BoatsJeanneau Sun Odyssey 42 CC

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42 CC

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 1996–1999

A center-cockpit cruiser featuring a deep-draft fin-and-bulb keel designed for stable, offshore-capable passage making

Designed by Guy Ribadeau Dumas.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

Is it for you?

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 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.02
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 229
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.6
TenderStiff

30% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 30%

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

  • Beamier than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2630 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

On the water

The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42 CC on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
30.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.6
Displacement / length
229.2
Comfort ratio
25.6
Capsize screening
2.02
Hull speed
7.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1600
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1996–1999
Units built
45
Designer
Guy Ribadeau Dumas
Builder
Jeanneau

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