Sun Odyssey 32
Jeanneau · Philippe Briand · 2002
Updated
The Sun Odyssey 32 is a 9.45 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Philippe Briand and built by Jeanneau, first launched in 2002. It races in Class C. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 28% of the designs it races against.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 28% of the boats it races against.
114th of 159 in its class.
This design has been found in real race results — 69 starts across 27 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
9.45 m
31′ 0″
Beam
3.28 m
Draft
1.48 m
Displacement
4.4 t
Sail area
50 m²
On the podium
Where a Sun Odyssey 32 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
17%
of 69 starts by 5 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 69 starts by 5 boats between 2015 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Sun Odyssey 32 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
"Πορος 2026"2026- 6η Regatta Σαρωνικού2026
- Τρίγωνο Καλλιθέας2026
- Κασίδι2026
49° Campionato Invernale Vela d'Altura2026
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
23%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
13%
of these races end on the podium
Sharper round the buoys. Short courses reward acceleration and manoeuvring, and that is where this design makes its money.
Who she races against
The designs a Sun Odyssey 32 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Some of the boats it races against
How the Sun Odyssey 32 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
4.63
41°
Beam reach
7.58
90°
Broad reach
8.21
135°
Downwind VMG
7.26
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 on a reach once the breeze fills, where it does more than its size and sail area promise.
Where it pays
It falls short off the wind when it blows, 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 32
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.04 | 4.11 | 4.55 | 4.63 |
| 52° | 4.75 | 6.16 | 6.56 | 6.71 |
| 60° | 5.05 | 6.37 | 6.75 | 6.93 |
| 75° | 5.21 | 6.53 | 6.97 | 7.28 |
| 90° | 5.17 | 6.64 | 7.12 | 7.58 |
| 110° | 5.13 | 6.74 | 7.37 | 8.09 |
| 120° | 4.93 | 6.67 | 7.36 | 8.29 |
| 135° | 4.44 | 6.34 | 7.14 | 8.21 |
| 150° | 3.79 | 5.73 | 6.81 | 7.79 |
| Run VMG | 3.29 | 4.98 | 6.23 | 7.26 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Roughly half carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 380 kg.
Rigging
Sun Odyssey 32 rig and sail dimensions
A Sun Odyssey 32 carries 11.14 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.00 m boom, a forestay 12.19 m above the deck and a 3.71 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 17 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 53 to 65 m² depending on bowsprit and set-up. Before ordering a sail, read the figure on your own measurement record rather than the typical one for the design.