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Jeanneau Yachts Sun Odyssey 51

Cutter · Wing Keel · 1989–1992

A Bruce Farr-designed cutter with a wing keel, built for the charter trade and later evolved into the Sun Odyssey 52.2

Designed by Bruce Farr & J&J Yacht Design.

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

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

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

Capsize screening 2.04
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 182
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.4
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.

  • Heavier than ~75% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~81% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~93% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1602 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
32.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.4
Displacement / length
181.6
Comfort ratio
26.5
Capsize screening
2.04
Hull speed
8.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2420
Hull
Hull type
Wing Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1989–1992
Designer
Bruce Farr, J&J Yacht Design
Builder
Jeanneau Yachts

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