Jeanneau Sun Legende 41

The Jeanneau Sun Legende 41 is a 12.4-meter masthead sloop designed by Doug Peterson and built by Jeanneau from 1984 to 1994. Based on Jeanneau's custom 1-ton prototype, the 'Legende', it features a fin keel with a spade rudder and displaces 7300 kg. Variants include the Regate, Owners (three cabins, two heads), and Team (four cabins, one head) versions, with a similar Olympic Sea 42 built in Greece. Aboard *Ærevika*, a 1986 model, three Norwegian sailors embarked on a circumnavigation from Sogndal, Norway, planning to reach Gran Canaria by November and cross the Atlantic to the Caribbean in December.3:11 Their refit included installing a new arch with solar panels, lithium batteries, a watermaker, AIS, a chartplotter, autopilot, and Starlink.2:17 The crew performed the electrical installation themselves over two weeks, learning from YouTube and manuals to ensure they could troubleshoot issues at sea.7:26 Their primary motivation for the voyage is surfing remote Pacific breaks, while concerns include orca encounters and docking in crowded harbors.3:55