Sun Odyssey 45 Performance (Jeanneau) vs Pure 42

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On the numbers

Next to the Sun Odyssey 45 Performance (Jeanneau), the Pure 42 is 0.1 m longer and 1% lighter. The Sun Odyssey 45 Performance (Jeanneau) has the higher D/L (176, light), the Pure 42 the lower (147, light). The Pure 42 has the higher Comfort ratio (24.3, coastal cruiser), the Sun Odyssey 45 Performance (Jeanneau) the lower (24.2, coastal cruiser). The Sun Odyssey 45 Performance (Jeanneau) has the higher Capsize screening (2.06, above the guideline), the Pure 42 the lower (1.98, meets the common offshore guideline).

Sun Odyssey 45 Performance (Jeanneau) Sun Odyssey 45 Performance (Jeanneau) Pure 42 Pure 42
General
Builder Jeanneau Pure Yachts
Designer Philippe Briand /Jeanneau Berckemeyer Yacht Design
Hull type Fin w/bulb & spade rudder Monohull
Keel type – Lifting keel
Rigging Fractional Sloop –
Construction FG –
First built 2004 –
Last built 2008 –
Dimensions
Length overall 13.72 m ▼ 13.80 m ▲
Length on deck – 12.90 m
Waterline length 11.61 m ▼ 12.30 m ▲
Beam 4.37 m ▲ 4.20 m ▼
Draft (max) 2.30 m ▼ 3.00 m ▲
Draft (min) – 1.20 m
Headroom 1.98 m –
Weight & ballast
Displacement 9,900 kg ▲ 9,800 kg ▼
Ballast 2,950 kg ▼ 3,300 kg ▲
Ballast type Cast iron –
Sail plan
Sail area – 99.00 m²
Engine & tanks
Engine make Yanmar –
Engine power – 56 HP
Fuel 240 L ▼ 400 L ▲
Water 450 L ▲ 300 L ▼
Ratios
SA/D – 22.0 lively
D/L 176 ▲ light 147 ▼ light
Ballast/Disp 29.8% ▼ low 33.7% ▲ low
Comfort ratio 24.2 ▼ coastal cruiser 24.3 ▲ coastal cruiser
Capsize screening 2.06 ▲ above the guideline 1.98 ▼ meets the common offshore guideline
Hull speed 8.27 kn ▼ 8.51 kn ▲

▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.