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Sun Odyssey 509 Deep draft

Sailboat specifications

The Sun Odyssey 509 is a 49’1” (14.98m) cruising sailboat designed by Philippe Briand (France). She was built between 2011 and 2015 by Jeanneau (France). The Deep draft version offers a deeper L-shaped keel bringing extra performance especially upwind.

The Sun Odyssey 509 has also been marketed as Sun Odyssey 519 and she is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Shoal draft version (see all the versions compared).

Sun Odyssey 509's main features

Model
Sun Odyssey 509
Version
Deep draft
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Offshore cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Sailboat range
Country
France
Construction
Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
First built hull
2011
Last built hull
2015
Appendages
Keel : L-shaped keel (with bulb) and 1 C-foil
Helm
Twin helm wheels
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
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
N/A

Sun Odyssey 509's main dimensions

Overall length
50’ 6”15.38 m
Hull length
49’ 1”14.98 m
Waterline length
45’ 8”13.92 m
Beam (width)
15’ 5”4.69 m
Draft
7’ 6”2.28 m
Mast height from DWL
70’ 4”21.43 m
Light displacement (MLC)
30644 lb13900 kg
Ballast weight
9480 lb4300 kg
Ballast type
Cast iron

Sun Odyssey 509's rig and sails

Upwind sail area
1432 ft²133 m²
Downwind sail area
1701 ft²158 m²
Mainsail area
657 ft²61 m²
Genoa area
775 ft²72 m²
Solent area
570 ft²53 m²
Jib area
474 ft²44 m²
Code 0 area
1044 ft²97 m²
I
 iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment)
62’ 6”19.06 m
J
 iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay)
18’ 11”5.77 m
P
 iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head)
57’ 5”17.5 m
E
 iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew)
19’ 8”6 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 509'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.
248 ft²/T23.01 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.
294 ft²/T27.33 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.
146
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.
31 %
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.
9.06 knots

Sun Odyssey 509's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power
75 HP
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
63.4 gal240 liters

Sun Odyssey 509's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
Closing aft cockpit with opening system
Cabin(s) (min./max.)
3 / 5
Berth(s) (min./max.)
6 / 10
Head(s) (min./max.)
2 / 3
Freshwater tank capacity
162.5 gal615 liters
Holding tank capacity
21.1 gal80 liters
Fridge/ice-box capacity
67.4 gal255 liters
Boiler capacity
10.6 gal40 liters
Maximum headroom
6’ 6”1.98 m
Galley headroom
6’ 5”1.94 m

Sun Odyssey 509's saloon

Maximum headroom
6’ 6”1.98 m

Sun Odyssey 509's fore cabin

Maximum headroom
6’ 1”1.86 m

Sun Odyssey 509's aft cabin

Maximum headroom
6’ 6”1.97 m
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