Sun Odyssey 26
Jeanneau · Philippe Briand · 1999
Updated
The Sun Odyssey 26 is a 7.49 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Philippe Briand and built by Jeanneau, first launched in 1999. It races in Class C.
Length
7.49 m
24′ 7″
Beam
2.98 m
Draft
1.29 m
Displacement
2.6 t
Sail area
33 m²
On the podium
Where a Sun Odyssey 26 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
9%
of 22 starts by 2 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 22 starts by 2 boats between 2023 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Sun Odyssey 26 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
43ος Ιστιοπλοικος Αγωνας Κορφος ΄262026- "Φιλιας Σ.ε.ν.α.δ.π. - Ν.ο.δ2026
- "Κυπελλο Χριστουγεννων"2025
- Μέθανα2025
- "Αγκιστρι 2025"2025
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.
Round the buoys
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Not enough data yet: 2 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
10%
of these races end on the podium
Who she races against
The designs a Sun Odyssey 26 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Sun Odyssey 40 (7 meetings), Sun Magic 44 (7 meetings), Grand Soleil 34 (Finot) (7 meetings), Cyclades 43.4 (7 meetings), Oceanis 381 (7 meetings), Catalina 320 (7 meetings), First 28 (7 meetings), Oceanis 37 (7 meetings), Sun Odyssey 37.1 (7 meetings), Caribbean 40 (6 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Sun Odyssey 26 has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Upwind VMG
3.91
44°
Beam reach
6.86
90°
Broad reach
7.27
135°
Downwind VMG
6.60
170°
Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Where it wins and where it pays
Every boat is judged against its own measurements — length, weight, sail area. The quicker those say it should be, the more it has to deliver just to break even. Going fast is not enough: it has to go faster than its own numbers promised.
This design is even-tempered. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is across the wind once the breeze fills, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
It falls short on the beat in a strong breeze, giving away time it never gets back. That is weight that has to be driven rather than released.
Above the line it delivers more than promised and gains on the fleet. Below, it falls short. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the beam reach.
How fast is a Sun Odyssey 26
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 2.62 | 3.57 | 4.00 | 3.91 |
| 52° | 4.09 | 5.38 | 5.90 | 5.93 |
| 60° | 4.35 | 5.62 | 6.10 | 6.20 |
| 75° | 4.53 | 5.82 | 6.29 | 6.58 |
| 90° | 4.57 | 6.02 | 6.52 | 6.86 |
| 110° | 4.56 | 6.03 | 6.63 | 7.37 |
| 120° | 4.37 | 5.92 | 6.55 | 7.41 |
| 135° | 3.89 | 5.59 | 6.37 | 7.27 |
| 150° | 3.38 | 5.12 | 6.14 | 6.97 |
| Run VMG | 2.92 | 4.50 | 5.67 | 6.60 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 250 kg.
Rigging
Sun Odyssey 26 rig and sail dimensions
A Sun Odyssey 26 carries 9.27 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.54 m boom, a forestay 8.89 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 3 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails