Jeanneau Yachts 51

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The Jeanneau Yachts 51, on the water

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Footage from Ale & Max - Y2K Sailing Adventure

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

Comfort ratio 27

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.95

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 148

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.1

TenderStiff

30% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 30%

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

Heavier than ~78% of boats her size on file
Draws more than ~75% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~88% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1646 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Jeanneau Yachts 51, as the fleet has seen it

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The Jeanneau YACHTS 51 is a fractional sloop designed by Philippe Briand, built by Jeanneau from 2015 to the present, with an LOA of 15.4 m and a displacement of 14399 kg. It features a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull. The standard keel weighs 4300 kg, while an optional shallow keel weighs 4750 kg and has a draft of 1.73 m. The mast height above the waterline is 21.95 m. The boat offers two or three cabin configurations and can be equipped with an optional Yanmar 110 HP engine. Sail plan options include an in-mast furling mainsail of 52.2 m², a classic mainsail of 62.9 m², a 110% genoa of 55.9 m², a self-tacking jib of 41.6 m², and a Code 0 of 100 m².

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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On the water

The Jeanneau Yachts 51 on video

Love at First Fight | SMLS S3E06Aubrey joins the crew of a 51-foot Jeanneau in St. Vincent to film and train with gear.Sailing Miss Lone Star

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

29.9%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

19.1

Displacement / length

147.8

Comfort ratio

27.2

Capsize screening

1.95

Hull speed

9.1 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

2522

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 2015

Designer

Briand Yacht Design, Philippe Briand

Builder

Jeanneau

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The family

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