport Harbor for duration of the charter.

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SUN FAST 3300 CHARTER OPPORTUNITIES

Sam Wetherill Overnight Race

May 17-18, 2024

Essex Yacht Club’s 140-mile race from Old Saybrook, CT, to Gay Head, MA, and back. Sailed mostly in open water, it is the perfect tune-up for the 2024 Newport-Bermuda Race.

Block Island Race

May 24-25, 2024

186 nm course from Stamford, CT, around Block Island and back. A Memorial Day Weekend favorite. Doublehanded and fully crewed classes

53rd Figawi Race Weekend

May 24-26, 2024

A time-honored tradition of New England sailors, the “Figawi” is an annual regatta from Hyannis to Nantucket over the Memorial Day weekend.

NYYC Annual Regatta

June 14-16, 2024

North America’s oldest annual regatta features three great days of racing including the Around-the-Island Race on Friday, June 14.

Newport Bermuda Race

June 21, 2024

The 635-nm Newport Bermuda Race is one of the world’s major ocean races. The SF3300 came 2nd in class and 3rd overall in the 2022 race.

New England Solo Twin

July 26-27, 2024

An annual overnight shorthanded race for doublehanded and solo crews that begins and ends in Narragansett Bay. The SF3300 has won two of the past three Solo Twins.

Safe Harbor Race Weekend

Aug 9-11, 2024

Enjoy three unforgettable days of shoreside events and racing excitement on Narragansett Bay. Race participants are treated to an opening dinner and the legendary Talk of the Town Crew Party on Saturday night.

Ida Lewis Distance Race

Aug 16-17, 2024
Presented by Bluenose Yacht Sales

An annual overnight race that starts and finishes off the historic Ida Lewis Yacht Club. Race doublehanded, mixed gender, two person, fully crewed, youth, or collegiate. The SF3300 has won the Doublehanded Class in the last 3 races!

Orc World Championships

Sep 27-Oct 5, 2024

The 2024 ORC World Championship will bring top sailing teams from around the globe to battle on Rhode Island Sound and Narrangsett Bay for the coveted world titles. The SF3300 won the DH ORC World Championships in 2023 as well as the ORC Division of the Middle Sea Race.

CHARTERS AVAILABLE FOR OTHER NEW ENGLAND RACES/REGATTAS

#1 DOUBLEHANDED RACE BOAT IN THE USA

SUN FAST 3300 KEEPS WINNING!

 

The Sun Fast 3300 continues to rack up podium finishes around the world, including the Newport Bermuda Race, Bermuda Shorthanded Return, New England Solo Twin, Ida Lewis Distance Race, Middle Sea Race, the ORC Doublehanded Worlds, and many more.

Charter or purchase a Sun Fast 3300 and continue the winning streak!

Ida Lewis Distance Race

1st in Class

2020, 2022 & 2023

New England Solo/Twin

1st in Class – 2020, 2021 & 2022

Bermuda Short-Handed Return

1st in Class &
1st Overall – 2022

Newport Bermuda Race

2nd in Class & 3rd in Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Division

The Wetherill

1st in Class 2023

Rolex Middle Sea Race

1st in Class (IRC/ORC)
1st Overall ORC – 2023

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

2nd in Doublehanded Division – 2023

ORC Doublehanded World Championship 2023

1st Overall – 2023