Jeanneau Voyage 12.5
Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1987
A 12.5-meter masthead sloop with a 1.65-meter draft that served as the predecessor to the Sun Odyssey 42
Designed by Guy Ribadeau Dumas.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin With Rudder On Skeg
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
LivelyComfort 25Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 2.04Bluewater
LightD/L 217Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 18.6Powered-up
TenderBallast 41%Stiff
Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.
- Draws less than ~81% of boats her size on file
- Beamier than ~79% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2723 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.6
Displacement / length
216.6
Comfort ratio
24.8
Capsize screening
2.04
Hull speed
7.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1587
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1987
Designer
Guy Ribadeau Dumas
Builder
Jeanneau
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Feeling 41612.57 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12.57-metre masthead sloop with a 1.93m fin keel, designed for offshore stability with a 23.7 comfort ratio
Jeanneau Sun Legende 4112.44 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Doug Peterson-designed 1-ton prototype offering a performance-oriented hull available in Regate and cruising variants
Beneteau First 40512.40 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12.4-metre masthead sloop featuring a deep 2.19-metre fin keel and a balanced displacement for offshore performance
Moody 41912.73 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Bill Dixon-designed masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, built for offshore stability and available as a centerboarder
Dufour Yachts 4012.32 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 12.32-metre fractional sloop featuring a 1.65-metre draft and a balanced 36% ballast ratio for coastal cruising
Linjett 4012.35 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA decade-long production run defines this 12-metre performance cruiser, balancing a 44% ballast ratio for stiff sailing
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 Voyage 11.2A Guy Ribadeau Dumas-designed masthead sloop with a skeg-mounted rudder, built for offshore stability and controlJeanneau Sun Odyssey 42A short-run 1990s cruiser featuring a fin keel with a partial skeg-hung rudder for directional stabilityJeanneau Sun Odyssey 42.2A 12.8-meter masthead sloop featuring a fin keel and spade rudder, evolved from the Voyage 12.50 for cruising comfortJeanneau Sun Odyssey 42.1A Daniel Andrieu-designed masthead sloop with a 19.32 sail area-to-displacement ratio for balanced cruising performanceJeanneau Sun Odyssey 47 CCA Philippe Briand-designed center cockpit cruiser built for offshore comfort with a stable, deep-draft fin keel
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