Jeanneau Sun Fizz 40
Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1980–1984
A Philippe Briand-designed masthead sloop also marketed as the O'Day 39 and 40, available in both fin and keel/centerboard.
Designed by Philippe Briand.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin w/spade Rudder
See her sail
The Jeanneau Sun Fizz 40, on the water
The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.
Footage from LE VOYAGE DE NAMASTE
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.
2.00 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.
191 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
16.9 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.
41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.
A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.
The living fleet
Sailed by the fleet
The channels sailing this model, and where they were last seen.
Seen 8 times across one channel of the fleet.
On the water
The Jeanneau Sun Fizz 40 on video
The record
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