Sunbeam Yachts

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Sunbeam yachts (no relation!) -

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Beauty and the Beast

 

[Natsumi]

Morning, I am looking at a Sunbeam 37 for sailing 2 handed with my wife, it seems to tick a lot of boxes for us to move up in size from our Maxi 1000. I have done as much research as I can but can find no information on sailing performance - is there anybody here that is prepared to comment. The 37 seams quite beamy so wondered if it is ok in a bit of sea, would like to sail the French coast and maybe to the Canaries. Any thoughts would be welcome.

They are beamy but stable . In a big sea 2.5-3 m swell she just keeps going . Voluminous hull , powerful rig . Easy to handle. Big bow thruster makes parking easy , however responsive in reverse with that Gori Prop. J & J hull design and they have immense record of designing good boats, ok , not upto date , or latest designs but solid well built, well thought out.

 

[Natsumi]

Morning, I am looking at a Sunbeam 37 for sailing 2 handed with my wife, it seems to tick a lot of boxes for us to move up in size from our Maxi 1000. I have done as much research as I can but can find no information on sailing performance - is there anybody here that is prepared to comment. The 37 seams quite beamy so wondered if it is ok in a bit of sea, would like to sail the French coast and maybe to the Canaries. Any thoughts would be welcome.

I am the owner of Natsumi a Sunbeam 37, I’ve posted photo . Would be pleased to chat with you

 

[mobeydick]

I have looked/crawled over a few mid-size Sunbeams from around 2008, and their teak decks see to have warn very quickly: compared to HRs etc of a similar vintage.

 

[Natsumi]

The thickness of teak I believe is similar, but I like that the decks are bonded down and don’t have screws and plugs, like on most scandinavian yachts. Thus as the decks get older you don’t have the plugs popping out exposing the screw heads . How the decks stand up , depends on how well they have been kept, the cleaning and protection they have received during their life

 

[FB911]

I have owned a Sunbeam 37 for 4 years , buying her in Germany and sailing back via the Kiel canal. What can I say about her? She is beautiful, well built, beautifully finished below , with lots of wood.
Sailing is delightful. Needs a bit of wind to get going but once you get 10 knots , your off! Seems to be close winded compared to my old mast head rigged Moody. We often slip past bigger and more race type vessels. We have three ( yes 3) electric winches . 2 x primary’s which only need the lightest touch after a tack . 1x on the coach roof used mainly for pulling out or winding in the main, which is in mast furled.
Blue hull is not a big problem either , once a year during the winter liftout I give a light cut and polish , so you can see your face in hull!
They are certainly set up for easy and VERY comfortable sailing , perfect for us as I’m not as energetic as I was!!!

Thanks Natsumi, that's really helpful.

 

[FB911]

I have a friend with a 37, his experience echoes @Natsumi ... haven't been on it yet but he has just trucked it from the Ostsee to the Med and loves the thing. He has a smaller new one on the lake (21ft), I've sailed that and it's a dream, quality is excellent.

Thanks for the response, really helpful