Sun Odyssey 43 DS

Sun Odyssey 43 DS

Development
Designer	Daniel Andrieu
Location	France
Year	1994
Builder(s)	Jeanneau
Role	Cruiser-Racer
Name	Sun Odyssey 43 DS
Boat
Displacement	21,054 lb (9,550 kg)
Draft	6.56 ft (2.00 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	42.13 ft (12.84 m)
LWL	37.50 ft (11.43 m)
Beam	13.75 ft (4.19 m)
Engine type	75 hp (56 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel with weighted bulb
Ballast	6,515 lb (2,955 kg)
Rudder(s)	spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	50.80 ft (15.48 m)
J foretriangle base	15.29 ft (4.66 m)
P mainsail luff	44.49 ft (13.56 m)
E mainsail foot	17.06 ft (5.20 m)
Sails
Sailplan	masthead sloop
Mainsail area	379.50 sq ft (35.257 m2)
Jib/genoa area	388.37 sq ft (36.081 m2)
Total sail area	767.87 sq ft (71.337 m2)
Racing
PHRF	117 (average)

The Sun Odyssey 43 DS (Deck Salon) is a French sailboat that was designed by Daniel Andrieu as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1994. ^{[1] [2]}

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The design replaced the 1986 Sun Odyssey 43 in production. ^{[1] [2] [7] [8]}

Production

The design was built by Jeanneau in France, from 1994 to 2006, but it is now out of production. ^{[1] [2] [6] [9] [10]}

Design

The Sun Odyssey 43 DS is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of solid fiberglass, with wooden structural members. It has a masthead sloop rig, with a deck-stepped mast, two sets of swept spreaders and aluminum spars with stainless steel wire rigging. The hull has a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a singlewheel and a fixed fin keel with a weighted bulb or an optional shoal draft keel. It displaces 21,054 lb (9,550 kg) and carries 6,515 lb (2,955 kg) of ballast. ^{[1] [2] [11]}

The boat has a draft of 6.56 ft (2.00 m) with the standard keel and 5.25 ft (1.60 m) with the optional shoal draft keel. ^{[1] [2]}

The boat is fitted with a diesel engine of 75 hp (56 kW) for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 53 U.S. gallons (200 L; 44 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 145 U.S. gallons (550 L; 121 imp gal). ^{[1] [2]}

The design was built in several cabin interior configurations. The two cabin version has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a U-shaped settee in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a central double berth. The galley is located on the starboard side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, an ice box and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the port side. There are two heads, one just aft of the bow cabin on the port side and one on the port side in the aft cabin. ^{[1] [2]}

The design has a hull speed of 8.21 kn (15.20 km/h) and a PHRF handicap range of 96 to 117 with an average of 117. ^{[2] [12]}

Operational history

The design has been used by private owners and also in the yacht charter market. ^[11]

In a 2001 review in Sailing Magazine, John Kretschmer wrote, "Designed by Daniel Andrieu, the boat is nicely proportioned. The lines are modern with short overhangs and a generous beam of 13 feet, 8 inches. The low-slung coachroof extends quite far forward but still tapers gracefully into the foredeck." ^[13]

Cruising World reviewer, Tim Murphy wrote in 2002, "Built of hand-laid fiberglass without a core, the 43 hull, like other Jeanneau sailboats, is stiffened with laminated-wood longitudinal stringers and ring frames and without structural liners." ^[11]

Writing in Practical Sailor in 2001, Darrell Nicholson described, "sailing in 5- to 7-knot winds under full main and 135-percent genoa, she registered 5.5 to 6 knots of boatspeed sailing hard on the breeze into a 2 -3′ swell. Considering that the rig needed tuning and she was equipped with furlers on both sails, we consider that good performance. We noted that an increase of only two knots in windspeed increased boatspeed over the ground to more than six knots while sailing into an ebbing current." ^[14]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Sun Odyssey 43 DS sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
2. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 43 DS". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
3. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Daniel Andrieu". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
4. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Daniel Andrieu". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
5. "Andrieu Yacht Design Sailboat designer". Boat-Specs.com. 2022. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
6. Jeanneau. "Sun Odyssey 43 DS". jeanneauamerica.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
7. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Sun Odyssey 43 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
8. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 43". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
9. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Jeanneau (FRA)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
10. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Jeanneau". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
11. Murphy, Tim (24 June 2002). "Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 43". Cruising World. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
12. US Sailing (2022). "PHRF Handicaps". ussailing.org. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
13. Kretschmer, John (1 December 2022). "Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 43". Sailing Magazine. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
14. Nicholson, Darrell (20 October 2001). "Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 43". Practical Sailor. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

External links

• Official website