BoatsJeanneau Sun Odyssey 42.2

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42.2

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1995–2000

A 12.8-metre masthead sloop featuring a fin keel and spade rudder, evolved from the Voyage 12.50 for cruising comfort

Designed by Guy Ribadeau Dumas.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.04
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 224
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.1
TenderStiff

31% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 31%

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

  • Beamier than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2639 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
31.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.1
Displacement / length
223.9
Comfort ratio
25.0
Capsize screening
2.04
Hull speed
7.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1600
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1995–2000
Designer
Guy Ribadeau Dumas
Builder
Jeanneau

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