Sun 2500
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox sailboat specifications
|name = Sun 2500
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|designer = Olivier Petit
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|location = France
|year = 2004
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|builder = Jeanneau
|role = Cruiser
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|draft = {{convert|5.74|ft|m|abbr=on}} with centerboard down
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|displacement = {{convert|4938|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = monohull
|construction = fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|24.61|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|23.46|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|9.51|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = inboard engine or outboard motor
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|keel type = stub keel and centerboard
|ballast = {{convert|1477|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = dual spade rudders
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
|I = {{convert|29.92|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|9.68|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|P = {{convert|30.18|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|E = {{convert|9.51|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailplan = 9/10 fractional rigged sloop
|sailarea main = {{convert|179|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea headsail = {{convert|145|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea spin = {{convert|388|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea upwind = {{convert|324|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea downwind = {{convert|566|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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The Sun 2500 is a French sailboat that was designed by Olivier Petit as a cruiser and first built in 2004.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/sun-2500-jeanneau|title= Sun 2500 (Jeanneau) sailboat |access-date= 1 February 2023|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230201154148/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/sun-2500-jeanneau|archive-date= 1 February 2023|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau/sun-2500|title= Jeanneau Sun 2500|access-date= 1 February 2023|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230201154623/https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau/sun-2500|archive-date= 1 February 2023|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/sailboats/jeanneau/sun-2500-keel-and-centerboard|title = Sun 2500 Keel and Centerboard Sailboat specifications|access-date = 1 February 2023|work = Boat-Specs.com|year=2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230201154203/https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/sailboats/jeanneau/sun-2500-keel-and-centerboard|archive-date= 1 February 2023|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/sailboats/jeanneau/sun-2500-fin-keel|title = Sun 2500 Fin Keel Sailboat specifications|access-date = 1 February 2023|work = Boat-Specs.com|year=2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230201154342/https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/sailboats/jeanneau/sun-2500-fin-keel|archive-date= 1 February 2023|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/designers/petit-olivier|title = Olivier Petit|access-date = 1 February 2023|work = Boat-Specs.com|year=2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230131001825/https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/designers/petit-olivier|archive-date= 31 January 2023|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://www.jeanneau.com/en-gb/boats/sailboat/34-sun-odyssey-walk-around/448-sun-2500/|title= Sun 2500|access-date= 1 February 2023|author= Jeanneau|author-link= Jeanneau|work= jeanneau.com|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230201154504/https://www.jeanneau.com/en-gb/boats/sailboat/34-sun-odyssey-walk-around/448-sun-2500/|archive-date= 1 February 2023|url-status= live}}
Production
The design was built by Jeanneau in France, starting in 2004 and ending in 2008.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/jeanneau-fra|title = Jeanneau (FRA)|access-date = 1 February 2023|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230104184016/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/jeanneau-fra|archive-date= 4 January 2023|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau|title= Jeanneau|access-date= 1 February 2023|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220418125800/https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau|archive-date= 18 April 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/builders/jeanneau|title = Jeanneau Sailboat builder|access-date = 1 February 2023|work = Boat-Specs.com|year=2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210607203532/https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/builders/jeanneau|archive-date= 7 June 2021|url-status= live}}
Design
The Sun 2500 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of polyester fiberglass. The hull is made from solid fiberglass, while the deck is a balsa-fiberglass sandwich. It has a 9/10 fractional sloop rig, with a deck-stepped mast, a single set of swept spreaders and aluminum spars with continuous stainless steel wire rigging. The hull has a plumb stem and transom, dual spade rudders controlled by a tiller and a stub keel with a retractable centerboard or an optional fixed L-shaped keel. The fin keel model displaces {{convert|4564|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|1102|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast, while the centerboard version displaces {{convert|4938|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|1477|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.
The keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of {{convert|5|ft|2|in|m|abbr=on}}, while the centerboard-equipped version has a draft of {{convert|5|ft|8|in|m|abbr=on}} with the centerboard extended and {{convert|2|ft|4|in|m|abbr=on}} with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water.
The boat is normally fitted with a small {{convert|9|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} outboard motor or optional Yanmar 1GM10 inboard engine for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds {{convert|7|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|15|u.s.gal}}.
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow around a teardrop table and a double berth aft on the part side. The galley is located on the port side at the companionway ladder and is equipped with a single burner stove and a small sink. The enclosed head is located just aft of the companionway on the starboard side. Cabin headroom is {{convert|62|in|cm|0|abbr=on}}.
For sailing downwind the design included an optional asymmetrical gennaker flown from a short simple bowsprit {{convert|388|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}.
The design has a hull speed of {{convert|6.49|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.jeanneau.com/en-gb/boats/sailboat/34-sun-odyssey-walk-around/448-sun-2500/}}
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Category:2000s sailboat type designs