The Sun Legende 41 is a French sailboat that was designed by American Doug Peterson as a

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- racer and first built in 1984. The design was based upon a prototype

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racer, named '' Legende''. In 1990 the design was developed into the

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Production

The design was built by

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in France in the United States, from 1984 to 1994, with 580 boats completed.

Design

The Sun Legende 41 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. The hull is made from hand-laid

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fiberglass, with an option of Kevlar reinforcement (Aramat K), while the deck is made of a fiberglass- balsa sandwich. It has a masthead sloop rig, with a keel-stepped mast, one set of unswept spreaders and aluminum spars. The hull has a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a

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and a fixed fin keel, deep draft keel or stub keel and retractable

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. The boat is fitted with an inboard diesel engine for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of . The design typically has sleeping accommodation for six people in three cabins, with a double

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in the bow cabin, two straight settees in the main cabin and two aft cabins with double berth. The

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is located on the port side at the

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ladder. The galley is "U"-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, an icebox and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The forward

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is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side, while there is also an aft head. Cabin maximum headroom is . The "team" version has four cabins. For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical

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of . The design has a hull speed of .

Variants

;Sun Legende 41 Fin Keel :This model displaces and carries of cast iron ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel. ;Sun Legende 41 Regatta :This racing-oriented model has a taller mast, a deeper keel and increased sail area. It displaces and carries of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel. ;Sun Legende 41 Centerboard :This model displaces and carries of ballast, consisting of cast iron exterior ballast and a steel centerboard. The boat has a draft of with the centerboard down and with the centerboard retracted for operation in shallow water.

Operational history

The boat was at one time supported by an active class club that organized racing events, the

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