Sun Odyssey 52.2
Jeanneau · Bruce Farr · 1998
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Sun Odyssey 52.2 is a 14.98 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Bruce Farr and built by Jeanneau, first launched in 1998. It races in Class B.
Length
14.98 m
49′ 2″
Beam
4.77 m
Draft
2.31 m
Displacement
14.5 t
Sail area
129 m²
On the podium
Where a Sun Odyssey 52.2 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
2
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 2 starts by 1 boat between 2024 and 2025, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Sun Odyssey 52.2 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar2025- Regata Brindisi-Corfù2024
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: 2 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Sun Odyssey 52.2 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
First 36.7 (2 meetings), Grand Soleil 40 (Polli) (1 meeting), Elan S5 (1 meeting), Farr 40 (1 meeting), Solaris 44 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 341 (1 meeting), Mumm 36 (1 meeting), Farr 39 (1 meeting), Bonin 358 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini) (1 meeting), Sun Odyssey 49 (1 meeting), First 40.7 (2 meetings), Figaro 2 (1 meeting), Bavaria Match 35 (1 meeting), UFO 31 (1 meeting), Bavaria Cruiser 39 (1 meeting), X-119 (1 meeting), Sun Odyssey 440 (1 meeting), Bavaria Match 42 (1 meeting), Sun Odyssey 42 (Lombard) (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 46 (Jézéquel) (1 meeting), Bavaria C45 (1 meeting), Feeling 39 (1 meeting), Bavaria Cruiser 37 (1 meeting), Oceanis 393 (1 meeting), Sun Odyssey 410 (1 meeting), Solaris 36 (1 meeting), X-412 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 47 (1 meeting), Dufour 412 (1 meeting), First 40 (1 meeting), Solaris 48 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 343 (1 meeting), Swan 60 (1 meeting), More 40 (1 meeting), Dufour 34 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 44 (Polli) (1 meeting), Comet 41 (1 meeting), Impala 36 (1 meeting), Comet 36 (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 52.2
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 4.11 | 5.23 | 5.86 | — |
| 52° | 6.29 | 7.80 | 8.36 | — |
| 60° | 6.69 | 8.07 | 8.58 | — |
| 75° | 7.01 | 8.25 | 8.81 | — |
| 90° | 6.96 | 8.37 | 8.99 | — |
| 110° | 7.03 | 8.50 | 9.32 | — |
| 120° | 6.84 | 8.39 | 9.26 | — |
| 135° | 6.25 | 8.00 | 8.93 | — |
| 150° | 5.39 | 7.20 | 8.38 | — |
| Run VMG | 4.66 | 6.23 | 7.57 | — |
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 1030 kg.
Rigging
Sun Odyssey 52.2 rig and sail dimensions
A Sun Odyssey 52.2 carries 17.08 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.75 m boom, a forestay 18.33 m above the deck and a 6.03 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 3 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails