Sun Odyssey 490

Design

Designer

Jean-Marc Piaton / Jeanneau design

Naval architect

Philippe Briand

Summary

Best Suited For

• Bluewater Cruising

  From the published figures: CE Category A · LOA 14.42 m · fresh water 640 L

• Liveaboard

  From the published figures: LOA 14.42 m · 5 cabins · fresh water 640 L

Tags are derived from certified class, length, sail area, accommodation and tankage using the criteria described on the Sources page; an editor may add or remove one.

Sailing Ratios

Classic yacht-design ratios worked out from the builder's published figures, each shown against the bands designers read it by.

Most builders publish a light displacement. The ratios were defined on a loaded boat, so every boat here reads a little lighter than a surveyor's figure would — all alike, which keeps them comparable.

Tanks

What the builder publishes about how fast, how strong and how much the boat carries.

Dimensions

LOA

47.3 ft (14.42 m)

Hull length

45.9 ft (14 m)

LWL

—

Beam

14.7 ft (4.49 m)

Draft (min)

7.3 ft (2.24 m)

Draft (max)

7.3 ft (2.24 m)

Air draft

—

Displacement

—

Ballast

—

Cabins

2–5

Heads

—

Berths

—

Sail Plan

Main sail

—

Jib

—

Genoa

—

Sail area

—

Downwind sail area

—

Rig type

—

Engine and Tanks

Engine

—

Engine count

—

Engine manufacturer

—

Propulsion type

—

Fuel capacity

63 gal (240 L)

Fresh water capacity

169 gal (640 L)

Black water capacity

—

Construction

Mast material

—

Hull material

—

Deck material

—

Keel type

—

Rudder type

—

Steering wheels

—

Builder's Own Figures

CE persons

category A 9; category B 10; category C 14; category A 13; category B 14; category C 16 (certified persons, not guests)

About Jeanneau

Volume production

French builder of sailing and motor yachts, founded in Les Herbiers in 1957 by Henry Jeanneau.

In 1957 Henry Jeanneau, already a lover of aeroplanes and cars, discovered powerboating watching a boat pass his window, built a wooden hull at Les Herbiers and won the 6-hour Paris race with it -- a pastime became a trade. The yard built its first fibreglass hull in 1958, its first production powerboat, the Sea Bird, in 1963, and its first sailboats with the Alizé in 1964; sailing was democratised through the 1970s, a Melody raced the single-handed transatlantic in 1976, and from 1980 Jeanneau went powerboat racing, later setting a production-engine speed record of 170.21 km/h in 1987. Between 1982 and 1998 Jeanneau was the exclusive supplier of the Sailing Tour de France, the Sun Kiss of 1983 became a reference among large cruisers, the Fleury Michon catamarans built for Philippe Poupon won the Route du Rhum in 1986 and the transatlantic record in 1987, the first Lagoon catamaran was built in 1985 and the first Prestige, by Garroni Design, in 1989. Jeanneau America was created in 1996, the Sun Odyssey line drove the 2000s, the Sun Fast 3200 of 2008 was European Yacht of the Year, the Jeanneau 64 of 2014 was the first production yacht over sixty feet, the sixtieth anniversary came in 2017 with production of the NC 895 starting in Cadillac, Michigan, and the walk-around decks arrived on cruising sailboats in 2018.

The Jeanneau Range

Every model Jeanneau publishes, by length — where this one sits in the range.

1. Jeanneau Yachts 6567.1 ft
2. Jeanneau Yachts 6060 ft
3. Jeanneau Yachts 5555.7 ft
4. Sun Odyssey 490· this model47.3 ft
5. Sun Odyssey 45546.9 ft
6. Sun Odyssey 41040.5 ft
7. Sun Odyssey 41540.5 ft
8. Sun Odyssey 38538.5 ft
9. Sun Odyssey 38036.8 ft

By the Same Designers

Boats this boat's designers also drew, for other builders too. Credits are grouped only where the names clearly agree, however each builder spelled them; an unclear one is left out.

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