Sun Odyssey 51
Jeanneau · Bruce Farr · 1989
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Sun Odyssey 51 is a 14.91 m displacement racing yacht designed by Bruce Farr and built by Jeanneau, first launched in 1989. It races in Class B.
Length
14.91 m
48′ 11″
Beam
4.84 m
Draft
1.98 m
Displacement
14.0 t
Sail area
122 m²
On the podium
Where a Sun Odyssey 51 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
1
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 1 start by 1 boat between 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Sun Odyssey 51 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Regata Brindisi-Corfù2026
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: no races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Sun Odyssey 51 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
Oceanis 393 (1 meeting), Bavaria Cruiser 39 (1 meeting), Bavaria 40 (1 meeting), Sun Odyssey 42 (Lombard) (1 meeting), Baltic 43 (1 meeting), Marchi 39 (1 meeting), Show 34 (1 meeting), First 40.7 (3 meetings), Dufour 530 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 46 (Jézéquel) (1 meeting), Sun Odyssey 43 (1 meeting), Hanse 430 (1 meeting), Elan 37 (1 meeting), Dehler 34 (Judel/Vrolijk) (1 meeting), Comet 36 (1 meeting), Bonin 358 (1 meeting), Dufour 34 (1 meeting), Bavaria Match 38 (1 meeting), Sun Odyssey 44 (Briand) (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.
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 51
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 4.12 | 5.21 | 5.62 | — |
| 52° | 6.35 | 7.72 | 8.14 | — |
| 60° | 6.74 | 7.99 | 8.39 | — |
| 75° | 7.04 | 8.21 | 8.67 | — |
| 90° | 6.99 | 8.25 | 8.78 | — |
| 110° | 6.92 | 8.41 | 9.12 | — |
| 120° | 6.74 | 8.33 | 9.12 | — |
| 135° | 6.15 | 7.97 | 8.84 | — |
| 150° | 5.30 | 7.19 | 8.28 | — |
| Run VMG | 4.60 | 6.23 | 7.34 | — |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 860 kg.