Sun Odyssey 45.2
Jeanneau · Philippe Briand · 1996
Updated
The Sun Odyssey 45.2 is a 13.76 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Philippe Briand and built by Jeanneau, first launched in 1996. It races in Class B.
Length
13.76 m
45′ 2″
Beam
4.44 m
Draft
2.06 m
Displacement
10.7 t
Sail area
111 m²
On the podium
Where a Sun Odyssey 45.2 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
12%
of 33 starts by 2 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 33 starts by 2 boats between 2018 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Sun Odyssey 45.2 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Coppa Regina dei Paesi Bassi2026- Pasquavela - Inshore2026
- Campionato Invernale di Porto Santo Stefano2026
- Regata Brindisi-Corfù2025
- Coppa Regina dei Paesi Bassi2025
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: 6 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
15%
of these races end on the podium
Who she races against
The designs a Sun Odyssey 45.2 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Bonin 31 (7 meetings), Pogo 50 (7 meetings), Comet 38 (Vallicelli) (7 meetings), Grand Soleil 40 (Polli) (7 meetings), Bolt 37 (6 meetings), First 31.7 (6 meetings), Elan 410 (6 meetings), Solaris 55 (5 meetings), Elan 310 (5 meetings), Grand Soleil 43 (Maletto) (5 meetings), First 34.7 (5 meetings), Swan 47 (5 meetings), Swan 45 (4 meetings), Grand Soleil 46 (Carkeek) (4 meetings), Dufour 455 (4 meetings), Dehler 42 (4 meetings), Grand Soleil 47 (4 meetings), First 41 (4 meetings), Elan E5 (4 meetings), Hanse 400 (4 meetings), Oceanis 41 (4 meetings), J/109 (3 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Sun Odyssey 45.2 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
5.54
40°
Beam reach
8.91
90°
Broad reach
9.76
135°
Downwind VMG
8.01
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 in a strong breeze, where it outruns what it looks like on paper, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
It falls short on a broad reach 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 broad reach.
How fast is a Sun Odyssey 45.2
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.48 | 4.76 | 5.31 | 5.54 |
| 52° | 5.47 | 7.18 | 7.72 | 7.98 |
| 60° | 5.88 | 7.47 | 7.98 | 8.24 |
| 75° | 6.10 | 7.64 | 8.23 | 8.63 |
| 90° | 6.08 | 7.70 | 8.33 | 8.91 |
| 110° | 5.98 | 7.94 | 8.72 | 9.62 |
| 120° | 5.87 | 7.86 | 8.71 | 9.96 |
| 135° | 5.26 | 7.46 | 8.46 | 9.76 |
| 150° | 4.43 | 6.63 | 7.93 | 8.97 |
| Run VMG | 3.83 | 5.74 | 6.92 | 8.01 |
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 650 kg.
Rigging
Sun Odyssey 45.2 rig and sail dimensions
A Sun Odyssey 45.2 carries 15.90 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.18 m boom, a forestay 17.30 m above the deck and a 6.10 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 3 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails