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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
Sailboat designer
Sailboat range
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 DWL
58’ 1”17.7 m
Light displacement (MLC)
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

Sun Odyssey 40 DS's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power
40 HP
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
35.9 gal136 liters

Sun Odyssey 40 DS's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
Closed aft cockpit
Cabin(s) (min./max.)
2 / 3
Berth(s) (min./max.)
4 / 8
Head(s)
2
Freshwater tank capacity
84.5 gal320 liters
Fridge/ice-box capacity
44.9 gal170 liters
Maximum headroom
6’ 11”2.1 m
Galley headroom
6’ 5”1.95 m
Head headroom
6’ 8”2.03 m

Sun Odyssey 40 DS's saloon

Maximum headroom
6’ 4”1.93 m

Sun Odyssey 40 DS's fore cabin

Maximum headroom
6’ 2”1.9 m
Berth length
6’ 11”2.1 m
Berth width (head/feet)
5’ 11”1.8 m / 2’ 1”0.65 m

Sun Odyssey 40 DS's aft cabin

Maximum headroom
6’ 11”2.1 m
Berth length
6’ 7”2 m
Berth width (head/feet)
5’ 8”1.75 m / 4’ 4”1.3 m
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