The latest in Jeanneau’s deck saloon line promises to be as popular as its predecessors. The distinctive styling has been taken a step further with the inclusion of even bigger portlights to brighten up the accommodations. jeanneauamerica.com SPECS LOA: 43ft, 9in Beam: 14ft Displacement: 21,450lbs. Draft: 7ft,
This attractive midsize cruiser offers prospective owners a choice between a deep fin keel or a stub keel/centerboard configuration. It shares its bigger sisters’ new-look styling, complete with hull chines, and has a tall fractional rig. jeanneauamerica.comSPECSLOA: 37ft, 2in Beam: 12ft Displacement: 14,740lbs.
The second model in Jeanneau’s new Yacht range to reach these shores–the 57 made its debut last fall–this 53-footer is a spacious, well-appointed cruiser. A choice of four interior layouts with up to five cabins should suit just about any sailing preference, and a large rig and easily-driven hull form promise good performance.
Replacing the long-lived Sun Odyssey 39i, the Sun Odyssey 409 is a handsome midsized performance cruiser. Drawings show a new cabintop style with angular portlights, a deck layout where headsail and main sheets are led aft to the twin helms, and a sailplan with a small non-overlapping jib.For more information, visit
If proof were needed of the high standard of modern production boatbuilding, Jeanneaus new flagship would be high on the list of exhibits. It features a bunch of nice detail touches that not too long ago would have been the preserve of much more expensive yachts. Philippe Briand drew the lines for this express cruiser, which combines a powerful triple-spreader rig, refined
Its great to see boatbuilders investing in smaller boats again, and this new baby of Jeanneaus North American range looks like just the thing for a young family. Shes a simple boat, with double cabins fore and aft and the possibility of sleeping two people amidships on the settees. The heads/shower looks to be a good size and theres a decent galley and a small nav table.
Sailors who carry a folding multi-tool on their belts will tell you that they do so for safety reasons and also because theres great value in versatility. They know that even though they may not be carrying the perfect tool for a job, they have something that can do a variety of jobs pretty well. Jeanneaus Sun Odysseys DS series is rather like that.If you were custom-building a yacht to
Sailors who carry a folding multi-tool on their belts will tell you that they do so for safety reasons and also because theres great value in versatility. They know that even though they may not be carrying the perfect tool for a job, they have something that can do a variety of jobs pretty well. Jeanneaus Sun Odysseys DS series is rather like that.If you were custom-building a yacht to
The Jeanneau 42i is not of the same family as the iPod, iPhone, or iMac, but it’s just as much a piece of 21st-century technology. At Jeanneau, the “i” stands for “resin infusion.” CONSTRUCTIONResin infusion is an engineering process that makes a strong laminate with optimum glass:resin ratios and few voids while reducing factory emissions. Jeanneau uses the method to
Jeanneau helped to revolutionize the deck-saloon aesthetic when it launched the curvy and distinctive 54 DS about five years ago. The orders rolled in, the company soon realized it was on to something, and 49- and 42-foot models followed. The most recent deck-saloon launch, the 39 DS, is probably about the minimum length for this popular layout and is designed to provide, in a smaller package,
In part one of our series on yachting’s most iconic photographers, Onne van der Wal offers insight and advice from his storied career.
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