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Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49 DS

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2004

A Philippe Briand-designed deck saloon cruiser balancing a spacious 4.99-meter beam with a performance-oriented hull

Designed by Garonni, Briand & Philippe Briand.

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

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The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49 DS, on the water

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

Footage from Leading the Escapade

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

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.16
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 165
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.0
TenderStiff

32% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 32%

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

  • Beamier than ~97% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1839 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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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 49 DS on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
32.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.0
Displacement / length
164.9
Comfort ratio
23.6
Capsize screening
2.16
Hull speed
8.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2475
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 2004
Designer
Garonni, Briand, Philippe Briand
Builder
Jeanneau

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X Yachts X-5015.24 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA 15.24-meter performance cruiser with a 3-meter draft and a 40% ballast ratio for balanced, high-speed handling
Beneteau Oceanis 5015.10 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 15.1-meter fractional sloop with a 1.7-meter draft, built for high-volume cruising on a proven hull platform
Dufour Yachts 47014.85 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 14.85-metre performance cruiser featuring a modern fin-and-bulb keel and a 2.25-metre draft for offshore stability
Beneteau Oceanis 50015.32 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Philippe Briand-designed masthead sloop with a wing keel, widely produced as the Moorings 500 and Prestige 500
Beneteau Oceanis 51015.29 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Philippe Briand-designed masthead sloop also marketed as the Moorings 510 and Stardust 515
Bavaria Yachts 4714.65 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA 14.65-metre cruiser featuring a fin keel with bulb and spade rudder, produced throughout the 1990s

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