Sun Odyssey 40

Sun Odyssey 40

Development
Designer	Daniel Andrieu
Location	France
Year	1998
Builder(s)	Jeanneau
Role	Cruiser
Name	Sun Odyssey 40
Boat
Displacement	15,807 lb (7,170 kg)
Draft	6.40 ft (1.95 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	40.03 ft (12.20 m)
LWL	33.37 ft (10.17 m)
Beam	12.96 ft (3.95 m)
Engine type	Yanmar 56 hp (42 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	5,291 lb (2,400 kg)
Rudder(s)	spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan	masthead sloop
Total sail area	894.48 sq ft (83.100 m2)
Racing
PHRF	90-114
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The Sun Odyssey 40 is a French sailboat that was designed by Daniel Andrieu as a cruiser and first built in 1998. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

The boat uses the same hull design as the Sun Odyssey 40 DS and the 2004 Sun Odyssey 40.3. ^{[4] [6]}

Production

The design was built by Jeanneau in France, from 1998 until 2004, but it is now out of production. ^{[1] [3] [7]}

Design

The Sun Odyssey 40 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of vinylester fiberglass, with wood trim. The hull is solid fiberglass, while the deck is balsa-cored, all with a ISO 9002 gelcoat. It has a masthead sloop rig with anodized aluminum spars, a raked stem, a reverse transom with a swimming platform, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by dual wheels and a fixed fin keel or optional shoal-draft keel. The fin keel model displaces 15,807 lb (7,170 kg) and carries 5,291 lb (2,400 kg) of ballast, while the shoal draft keel version displaces carries 5,842 lb (2,650 kg) of ballast. ^{[1] [4]}

The boat has a draft of 6.40 ft (1.95 m) with the standard keel and 4.92 ft (1.50 m) with the optional shoal draft keel. ^[1]

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 56 hp (42 kW) for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 36 U.S. gallons (140 L; 30 imp gal) and the freshwater tank has a capacity of 85 U.S. gallons (320 L; 71 imp gal). ^{[1] [4]}

The design was built in three different interior layouts: a two-cabin arrangement with a forward owner's cabin plus an aft cabin, a three cabin layout with two heads and a three cabin layout with one head. The interior is finished in Burmese teak. ^{[3] [5]}

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker. ^[1]

The boat has a PHRF handicap of 90 to 114. ^[8]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Sun Odyssey 40 (Jeanneau) sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
2. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Daniel Andrieu". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
3. Jeanneau. "Sun Odyssey 40". jeanneau.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
4. "The Sun Odyssey 40: A Levelheaded Sister". Cruising World. June 1999. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
5. Jeanneau (March 2001). "Sun Odyssey 40 - Designed for a New Millennium". Cruising World. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
6. Kretschmer, John (7 October 2004). "Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40.3". Sailing Magazine. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
7. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Jeanneau (FRA)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
8. US Sailing (2023). "PHRF Handicaps". ussailing.org. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

External links

• Official website