Sun Odyssey 379 Keel and centerboard

Sailboat specifications

The Sun Odyssey 379 is a 36’ (10.98m) cruising sailboat designed by Marc Lombard Yacht Design Group (France). She was built between 2011 and 2015 by Jeanneau (France). The Keel and centerboard version features a centerboard inside of a short fin-keel allowing shoal draft while maintaining upwind capabilities.

The Sun Odyssey 379 has also been marketed as Sun Odyssey 389 and she is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Deep draft and Shoal draft version (see all the versions compared).

Sun Odyssey 379's main features

Model: Sun Odyssey 379
Version: Keel and centerboard
Hull type: Monohull
Category: Cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder: Jeanneau
Sailboat designer: Marc Lombard Yacht Design Group
Sailboat range: Sun Odyssey
Country: France
Construction: Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
First built hull: 2011
Last built hull: 2015
Appendages: Centerboard : pivoting centerboard in the keel
Helm: Twin helm wheels
Rudder: Twin spade rudders
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
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only): N/A €

Sun Odyssey 379's main dimensions

Overall length: 37’ 2”11.34 m
Hull length: 36’10.98 m
Waterline length: 34’ 1”10.4 m
Beam (width): 12’ 4”3.76 m
Draft: 7’ 5”2.25 m
Draft when appendages up: 3’ 7”1.1 m
Mast height from D_WL: 55’ 10”17 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 15961 lb7240 kg
Ballast weight: 5099 lb2313 kg
Ballast type: Cast iron exterior ballast with steel centerboard

Sun Odyssey 379's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 753 ft²70 m²
Downwind sail area: 1442 ft²134 m²
Mainsail area: 377 ft²35 m²
Genoa area: 377 ft²35 m²
Jib area: 251 ft²23.3 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area: 1066 ft²99 m²
Asymmetric spinnaker area: 973 ft²90.4 m²
Code 0 area: 594 ft²55.2 m²
I iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment): 46’ 8”14.22 m
J iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay): 13’ 7”4.15 m
P iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head): 44’ 7”13.6 m
E iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew): 13’ 11”4.25 m
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi 9/10
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 379'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.: 201 ft²/T18.7 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.: 385 ft²/T35.81 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.: 182
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.: 7.83 knots