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Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 439

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2011

A Philippe Briand-designed fractional sloop balancing a high SA/D ratio with a stable, modern cruising hull

Designed by P. Briand & Philippe Briand.

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

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The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 439, 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 light displacement on a moderate beam gives 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.00
LightHeavy

159 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 159
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.9
TenderStiff

29% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 29%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Draws more than ~81% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2461 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 439, as the fleet has seen it

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The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 439 is a fractional sloop designed by P. Briand and built by Jeanneau from 2011 to the present, with an LOA of 13.34 m, a beam of 4.24 m, and a draft of 2.20 m. It displaces 9880 kg and features a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull. A shoal draft option of 1.6m is available, increasing displacement to 3150 kg. One couple upgraded from a Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 439 to a 60-foot Jeanneau Yacht, noting the larger boat's increased volume despite a similar number of cabins and heads.0:09

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

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
28.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.9
Displacement / length
159.3
Comfort ratio
24.8
Capsize screening
2.00
Hull speed
8.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1957
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 2011
Designer
P. Briand, Philippe Briand
Builder
Jeanneau

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 449A 13.74-metre fractional sloop featuring a fin keel with bulb and spade rudder, optimized for a 19.15 SA/D ratioJeanneau Sun Odyssey 440A 13-meter cruiser featuring a fin keel with bulb and dual rudders, optimized for a high 19.07 sail area-to-displacement ratioJeanneau Sun Odyssey 49iA 15-meter cruiser featuring a fin keel with bulb and spade rudder, optimized for a stable 8.74-knot hull speedJeanneau Sun Odyssey 469A Philippe Briand-designed fractional sloop built for performance and comfort, also marketed as the Sunsail 47

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