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Jeanneau Yachts 55

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders · First built 2023

A modern Philippe Briand-designed fractional sloop featuring dual rudders and a high-volume hull for performance cruising

Designed by Philippe Briand & Andrew Winch.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders

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The Jeanneau Yachts 55, on the water

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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 narrow beam gives 29 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 29
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.90
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 125
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.1
TenderStiff

26% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 26%

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

  • Heavier than ~82% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~80% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~90% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1100 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Jeanneau Yachts 55, as the fleet has seen it

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The Jeanneau YACHTS 55 is a 16.9-meter fractional sloop designed by Philippe Briand and Andrew Winch for warm-climate cruising, built by Jeanneau since 2023. It features a fin keel with bulb and dual rudders, a 5.0-meter beam, and a displacement of 18,541 kg. The design prioritizes outdoor living with a forward cockpit under a hardtop, housing the main saloon and navigation station, and an aft cockpit for lounging.3:15 Two private guest cabins are accessed from the deck via gull-wing doors, while the main hull is reserved as an owner’s suite with a full-beam galley, dinette, and master head.3:50 The boat offers an 8-foot or 6-foot draft option and is equipped with a self-tacking jib and electric winches for shorthanded sailing.7:17 While ocean-rated, its design is better suited for coastal cruising due to a lack of extensive handholds and secure bracing positions.8:04 Jeanneau produces approximately 15 units annually.4:39

The living fleet

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Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Jeanneau Yachts 55 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
26.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.1
Displacement / length
125.0
Comfort ratio
28.5
Capsize screening
1.90
Hull speed
9.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
3080
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & dual rudders
Construction
Vacuum infused hull
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
First built 2023
Designer
Philippe Briand, Andrew Winch
Builder
Jeanneau

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The family

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