Regatta 39
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox sailboat specifications
|name = Regatta 39
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|designer = Tony Castro
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|location = France
|year = 1982
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|builder = Jeanneau
|role = Racer
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|draft = {{convert|6.30|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|displacement = {{convert|10600|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = monohull
|construction = fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|39.17|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|30.42|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|12.58|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = inboard diesel engine
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|keel type = fin keel
|ballast = {{convert|5200|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = spade-type rudder
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
|I = {{convert|41.20|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|13.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|P = {{convert|46.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|E = {{convert|16.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailplan = fractional rigged sloop
|sailarea main = {{convert|379.50|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea headsail = {{convert|267.80|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea total = {{convert|647.30|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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The Regatta 39 is a French sailboat that was designed by Tony Castro as a racer and first built in 1982.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/regatta-39-jeanneau|title= Regatta 39 (Jeanneau) sailboat |access-date= 17 October 2022|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20221017222337/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/regatta-39-jeanneau|archive-date= 17 October 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/regatta-39-mh-jeanneau|title= Regatta 39 MH (Jeanneau) sailboat |access-date= 17 October 2022|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20221017222337/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/regatta-39-mh-jeanneau|archive-date= 17 October 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau/regatta-39|title= Jeanneau Regatta 39|access-date= 17 October 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20221017222339/https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau/regatta-39|archive-date= 17 October 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau/regatta-39-mh|title= Jeanneau Regatta 39 MH|access-date= 17 October 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20221017222353/https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau/regatta-39-mh|archive-date= 17 October 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/castro-tony|title= Tony Castro|access-date = 17 October 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211207025005/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/castro-tony|archive-date= 7 December 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/tony-castro|title= Tony Castro|access-date= 17 October 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20221017222349/https://sailboat.guide/tony-castro|archive-date= 17 October 2022|url-status= live}}
The boats uses the same hull design as the 1982 Sun Shine 36 and 1983 Sun Shine 38.
Production
The design was built by Jeanneau in France, starting in 1982, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/jeanneau-fra|title = Jeanneau (FRA)|access-date = 17 October 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210605143626/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/jeanneau-fra|archive-date= 5 June 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau|title= Jeanneau|access-date= 17 October 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220418125800/https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau|archive-date= 18 April 2022|url-status= live}}
Design
The Regatta 39 is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig or optional masthead sloop rig. The hull has a raked stem, a sharply reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces {{convert|10600|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|5200|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|6.30|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel and is fitted with an inboard diesel engine for docking and maneuvering.
The design has a hull speed of {{convert|7.39|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.