Sun Odyssey 40 DS Standard

Sailboat specifications

The Sun Odyssey 40 DS is a 38’6” (11.75m) cruising sailboat designed by Andrieu Yacht Design (France). She was built between 1997 and 2005 by Jeanneau (France).

The Sun Odyssey 40 DS is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Shoal draft version (see all the versions compared).

Sun Odyssey 40 DS's main features

Model: Sun Odyssey 40 DS
Version: Standard
Hull type: Monohull
Category: Deck saloon cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder: Jeanneau
Sailboat designer: Andrieu Yacht Design
Sailboat range: Sun Odyssey DS
Country: France
Construction: Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
Number of hulls built: About 300
First built hull: 1997
Last built hull: 2005
Appendages: Keel : L-shaped keel (with bulb)
Helm: Single helm wheel
Rudder: Single spade rudder
Unsinkable: No
Trailerable: No
EC design category iThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions) A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m: A
Former French navigation category: 1
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only): N/A €

Sun Odyssey 40 DS's main dimensions

Overall length: 40’12.2 m
Hull length: 38’ 6”11.75 m
Waterline length: 33’ 5”10.17 m
Beam (width): 13’3.95 m
Draft: 6’ 5”1.95 m
Mast height from D_WL: 58’ 1”17.7 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 16380 lb7430 kg
Ballast weight: 5291 lb2400 kg
Ballast type: Cast iron
French customs tonnage: 15.70 Tx

Sun Odyssey 40 DS's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 819 ft²76.1 m²
Downwind sail area: 1482 ft²137.7 m²
Mainsail area: 320 ft²29.7 m²
Genoa area: 499 ft²46.4 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area: 1163 ft²108 m²
I iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment): 49’ 8”15.15 m
J iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay): 13’ 11”4.23 m
P iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head): 42’ 10”13.05 m
E iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew): 15’ 8”4.8 m
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi masthead
Mast configuration: Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 2
Spreaders angle: Swept-back
Spars construction: Aluminum spars
Standing rigging: 1x19 strand wire

Sun Odyssey 40 DS's performances

Upwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size. Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.: 215 ft²/T19.99 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.: 389 ft²/T36.16 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR) iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet). The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length: a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.: 200
Ballast ratio iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared. The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.: 32 %
Critical hull speed iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed". The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.: 7.74 knots