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Jeanneau Fantasia 37

Masthead Sloop · Fin Keel · First built 1984

A Philippe H. Harle-designed masthead sloop with a high ballast ratio for stability and comfortable offshore cruising

Designed by Philippe H. Harle.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin Keel

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The Jeanneau Fantasia 37, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from The Sailing Doodles Podcast

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Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 33 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 33
CoastalBluewater

1.75 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.75
LightHeavy

282 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 282
EasygoingPowered-up

15.6 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.6
TenderStiff

53% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 53%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

What the fleet has seen

The Jeanneau Fantasia 37, as the fleet has seen it

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The Jeanneau Fantasia 37 is a Masthead Sloop designed by Philippe H. Harle and built by Jeanneau from 1984 to the present, featuring a fin keel, an 11.2 m LOA, 3.4 m beam, 1.8 m draft, and 7599 kg displacement. Aboard *The Sailing Doodles Podcast*, Bobby White, a Jeanneau Fantasia 37 owner, discusses cruising safety, ranking fire as the most dangerous scenario due to its potential for total boat loss, recommending multiple fire extinguishers, propane sensors with automatic shutoff, and simultaneous abandon-ship preparation.0:57 White notes lightning strikes occur in roughly one in a thousand boats, with higher rates in tropical waters.3:27 He details anchor-setting techniques, including reversing while dropping, using 7:1 scope as a minimum, and load-testing at 1,200 RPM.13:00 White also emphasizes knowing emergency tiller procedures, citing a hydraulic steering failure on his catamaran in the Bahamas.18:27

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
52.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.6
Displacement / length
281.8
Comfort ratio
32.6
Capsize screening
1.75
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1193
Hull
Hull type
Fin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1984
Designer
Philippe H. Harle
Builder
Jeanneau

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