Sunbeam 29.1: First pictures of the new daysailer
The eagerly awaited latest project from Mattsee near Salzburg follows on from the radical Sunbeam 32.1, which surprised with its bold shapes and various innovations. The new daysailer's design language is still reminiscent of the larger boat: a long, continuous chine that slopes forwards ends in a negative stem, the deck also protrudes slightly to the side at the front and ends in a fixed bowsprit. Overall, the creation of industrial designer Gerald Kiska and the Jakopin & Jakopin design office looks modern, agile and dynamic. At Boot & Fun in Berlin, the shipyard presented the prototype, which has not yet been completed.
The daysailer now also with a swivelling keel
The electrically extendable cockpit extension has been removed from the new daysailer, but the huge cockpit and the twin rudder system, which is controlled by a tiller on the 29.1, have remained. New under water: the swing keel enables draughts of 1.85 to 0.85 centimetres. The shipyard wants to respond to the occasionally lower water levels on the lakes and offer owners more flexibility in their choice of sailing areas. The keel is raised hydraulically, which can optionally be done by an electric motor.
The backstayless rig is equipped with a square top mainsail and a self-tacking jib. The sail area can be configured up to 47 square metres. On rough courses, a code zero or a gennaker can be attached to the fixed bowsprit. A carbon mast is optionally available. There are two winches on the coaming, which the crew uses to operate all the sheets and the halyards and spreaders led aft on deck. The winches can be operated electrically on request.
World premiere at boot Düsseldorf
The interior is open-plan, but there is a separate WC area. This is optional, as is the galley with fridge and induction hob. The completed daysailer will celebrate its world premiere at boot Düsseldorf. Before that, it will be on display at the in-house exhibition on the second weekend of Advent (9/10 December) in Mattsee near Salzburg. Other current and used models from the shipyard will also be on display there, and a number of suppliers will also be presenting their products. Click here to register here (please click).
Technical data Sunbeam 29.1
- Hull length 8.99 m
- Width 2.49 m
- Draught 0.85-1.85 m
- Mainsail 30.0 m²
- Genoa 17.0 m²
- Gennaker 60.0 m²
- Weight 2.0 tonnes
- Electric motor 4 kW; diesel optional
