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Sun Odyssey 490 Shoal draft

Sailboat specifications

The Sun Odyssey 490 is a 39’5” (12m) cruising sailboat designed by Philippe Briand (France) and Jeanneau Design Office (France). She is built since 2017 by Jeanneau (France). The Shoal draft version features a shorter keel to grant access to shallow areas. She has been awarded "2019 - Cruising World - Boat of the Year: Overall Boat of the Year" and "2019 - Cruising World - Boat of the Year: Import Boat".

The Sun Odyssey 490 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Deep draft and Performance version (see all the versions compared).

Find out more about the Sun Odyssey 490 on Boat-Spec's blog: New sailboats 2017 - France 2/2.

Sun Odyssey 490's main features

Model
Sun Odyssey 490
Version
Shoal draft
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Offshore cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Sailboat range
Country
France
Construction
GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
- Hull: Sandwich balsa fiberglass polyester
- Deck: Sandwich fiberglass polyester (injection molding process)
First built hull
2017
Last built hull
Still in production
Award(s)
  • 2019: Cruising World - Boat of the Year: Overall Boat of the Year
  • 2019: Cruising World - Boat of the Year: Import Boat
    Appendages
    Keel : L-shaped keel (with bulb)
    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)
    About 
    254 000
     (2020)

    Sun Odyssey 490's main dimensions

    Overall length
    48’ 7”14.8 m
    Hull length
    39’ 5”12 m
    Waterline length
    43’ 5”13.24 m
    Beam (width)
    14’ 8”4.49 m
    Draft
    5’ 5”1.65 m
    Mast height from DWL
    65’ 4”19.9 m
    Light displacement (MLC)
    25646 lb11633 kg
    Ballast weight
    7083 lb3213 kg
    Ballast type
    Cast iron

    Sun Odyssey 490's rig and sails

    Upwind sail area
    1199 ft²111.4 m²
    Downwind sail area
    1618 ft²150.3 m²
    Mainsail area
    622 ft²57.8 m²
    Genoa area
    577 ft²53.6 m²
    Code 0 area
    996 ft²92.5 m²
    I
     iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment)
    54’ 6”16.6 m
    J
     iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay)
    18’ 8”5.7 m
    P
     iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head)
    55’ 1”16.8 m
    E
     iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew)
    19’5.8 m
    Rigging type
    Sloop Marconi 7/8
    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 discontinuous

    Sun Odyssey 490'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.
    234 ft²/T21.7 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.
    315 ft²/T29.28 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.
    142
    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.
    28 %
    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.
    8.83 knots

    Sun Odyssey 490's auxiliary engine

    Engine(s)
    1 inboard engine
    Engine(s) power (min./max.)
    57 HP / 80 HP
    Fuel type
    Diesel
    Fuel tank capacity
    63.4 gal240 liters

    Sun Odyssey 490's accommodations and layout

    Cockpit
    Closing aft cockpit with opening system
    Cabin(s) (min./max.)
    2 / 5
    Berth(s) (min./max.)
    4 / 13
    Head(s) (min./max.)
    2 / 4
    Freshwater tank capacity
    169.1 gal640 liters
    Holding tank capacity
    34.3 gal130 liters
    Fridge/ice-box capacity
    50.2 gal190 liters
    Boiler capacity
    10.6 gal40 liters
    Maximum headroom
    6’ 6”1.97 m
    Galley headroom
    6’ 5”1.95 m
    Head headroom
    6’ 2”1.89 m

    Sun Odyssey 490's saloon

    Maximum headroom
    6’ 6”1.97 m

    Sun Odyssey 490's fore cabin

    Maximum headroom
    6’ 2”1.88 m
    Berth length
    6’ 7”2 m
    Berth width (head/feet)
    4’ 7”1.4 m / 2’ 7”0.79 m

    Sun Odyssey 490's aft cabin

    Maximum headroom
    6’ 2”1.88 m
    Berth length
    6’ 7”2 m
    Berth width
    5’ 2”1.6 m
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