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Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 32i

Brief details

Builder

Chantiers Jeanneau, Les Herbiers, France

The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 32i is a modern cruising yacht with good performance and an excellent aft cabin. The Sun Odyssey 32i hull appears identical to that of the Sun Fast 32i which was aimed at those looking for club racing as well as cruising. The main differences were in deck gear and sails. Designed by Philippe Briand and built from 2005 to 2008, the Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 32i was a replacement model for the earlier Sun Odyssey 32. The 32 and 32i are in fact very similar, and quite obviously share many components. In 2008 the 32i was replaced by the 33i, which whilst looking at first glance quite similar, had some some substantial changes in hull construction methods, clearly to save build costs. The 33i is currently the smallest in Jeanneau's cruising yacht range.

LOA

31' 5"

Sail area

541 sq ft main and genoa

LWL

27' 11"

Rig

Fractional sloop

Beam

10' 9"

Cabins

2 plus saloon

Draught

6' 6" or 4' 11" fin keels, or 2' 10" to 6' 0" lift keel version.

Berths

6

Displacement

9,480 lbs deep fin, 10,009 lbs shallow fin, or 10,659 lb lift keel

Engine

Yanmar diesel

Ballast

2,491lbs, deep fin, 3,020 lbs shallow fin, or 3,671 lbs lift keel.

BHP

21

Keel type

Iron fin keel and spade rudder

Above: a wheel steered lift-keel version.
Remaining photos all of tiller steered deep-keeler

Photographs Yachtsnet

She has a single-spreader fractional rig, with all reefing lines and main halyard led back to the cockpit, where these plus mainsheet and kicker are controlled by two coachroof winches

The cockpit is very clearly designed for the boat to be tiller-steered, with angled sides to the cockpit coaming giving a comfortable perch when heeled slightly and using a tiller extension, which is removed in these photos. The genoa winches are well aft, within easy reach of the helm if required. Also, in a boat of this size, with tiller steering you get a substantially larger usable cockpit area when not sailing as there is no wheel and pedestal in the way. Nevertheless, market forces meant that many were sold with wheel steering - modern boat buyers like wheels.

Jeanneau retained traditional shaft drive longer than many other builders: this has significant advantages in long-term maintenance compared to Saildrives. It also puts the prop near the rudder which makes it easier and faster to kick the stern round with a short burst of power when maneuvering. The original fixed prop on this yacht was replaced with a folding prop with ropecutter.