BoatsJeanneau Sun Odyssey 29.2

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 29.2

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 1997–2008

A Jacques Fauroux-designed fractional sloop balancing a light displacement with a stable, bulb-keeled hull

Designed by Jacques Fauroux.

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

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 18 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 18
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.12
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 174
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.0
TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 35%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.0
Displacement / length
174.0
Comfort ratio
17.7
Capsize screening
2.12
Hull speed
6.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
883
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1997–2008
Designer
Jacques Fauroux
Builder
Jeanneau

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