Jeanneau Voyage 12.5
Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1987
A 12.5-meter masthead sloop with a 1.65-meter draft that served as the predecessor to the Sun Odyssey 42
Designed by Guy Ribadeau Dumas.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin With Rudder On Skeg
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
LivelyComfort 25Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 2.04Bluewater
LightD/L 217Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 18.6Powered-up
TenderBallast 41%Stiff
Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.
- Draws less than ~81% of boats her size on file
- Beamier than ~79% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2723 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.6
Displacement / length
216.6
Comfort ratio
24.8
Capsize screening
2.04
Hull speed
7.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1587
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1987
Designer
Guy Ribadeau Dumas
Builder
Jeanneau
Boats like this, on the water
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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.
Feeling 41612.57 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12.57-metre masthead sloop with a 1.93m fin keel, designed for offshore stability with a 23.7 comfort ratio
Jeanneau Sun Legende 4112.44 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Doug Peterson-designed 1-ton prototype offering a performance-oriented hull available in Regate and cruising variants
Beneteau First 40512.40 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12.4-metre masthead sloop featuring a deep 2.19-metre fin keel and a balanced displacement for offshore performance
Hunter Marine 41 DS12.29 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA deck salon cruiser featuring a high-volume interior and a B&R rig for simplified handling
Dufour Yachts 4012.32 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 12.32-metre fractional sloop featuring a 1.65-metre draft and a balanced 36% ballast ratio for coastal cruising
Linjett 4012.35 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA decade-long production run defines this 12-metre performance cruiser, balancing a 44% ballast ratio for stiff sailing
The family
Boats like this
Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.
Jeanneau Voyage 11.2A Guy Ribadeau Dumas-designed masthead sloop with a skeg-mounted rudder, built for offshore stability and controlJeanneau Sun Odyssey 42A short-run 1990s cruiser featuring a fin keel with a partial skeg-hung rudder for directional stabilityJeanneau Sun Odyssey 42.2A 12.8-metre masthead sloop featuring a fin keel and spade rudder, evolved from the Voyage 12.50 for cruising comfortJeanneau Sun Odyssey 42.1A Daniel Andrieu-designed masthead sloop with a 19.32 sail area-to-displacement ratio for balanced cruising performanceJeanneau Sun Odyssey 47 CCA Philippe Briand-designed center cockpit cruiser built for offshore comfort with a stable, deep-draft fin keel
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