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SUN ODYSSEY 42.1 (JEANNEAU)

SUN ODYSSEY 42.1 (JEANNEAU)

Jeanneau🇫🇷· Design: Daniel Andrieu
$64,980 avg$52,920 – $75,600 (3 listings)1992–1995
$2.7K – $7.3K est. annual maintenance
Offshore CruisermonoMasthead SloopFin
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Specifications

Hull

LOA41.99 ft
LWL33.14 ft
Beam13.06 ft
Draft6.23 ft
Displacement19,511 lb
Ballast6,481.6 lb
Hull speed1.34·√LWL7.7 kn

About the SUN ODYSSEY 42.1 (JEANNEAU)

Hull length: 12.3 m / 40.35 ft. Shallow draft keel: 1.5 m / 4.92 ft.

Performance

Comfort27.5
Capsize1.94
SA/Disp19.3
Disp/Len239
Bal/Disp33.2

ORC Performance Data(2 certificates)

Measured performance data from ORC (Offshore Racing Congress) certificates.

Polar Diagram

2468100°30°60°90°120°150°180°WIND
4kn6kn8kn10kn12kn14kn16kn20kn24knbeat VMGrun VMG

Boat speed (kn) vs. true wind angle. Source: ORC

Racing Ratings

GPH708.9 s/miOSN681.3

Triple Number

LowMedHighOffshore0.69860.98131.1585Inshore0.53700.78030.9624

ORC Measured

Displacement9343 kg (20600 lb)Wetted surface34.8 m² (375 ft²)Stability index-1.0

Sail Areas (ORC)

Main31.3 m² (337 ft²)Genoa42.0 m² (452 ft²)Spinnaker43.8 m² (471 ft²)

Speed Table (kn)

TWA \ TWS468101214162024
52°3.04.25.36.06.67.07.27.47.4
60°3.34.55.66.36.87.27.47.77.7
75°3.44.75.86.67.17.47.67.98.1
90°3.34.75.96.87.37.67.88.08.3
110°3.44.86.06.97.47.88.08.58.8
120°3.34.65.86.77.37.78.08.59.1
135°2.94.15.36.37.07.57.88.49.0
150°2.43.64.75.66.47.17.58.18.6
Beat VMG1.92.73.43.94.44.75.05.15.1
Run VMG2.13.14.04.95.66.36.87.68.1

Market Price

Low
$52,920
Average
$64,980
High
$75,600
Based on 3 listings across 1 marketplace

Estimated Cost of Ownership

Based on 41.99ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.

$/ft/mo
Annual Maintenance
$2.7K – $7.3K
Hull, rigging, sails, engine service
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Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection

We don't have enough data on the SUN ODYSSEY 42.1 (JEANNEAU)yet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.

Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.

1Structural & Bulkheads9732Standing Rigging6403Deck & Topsides6404Keel & Keel Bolts5535Rudder & Steering5086Hull & Bottom377
Free general pre-purchase checklist
25 survey areas — hull, keel, rig, engine, electrical and more. Take it aboard when you view any boat.

Own a SUN ODYSSEY 42.1 (JEANNEAU)? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.

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