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Jeanneau Sun Legende 41

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1984–1994

A Doug Peterson-designed 1-ton prototype offering a performance-oriented hull available in Regate and cruising variants

Designed by Doug Peterson.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

See her sail

The Jeanneau Sun Legende 41, 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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

2.05 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.05
LightHeavy

205 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 205
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.2
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 42%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

What the fleet has seen

The Jeanneau Sun Legende 41, as the fleet has seen it

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The Jeanneau Sun Legende 41 is a 12.4-meter masthead sloop designed by Doug Peterson and built by Jeanneau from 1984 to 1994. Based on Jeanneau's custom 1-ton prototype, the 'Legende', it features a fin keel with a spade rudder and displaces 7300 kg. Variants include the Regate, Owners (three cabins, two heads), and Team (four cabins, one head) versions, with a similar Olympic Sea 42 built in Greece. Aboard *Ærevika*, a 1986 model, three Norwegian sailors embarked on a circumnavigation from Sogndal, Norway, planning to reach Gran Canaria by November and cross the Atlantic to the Caribbean in December.3:11 Their refit included installing a new arch with solar panels, lithium batteries, a watermaker, AIS, a chartplotter, autopilot, and Starlink.2:17 The crew performed the electrical installation themselves over two weeks, learning from YouTube and manuals to ensure they could troubleshoot issues at sea.7:26 Their primary motivation for the voyage is surfing remote Pacific breaks, while concerns include orca encounters and docking in crowded harbors.3:55

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen for sale

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.2
Displacement / length
204.5
Comfort ratio
23.4
Capsize screening
2.05
Hull speed
7.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1512
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
FG w/kevlar (Aramat K)
Ballast type
Mixed Iron/Lead
Production
Years built
1984–1994
Units built
580
Designer
Doug Peterson
Builder
Jeanneau

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