Archambault Suspens Sailboats for Sale

Hull Type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Fractional Sloop

LOA

30.35' · 9.25 m

Disp.

6,118 lbs · 2,775 kg

First year

1979

The Archambault Suspens, introduced in 1979, represents a pivotal era in French yacht design where the boundaries between highperformance IOR (International Offshore Rule) racing and coastal cruising began to blur. Designed by the prolific duo Michel Joubert and Bernard Nivelt, the Suspens was conceived during the peak of the Half Tonner movement. While many contemporary designs of the late 1970s were either spartan racing machines or heavy cruisers, Archambault positioned the Suspens as a "racercruiser" that offered enough interior volume for a family while maintaining the pedigree to compete in highlevel regattas. Over its production run ending in 1988, approximately 63 units were built at the DangéSaintRomain shipyard, making it a relatively rare find today that is highly prized by enthusiasts of classic French performance hulls.