Sun Odyssey 409
Jeanneau · Philippe Briand · 2010
Updated
The Sun Odyssey 409 is a 11.98 m displacement racing yacht designed by Philippe Briand and built by Jeanneau, first launched in 2010. It races in Class B. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 21% of the designs it races against.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 21% of the boats it races against.
73rd of 92 in its class.
This design has been found in real race results — 28 starts across 7 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
11.98 m
39′ 4″
Beam
3.99 m
Draft
2.07 m
Displacement
8.1 t
Sail area
75 m²
On the podium
Where a Sun Odyssey 409 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
25%
of 28 starts by 5 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 28 starts by 5 boats between 2015 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Sun Odyssey 409 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Island Offshore - Race to the Arctic2026- Bergens-Seilforening Serieseilas T&H2026
Pasquavela2023- Campionato Invernale di Porto Santo Stefano2023
- Pasquavela2022
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
45%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
20%
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 409 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Dehler 38 (Judel/Vrolijk) (5 meetings), Elan 310 (5 meetings), First 31.7 (5 meetings), Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini) (5 meetings), JPK 10.30 (6 meetings), Dehler 30 OD (3 meetings), Grand Soleil 37 (Carkeek) (3 meetings), Corby 33 (3 meetings), Luffe 40 (3 meetings), Bavaria Match 38 (4 meetings), Arcona 370 (3 meetings), X-40 (3 meetings), Salona 40 (3 meetings), Elan 350 (3 meetings), 11 Metre (3 meetings), Dufour 40 (3 meetings), Grand Soleil 48 (3 meetings), Comet 38 (Vallicelli) (3 meetings), Sun Fast 3600 (3 meetings), Swan 44 (Stephens) (3 meetings), Italia 10.98 (3 meetings), First 30 (Kouyoumdjian) (6 meetings), JPK 10.10 (3 meetings), Bavaria Match 35 (5 meetings), Elan 37 (4 meetings), Italia 9.98 (2 meetings), Italia 11.98 (2 meetings), Grand Soleil 43 (Maletto) (2 meetings), Dufour 410 (2 meetings), Arcona 400 (1 meeting), Dehler 36 (Judel/Vrolijk) (4 meetings), Pogo 40 (2 meetings), X-382 (2 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Sun Odyssey 409 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
5.37
39°
Beam reach
8.80
90°
Broad reach
9.57
135°
Downwind VMG
7.81
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.
It does most things without giving much away. 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 when it blows, giving away time it never gets back. That is a displacement hull working to its designed speed.
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 0.6 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 409
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.26 | 4.62 | 5.28 | 5.37 |
| 52° | 5.16 | 6.94 | 7.55 | 7.74 |
| 60° | 5.54 | 7.24 | 7.74 | 8.01 |
| 75° | 5.78 | 7.47 | 8.05 | 8.40 |
| 90° | 5.88 | 7.66 | 8.33 | 8.80 |
| 110° | 5.77 | 7.70 | 8.59 | 9.50 |
| 120° | 5.50 | 7.58 | 8.56 | 9.84 |
| 135° | 4.90 | 7.11 | 8.23 | 9.57 |
| 150° | 4.12 | 6.26 | 7.65 | 8.78 |
| Run VMG | 3.57 | 5.42 | 6.64 | 7.81 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Roughly half carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 790 kg.
Rigging
Sun Odyssey 409 rig and sail dimensions
A Sun Odyssey 409 carries 14.90 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.90 m boom, a forestay 15.49 m above the deck and a 4.92 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 13 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 92 to 133 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.