The Sun Fast 41 is a French sailboat that was designed by American Doug Peterson as a cruiser-racer and first built in 1990.
[1][2][3][4][5][9][11][12][13] The Sun Fast 41 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim.
The hull has a raked stem, a reverse transom with steps to a swimming platform, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel with cast iron or lead ballast or optional keel and centerboard.
[1][2][3][4][5] The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 44 or 55 hp (33 or 41 kW) for docking and maneuvering.
[2][3][4][5] The boat was at one time supported by a class club that organized racing events, the Sun Fast Association.