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Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1998–2004

A 12.2-metre masthead sloop with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio, designed for spirited performance cruising

Designed by Daniel Andrieu.

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

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The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40, on the water

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Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

2.07 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.07
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 190
EasygoingPowered-up

22.8 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 22.8
TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Beamier than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2764 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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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On the water

The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
22.8
Displacement / length
189.9
Comfort ratio
22.8
Capsize screening
2.07
Hull speed
7.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1545
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
1998–2004
Designer
Daniel Andrieu
Builder
Jeanneau

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Related models

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