Jeanneau 34.2

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The Jeanneau 34.2, 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 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 22

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.98

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 178

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.1

TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

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

What the fleet has seen

The Jeanneau 34.2, as the fleet has seen it

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The Jeanneau 34.2 is a masthead sloop designed by Jacques Fauroux, built by Jeanneau from 1999 to the present, and marketed in Europe as the Sun Odyssey 34.2. It has a fin with spade rudder hull, measures 10.3 meters LOA, 3.3 meters beam, 1.8 meters draft, and displaces 4650 kg. This model was popular in the European, Mediterranean, and Aegean charter trades, and the Stardust 342 and 343 variants are based on its design.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across 2 channels of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

32.7%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

16.1

Displacement / length

178.3

Comfort ratio

21.8

Capsize screening

1.98

Hull speed

7.3 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1133

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 1999

Designer

Jacques Fauroux

Builder

Jeanneau

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The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 34.2A 10.29-metre masthead sloop marketed in the US as the Jeanneau 34.2 and designed for versatile interior layouts Jeanneau Stardust 342/343A 10.29-metre masthead sloop with a 1.83-metre fin-and-bulb keel, optimized for the Mediterranean charter trade Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 36.2A Jacques Fauroux-designed masthead sloop produced in multiple variants including the Moorings 36.2 and Stardust 363.2 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 24.2A Jacques Fauroux-designed fractional sloop built for coastal cruising with a stable fin-and-bulb keel Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 32.2A masthead sloop with a 1.45-metre draft and a 33% ballast ratio, designed for stable coastal cruising Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 29.2A Jacques Fauroux-designed fractional sloop balancing a light displacement with a stable, bulb-keeled hull

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