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Jeanneau Brio

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · First built 1979

An updated 1979 evolution of the Love Love design, featuring a masthead rig and a fin keel with a transom-hung rudder

Designed by Philippe H. Harle.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/transom Hung Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 2.50 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,200 kg of hull, so roughly 1,800 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 1.10 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 13 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 13
CoastalBluewater

At 2.37 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.37
LightHeavy

196 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 196
EasygoingPowered-up

18.0 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.0
TenderStiff

44% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 44%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
44.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.0
Displacement / length
195.9
Comfort ratio
12.9
Capsize screening
2.37
Hull speed
5.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
533
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1979
Designer
Philippe H. Harle
Builder
Jeanneau

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