Sun Odyssey 32.1
Jeanneau · Philippe Briand · 1994
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Sun Odyssey 32.1 is a 9.45 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Philippe Briand and built by Jeanneau, first launched in 1994. It races in Class C.
Length
9.45 m
31′ 0″
Beam
3.28 m
Draft
1.42 m
Displacement
3.6 t
Sail area
49 m²
On the podium
Where a Sun Odyssey 32.1 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
1
Thirds
3
Starts
Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.
Read from 3 starts by 2 boats between 2017 and 2020, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Sun Odyssey 32.1 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Μιλτος Γιαννουλης2020- Korfos Race2018
- Korfos Race2017
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: no races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 3 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Sun Odyssey 32.1 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
Maxi 95 (2 meetings), Bavaria Cruiser 39 (2 meetings), Sun Light 30 (2 meetings), Bavaria 42 (2 meetings), Oceanis 440 (2 meetings), Discovery 300 (2 meetings), Melody (2 meetings), Dehler 34 (Stadt) (1 meeting), First 325 (1 meeting), JPK 960 (1 meeting), Sunrise 35 (1 meeting), Bavaria Cruiser 36 (1 meeting), Dehler 36 (Stadt) (1 meeting), Moody 33 (1 meeting), First 32 (1 meeting)
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
4.03
46°
Beam reach
7.74
90°
Broad reach
8.81
135°
Downwind VMG
7.38
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.
How fast is a Sun Odyssey 32.1
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.58 | 4.29 | 4.42 | 4.03 |
| 52° | 5.46 | 6.33 | 6.53 | 6.29 |
| 60° | 5.73 | 6.54 | 6.76 | 6.70 |
| 75° | 5.95 | 6.73 | 7.07 | 7.24 |
| 90° | 5.93 | 6.82 | 7.24 | 7.74 |
| 110° | 5.84 | 6.91 | 7.54 | 8.50 |
| 120° | 5.68 | 6.84 | 7.52 | 9.00 |
| 135° | 5.20 | 6.60 | 7.29 | 8.81 |
| 150° | 4.52 | 5.96 | 6.71 | 7.77 |
| Run VMG | 3.91 | 5.17 | 6.17 | 7.38 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Most run a fixed propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 260 kg.
Rigging
Sun Odyssey 32.1 rig and sail dimensions
A Sun Odyssey 32.1 carries 9.66 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.60 m boom, a forestay 11.50 m above the deck and a 3.60 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails