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Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 2004–2010

A 12.19-meter cruiser with a 21.5 SA/D ratio, sharing the IMX-40 hull for offshore-capable performance

Designed by Niels Jeppesen.

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 light displacement on a moderate beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

1.97 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.97
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 169
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 21.5
TenderStiff

43% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 43%

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

  • Draws more than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2742 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
43.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.5
Displacement / length
169.0
Comfort ratio
24.1
Capsize screening
1.97
Hull speed
7.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1566
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
2004–2010
Units built
140
Designer
Niels Jeppesen
Builder
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Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 4012.20 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12.2-metre masthead sloop with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio, designed for spirited performance cruising
Elan Marine 41012.27 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12.27-meter performance cruiser with a 2.2-meter draft and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio of 20.52
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40.312.20 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12.2-meter masthead sloop featuring a 1.95-meter fin-and-bulb keel designed for stable, mid-2000s cruising

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