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Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40 DS

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 2000–2004

A charter-proven deck saloon cruiser featuring a spacious interior and a shallow-draft fin keel for coastal cruising

Designed by Daniel Andrieu.

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

See her sail

The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40 DS, on the water

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

Footage from Halcyon Yachts - International Yacht Delivery

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

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

Capsize screening 2.07
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 191
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.4
TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

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

  • Beamier than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2742 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40 DS, as the fleet has seen it

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The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40 Ds is a 12.2-meter masthead sloop designed by Daniel Andrieu and built by Jeanneau between 2000 and 2004, known for its popularity in the charter trade. It features a fin keel with a spade rudder, a 2.0-meter draft, and a displacement of 7200 kg.15:12 The model is considered suitable for downwind trade-wind routes but lacks the forefoot and rudder protection for more demanding offshore passages.15:55 Aboard *Halcyon Yachts - International Yacht Delivery*, a Jeanneau 40 DS named Kismet completed a 200-mile delivery from Menorca to Sardinia in approximately 30 hours, motor-sailing in headwinds and later sailing downwind at four knots.1:15 Kismet featured a large dedicated food pantry.6:23

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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On the water

The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40 DS on video

What they go for

Market signal

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

1seen for sale

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.4
Displacement / length
191.4
Comfort ratio
22.8
Capsize screening
2.07
Hull speed
7.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1548
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
2000–2004
Designer
Daniel Andrieu
Builder
Jeanneau

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The family

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