BoatsJeanneau Sun Odyssey 24.2

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 24.2

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 1998

A Jacques Fauroux-designed fractional sloop built for coastal cruising with a stable fin-and-bulb keel

Designed by Jacques Fauroux.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

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The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 24.2, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from VOILIER ODIN

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 2.49 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,905 kg of hull, so roughly 2,500 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draughtDraws 1.10 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 18 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 18
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.03
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 184
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.4

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

What the fleet has seen

The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 24.2, as the fleet has seen it

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The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 24.2 is a 7.3-meter fractional sloop designed by Jacques Fauroux, built by Jeanneau since 1998, and available with an optional inboard engine. It features a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull, displacing 1905 kg, and a standard draft of 1.1 meters.1:38 A keel/centerboard variant is also available, offering a draft adjustable from 0.65 meters to 1.4 meters.5:33 Aboard VOILIER ODIN, a lifting-keel version of the 24.2, equipped with a 1G N10 Yanmar inboard engine, sailed in the Pertuis de La Rochelle, France, demonstrating its ability to navigate shallow channels.6:13 The boat achieved speeds of 3 to 4 knots under a 35-square-meter asymmetric spinnaker in 4 to 9 knots of wind, with the owner using a spinnaker sock for dousing.16:42 Its responsiveness and maneuverability in tight marina spaces were noted, comparing favorably to a Kelt 7.60.1:59

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.4
Displacement / length
184.3
Comfort ratio
17.7
Capsize screening
2.03
Hull speed
6.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
632
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1998
Designer
Jacques Fauroux
Builder
Jeanneau

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