Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 490

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The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 490, 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 light displacement on a moderate beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.01

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 136

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.4

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

Draws more than ~75% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~84% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1899 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 490, as the fleet has seen it

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The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 490 is a fractional sloop designed by Philippe Briand and built by Jeanneau since 2018. It measures 14.8 meters LOA with a 4.5-meter beam, a 2.2-meter draft, and displaces 11,289 kg. The hull features a fin with a bulb and dual rudders. An ICW-compatible mast option is available, reducing air draft to 19.2 meters. In March 2020, Howard Clayman delivered a new Jeanneau 490 from the south of France to Cyprus, encountering 35- to 45-knot winds and 8- to 10-foot following seas while transiting the channel between Corsica and Sardinia at night.9:41

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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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

19.4

Displacement / length

135.7

Comfort ratio

23.9

Capsize screening

2.01

Hull speed

8.8 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

2276

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & dual rudders

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 2018

Designer

Philippe Briand

Builder

Jeanneau

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The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 440A 13-metre cruiser featuring a fin keel with bulb and dual rudders, optimized for a high 19.07 sail area-to-displacement ratio Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 439A Philippe Briand-designed fractional sloop balancing a high SA/D ratio with a stable, modern cruising hull Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49iA 15-metre cruiser featuring a fin keel with bulb and spade rudder, optimised for a stable 8.74-knot hull speed Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 410A Marc Lombard-designed fractional sloop featuring a high sail area-to-displacement ratio and dual rudders for performance Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49A Philippe Briand-designed fractional sloop built for performance cruising with a stiff, high-volume hull Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 519An evolution of the 509 featuring a bow sprit and expanded swim platform for enhanced modern cruising

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