Class CHeavy displacementCruiser/Racer

Sun Odyssey 33 (Andrieu)

Jeanneau · Daniel Andrieu · 1993

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The Sun Odyssey 33 (Andrieu) is a 9.97 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Daniel Andrieu and built by Jeanneau, first launched in 1993. It races in Class C.

Sun Odyssey 33 (Andrieu) - Daniel Andrieu - JeanneauP 10.69 mLOA 9.97 m

Length

9.97 m

32′ 9″

Beam

3.53 m

Draft

1.72 m

Displacement

4.6 t

Sail area

49 m²

This design does not carry a Race Edge. The speeds below still come from measured boats.

On the podium

Where a Sun Odyssey 33 (Andrieu) finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

0%

of 30 starts by 1 boat

Wins

0%

Wins0%0
Seconds0%0
Thirds0%0
Off the podium100%30

Read from 30 starts by 1 boat between 2024 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.

Recent regattas

The latest events where a Sun Odyssey 33 (Andrieu) was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • Greece"Αγκιστρι 2026"2026
  • Greece43ος Ιστιοπλοικος Αγωνας Κορφος ΄262026
  • GreeceAHEPA Cup Perama2026
  • Greece"Κυπελλο Αμφιθεας 2025"2025
  • Greece8ο Κυπελλο Καλλιθεας2025

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Round 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: 1 race of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.

Offshore & coastal

0%

of these races end on the podium

27 races over 10 NM

Who she races against

The designs a Sun Odyssey 33 (Andrieu) actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.

This design aheadRival ahead
Dufour 3018%ahead in 8 of 45 meetings, 28 racesalmost always behind
Discovery 3000%ahead in 0 of 27 meetings, 24 racesalmost always behind
First 35 (Berret)15%ahead in 4 of 27 meetings, 24 racesalmost always behind
Atlantic 313%ahead in 1 of 35 meetings, 24 racesalmost always behind
Oceanis 39348%ahead in 14 of 29 meetings, 24 racestoo close to call
Hanse 31543%ahead in 10 of 23 meetings, 23 races
Dufour 34 (Dufour)42%ahead in 10 of 24 meetings, 22 races
First 31.729%ahead in 6 of 21 meetings, 21 races
Sun Shine 3648%ahead in 10 of 21 meetings, 21 racestoo close to call
Nereis 3020%ahead in 4 of 20 meetings, 20 racesalmost always behind
First 30 (Berret)0%ahead in 0 of 20 meetings, 20 racesalmost always behind
Moody 3460%ahead in 12 of 20 meetings, 20 races
Carter 3711%ahead in 2 of 19 meetings, 19 racesalmost always behind
Oceanis 38137%ahead in 7 of 19 meetings, 19 races
Dufour 3900%ahead in 0 of 18 meetings, 18 racesalmost always behind
Bavaria Holiday 350%ahead in 0 of 34 meetings, 18 racesalmost always behind
Dufour 3250%ahead in 0 of 18 meetings, 18 racesalmost always behind
Bavaria 360%ahead in 0 of 17 meetings, 17 racesalmost always behind
Feeling 3931%ahead in 5 of 16 meetings, 16 races
Catalina 3200%ahead in 0 of 16 meetings, 16 racesalmost always behind
Oceanis 38.10%ahead in 0 of 15 meetings, 15 races
Grand Soleil 34 (Finot)0%ahead in 0 of 15 meetings, 15 races
Contest 25035%ahead in 6 of 17 meetings, 15 races
Gin Fizz6%ahead in 1 of 17 meetings, 14 racesalmost always behind
Cyclades 43.471%ahead in 10 of 14 meetings, 14 races
Elan 3443%ahead in 6 of 14 meetings, 14 races
Sun Odyssey 407%ahead in 1 of 14 meetings, 13 races
Sun Odyssey 33.128%ahead in 5 of 18 meetings, 13 races
Feeling 1090%ahead in 0 of 12 meetings, 12 races
Gib Sea 3120%ahead in 0 of 13 meetings, 11 races
First 45 (Farr)18%ahead in 2 of 11 meetings, 11 races
Elan 450%ahead in 0 of 11 meetings, 11 races
Elan 4109%ahead in 1 of 11 meetings, 11 races
Dromor 265%ahead in 1 of 20 meetings, 11 racesalmost always behind
Nek 2610%ahead in 1 of 10 meetings, 10 races
Sun Odyssey 45.110%ahead in 1 of 10 meetings, 10 races
Sun Magic 4420%ahead in 2 of 10 meetings, 10 races
Dufour 3510%ahead in 1 of 10 meetings, 10 races
X-3320%ahead in 0 of 9 meetings, 9 races
Apollo 129%ahead in 1 of 11 meetings, 9 races

Some of the boats it races against

How the Sun Odyssey 33 (Andrieu) has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.

Sun Odyssey 33 (Andrieu) vs Dufour 30ahead 18% of 45 head-to-heads
Sun Odyssey 33 (Andrieu) vs Atlantic 31ahead 3% of 35 head-to-heads
Sun Odyssey 33 (Andrieu) vs Bavaria Holiday 35ahead 0% of 34 head-to-heads
Sun Odyssey 33 (Andrieu) vs Oceanis 393ahead 48% of 29 head-to-heads
Sun Odyssey 33 (Andrieu) vs Discovery 300ahead 0% of 27 head-to-heads

Speed at every angle

The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.

36930°60°90°120°150°WIND8.2

Upwind VMG

4.60

41°

Beam reach

7.54

90°

Broad reach

8.04

135°

Downwind VMG

6.80

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 outruns what it looks like on paper, and by a margin worth having.

Where it pays

It falls short running deep once it pipes up, 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.

True wind
Upwind-0.09 kn
Beam reach+0.27 kn
Broad reach+0.14 kn
Downwind-0.01 kn

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 33 (Andrieu)

Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.

Angle6 kn10 kn14 kn20 kn
Beat VMG2.753.884.494.60
52°4.295.856.506.71
60°4.586.106.706.95
75°4.776.306.887.29
90°4.856.527.127.54
110°4.916.637.328.12
120°4.736.537.268.21
135°4.256.177.048.04
150°3.615.486.637.48
Run VMG3.124.755.806.80

How they are set up

The range each sail spans across the fleet.

Mainsail18 m² – 23 m²
Headsail28 m² – 33 m²
Gennaker54 m² – 65 m²

Most run a fixed propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 480 kg.

Rigging

Sun Odyssey 33 (Andrieu) rig and sail dimensions

A Sun Odyssey 33 (Andrieu) carries 10.66 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.44 m boom, a forestay 12.36 m above the deck and a 3.80 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 4 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.

Rig

Mainsail hoistP10.66 m10.60 – 10.70
Boom lengthE3.44 m3.38 – 3.90
Forestay heightIG12.36 m12.30 – 12.52
Fore triangle baseJ3.46 m3.40 – 3.50
Spinnaker hoistISP12.50 m12.48 – 12.52
BowspritTPS3.80 m3.70 – 3.90
Boom above deckBAS1.62 m1.60 – 2.15

Sails

Mainsail19.6 m²17.9 – 23.3
Headsail29.2 m²27.9 – 32.5
Gennaker63.7 m²54.1 – 64.8

The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 54 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.

Other designs under the same name

The name has been carried by more than one design. They are different boats.