Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 440 – Sailing yacht
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Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 440

The Sun Odyssey 440 is a 13 m cruising monohull that Jeanneau has built at its Cholet plant since 2017, designed by Philippe Briand with Piaton Bonet Yacht Design and Jeanneau Design; it opened the current Sun Odyssey generation and was European Yacht of the Year 2018 in the Family Cruiser class. Side decks without a step from the cockpit to the bow, a chine along the full length, twin rudders and an L-shaped cast-iron keel set it apart, and Jeanneau offers 2, 3 or 4 cabins (layouts A to D), a deep or shoal keel, a standard or Performance rig and a Yanmar shaft-drive diesel of 45 hp or, as an option listed by November 2018, 57 hp. Jeanneau counted 500 hulls by December 2023, and the boat is still in the range in 2026. There is no owner’s manual to download: Jeanneau’s help centre sends a digital copy on request, and the equipment lists of November 2019, January 2021 and September 2023 are still online.

Manuals & documents

The links go to Jeanneau’s own documents — some as archived copies of pages the maker has since taken down. We host no manuals or drawings.

Equipment & its manuals

Standard equipment as the builder’s documents list it. Boats were ordered with options and refitted since — check what is actually aboard.

ItemModelManual / pageNote
EngineYanmar 4JH45CR1,2,3,4,5Standard; the type is written out in the lists of November 2019, January 2021 and September 2023, while the October 2017 page and the 2017–2019 brochures only say ‘Yanmar 45 hp / 33 kW’Yanmar 4JH45 / 4JH57 Parts & service page45 hp (33 kW), common rail, shaft drive (Jeanneau: ‘4JH45CR Shaft Drive’), 125 A alternator. Engine panel on the cockpit table, throttle at the starboard helm; 40 mm insulation with fire-retardant film, built-in muffler and an extractor fan near the engine.
EngineYanmar 4JH57CR1,2,3,6,4Option; on the model page by November 2018 (not yet in October 2017) and in the lists from November 2019; the 2017 to 2025 brochures print only the 45 hp engineYanmar 4JH45 / 4JH57 Parts & service page57 hp (42 kW), common rail, shaft drive (Jeanneau: ‘4JH57CR Shaft Drive’), 125 A alternator.
Propeller—1,2,3Fixed three-blade propeller, standard in every list read; make not named—
PropellerFlex-o-Fold1,2,3Option in the lists from November 2019 to September 2023: three-blade folding propellerFlexofold folding propellers Parts & service pageJeanneau spells the make ‘Flex-o-Fold’.
WinchesHarken 46.2 ST × 2 · 40.2 ST1,2,3Standard in the lists from November 2019 to September 2023: two genoa winches within reach of the helms, one coachroof winch to portHarken Radial & Classic winches Parts & service pageOne Harken winch handle supplied. The Downwind pack (also part of the Performance pack) adds a second 40.2 ST on the coachroof to starboard and a second handle.
WinchesHarken 40.2 ST · 46.2 ST × 21,2,3Options, November 2019 to September 2023: electric coachroof winch and two electric primary winchesHarken Radial & Classic winches Parts & service page
Windlass12 V · 1000 W1,2,3,7Standard electric windlass for 10 mm chain in the lists from November 2019 to September 2023; make not named—The current model page names a Lofran windlass for the Millennium Edition only. The trim levels add a cockpit control with chain counter and a GRP bowsprit with anchor roller; an anchoring kit (Delta 20 kg, 32 m of 10 mm chain, 45 m of line) is optional.
Furler—1,3Standard genoa furler with double-slot foil, furling line led aft to the cockpit; make not named—Option: in-mast furling mast in aluminium with two spreaders and a 35.48 m² mainsail.
FurlerProfurl7Millennium Edition only, according to the current model page; no model namedProfurl furling systems Parts & service page
Steering—1,2,3Twin rudders on self-aligning roller bearings, textile steering lines, two leather-covered stainless wheels and an emergency tiller fitting in the cockpit floor, in every list; make not named—The Performance pack has composite wheels instead.
BatteriesExide Dual Marine1,2,3Standard in the lists from November 2019 to September 2023: domestic bank of 2 × 115 Ah and one 120 Ah engine battery, 12 V—The Première and Préférence trim levels add two more 115 Ah service batteries and Navicolor battery monitoring. Option: a 2 × 90 Ah lithium domestic bank; the bow thruster comes with its own 12 V bank. Battery switches at the aft cabin.
Charger40 A1,2,3Comes with the Première and Préférence trim levels in the lists from November 2019 to September 2023 (printed ‘40 Ah’ from 2021); the standard list has no charger; make not named—Option: 12 V to 220 V inverter, 2000 W.
GeneratorOnan 7.5 kW1,2,3Option in the lists of November 2019 and January 2021: 230 V, 2400 rpm, installed at the transom; the September 2023 list has a generator at the transom without naming the make—Jeanneau says the large locker in the cockpit floor can take the optional generator.
Air conditioningCruisair · 32000 BTU1,2,3Option in the lists from November 2019 to September 2023: three units, 32000 BTU in total, running on the generator or shore power—
Heater5500 W · 7500 W1,2,3Option in every list: forced-air heating with outlets in each cabin and head, 5500 W on layouts A and D, 7500 W on B and C; make not named—
Water heater40 l1,2,3Standard, heated by the engine and on 220 V; make not named—Hot and cold shower on the transom.
Water pump19 l/min1,2,3Standard pressurised fresh-water pump (5 US gal/min) with accumulator tank; make not named—The Voyager pack adds a sea-water/fresh-water foot pump in the galley.
Bilge pump—1,2,3Standard: electric bilge pump switched at the electrical panel and a manual double-action pump in the cockpit; makes not named—
Toilet—1,2,3Standard: large marine toilet with hand pump in each head; make not named—Options: electric ‘Quiet-Flush’ toilets on the fresh-water circuit (all three lists) or on the sea-water circuit (2021 and 2023 lists). Each head has a 50 l black-water tank with gravity drain and deck fitting.
Fridge130 l1,2,3Standard front-opening fridge in every list; make not named—Options: an extra 95 l fridge in the workshop (layouts A and D) and a portable 12 V fridge in the cockpit table (External Galley pack).
Stove—1,2,3Two-burner gas stove with rail, standard; the trim levels bring a cooker with oven and grill; make not named—The spec page says ‘2-burner stove with oven’ while the galley list has a plain two-burner stove, so check what is fitted. Gas leak detector and a gas box with cut-off valve under the stove are standard.
Bow thruster4.3 kW · 85 kgf1,2,3Option in the lists from November 2019 to September 2023: retractable, with its own 12 V battery bank; make not named—
Solar panels—1,2,3Voyager pack (layouts A, B and D): solar panel on the coachroof with charging relay; make and output not named—
Audio systemFusion RA70N · MS-RA670 · MS-AV755 · Bose1,2,3Options: Audio pack with the RA70N in all three lists; Video pack (layouts A, B and D) with the MS-AV755 and a 22-inch TV (2019), the MS-RA670 and a 24-inch TV (2021) or the MS-RA670 with a TV pre-fit only (2023); Bose speakers and subwoofer—

Specifications

Length overall13.00 m (42’7″); 13.39 m (43’11″) with the bowsprit3
Hull length12.64 m (41’5″)3
Waterline length12.00 m (39’4″)3
Beam4.29 m (14’0″)3
DraftDeep keel 2.30 m (7’7″) in the brochures from June 2019 and the lists from November 2019; the 2017 to December 2018 brochures print 2.2 m (7’2″), without explanation · shoal keel 1.60 m (5’2″) in every document8,9,1,10,5
KeelL-shaped cast-iron fin, deep or shoal; twin rudders2,3
Ballast2280 kg (5027 lb) deep keel; 2670 kg (5886 lb) shoal keel; Jeanneau gives these as keel weight2,1
Displacement8561 kg (18874 lb) light, with the deep keel; the same figure in every Jeanneau list and brochure from 2017 to 20253,5,8
Sail areaStandard 90.3 m² (972 sq ft): mainsail 45.15 m² + 120 % genoa 45.15 m² · Performance pack 98.37 m²: full-batten mainsail 49.22 m² + 120 % genoa 49.15 m²3
Mainsail45.15 m² semi-battened with 3 reefs (standard); 35.48 m² in-mast furling (option); 49.22 m² full-batten (Performance pack)3
Genoa45.15 m² 120 % furling genoa (standard); 30.15 m² self-tacking jib (option); 49.15 m² Performance genoa; Code 0 81.85 m², or 88.27 m² for the Performance mast (both need the Downwind pack)3
Rig dimensions (I, J, P, E)I 15.30 m, J 5.17 m, P 15.30 m, E 5.05 m (standard rig); Jeanneau’s sail plan gives an overall rig height of 18.46 m, not labelled as air draft; no figures for the Performance mast3
Engine45 hp (33 kW) standard, Yanmar 4JH45CR; 57 hp (42 kW) optional, Yanmar 4JH57CR, on the model page by November 2018; the brochures print only the 45 hp engine3,1,6,4
DriveShaft drive: Jeanneau writes ‘Shaft Drive’ for both engines; no saildrive is named, and no gearbox model1,3,11
Fuel tank200 l (53 US gal), rotomoulded, under the aft-cabin berth; on layouts B and C a second 200 l fuel tank can replace the extra water tank3
Water tank330 l (87 US gal); plus a 200 l (53 US gal) tank on layouts B and C; 40 l water heater3,4
Holding tank100 l (26 US gal) in the spec table; the equipment list gives a 50 l black-water tank per head, with gravity drain and deck fitting3
Berths4 / 6 / 8 (+2) depending on layout · owner’s berth forward 2.00 × 1.60 m; aft berths 2.00 × 2.00 m (layouts A and D) or 2.00 × 1.60 m (B and C); twin forward berths of layout C 2.00 × 1.42/0.78 m8,3
Cabins2, 3 or 4: layout A 2 cabins and 2 heads (owner’s cabin forward); D 2 cabins with a dressing room and 1 head; B 3 cabins and 2 heads; C 4 cabins and 2 heads3,6
HeadroomSaloon and companionway 1.97 m, galley 1.95 m, forward cabins and heads 1.90 m, aft cabins 1.88 m3
DesignerPhilippe Briand (Briand Yacht Design), Piaton Bonet Yacht Design and Jeanneau Design; the September 2023 list prints ‘Piaton Bercault & Co’3,12
BuilderJeanneau (SPBI), Les Herbiers, France; built at the Cholet plant, where Jeanneau puts about 350 people and about 450 working hours per boat3,13
HullHand-laid single-skin fibreglass with ISO gelcoat and barrier coat, infused fibreglass inner liner; deck injection-moulded (Prisma Process) with a core of balsa blocks3
CE categoryFrom the June 2019 brochure, per layout (category and persons): 2 cabins A6 / B7 / C12, 3 cabins A8 / B9 / C14, 4 cabins A10 / B11 / C16; the 2017 to December 2018 brochures give only A (2017: in progress)3,11,9,10,5
VersionsLayouts A to D (A and D 2 cabins, B 3, C 4; D with one head), deep or shoal keel, standard rig or Performance pack · trim levels Première (all layouts: 40 A charger, two extra 115 Ah service batteries, Navicolor battery monitoring, cockpit windlass control with chain counter, GRP bowsprit with anchor roller, cooker with oven and grill) and Préférence (layouts A, B and D: upholstered bulkheads, indirect lighting, saloon shades and hatch screens, clock and barometer set, wine locker)3,1
VersionsPerformance pack (layouts A, B and D): taller mast with two spreaders, Dyform rigging, full-batten mainsail and triradial genoa, Harken genoa tracks adjustable from the cockpit, Dyneema halyards and sheets, hydraulic backstay, composite wheels, Downwind pack included · Voyager pack (A, B and D): solar panel, Sunbrella sprayhood with LED light, outboard bracket, releasable forestay, galley foot pump · Downwind pack (all layouts): spinnaker and Code 0 rigging, an extra Harken coachroof winch to starboard, 15-inch Windex3,2,1
VersionsMillennium Edition: a charter configuration named only on the current model pages, with a Lofran electric windlass, a PROFURL furling system and laminated wood interior finish; Jeanneau has published no equipment list or start year for it7
Years builtFrom 2017 (shown as new, with provisional figures, in the 2017 Sun Odyssey brochure); still in the range in October 20265,7
Hulls built500 by 19 December 2023, when the 500th boat left the Cholet plant; no later total published13
AwardsEuropean Yacht of the Year 2018, Family Cruiser category, announced on the first evening of the Düsseldorf boat show (20 January 2018)14

Good to know

  • Jeanneau has no owner’s manual for the 440 to download. Its help centre says a digital copy exists for almost every Jeanneau and is sent on request through the help button on help.jeanneau.com; a brochure or equipment list that no longer opens (for the 440 the lists of September 2017, March 2020, July 2021 and June 2022) can be asked for from customer service at info@jeanneau.fr.15,16
  • Spare parts and part numbers come only through Jeanneau dealers, who ask for the boat’s HIN or CIN, so have it ready. For the engine, Jeanneau will look up archived technical data on request, but a duplicate engine certificate or the engine documents come from Yanmar or its local representative.17,18,19
  • Jeanneau names no autopilot, chartplotter or instruments for the 440: the lists only provide space for a flush-mounted GPS at each helm and an area for navigation instruments on the cockpit table. What is fitted differs from boat to boat, so note the units and their generation before you buy spares or a replacement.3
  • The engine is reached behind the companionway steps and from the aft cabins; the 200 l fuel tank and the fuel/water separator sit under the aft-cabin berth. On layouts B and C the second 200 l tank there is a water tank as standard, but Jeanneau offered a fuel tank in its place, so check what is fitted and how the manifold is set before filling.3
  • Two keels were offered: the 1.60 m shoal keel is the heavier at 2670 kg, against 2280 kg for the 2.30 m deep keel. The brochures of 2017 to December 2018 gave the deep keel as 2.2 m and Jeanneau does not explain the change, so if draft matters for a berth or a channel, ask the dealer or Jeanneau for the figure of that hull.2,10,8
  • Equipment varies with trim level and pack as much as with the year: Première brings the 40 A charger, two extra service batteries, the cockpit windlass control and the bowsprit, Préférence the interior comfort items, and the Performance pack (layouts A, B and D) a taller two-spreader mast and composite wheels, the two signs to look for. Ask which trim and packs a boat has before trusting a listing.3

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Sources

  1. app.jeanneau.com/inventory/18040
  2. app.jeanneau.com/inventory/22579
  3. app.jeanneau.com/inventory/28850
  4. web.archive.org/web/20171003043109/http://www.jeanneau.com:80/en-gb/boats/2-sun-odyssey/1…
  5. app.jeanneau.com/uploads/media/document/0bfd1acebf6fcd82209c4cc03268822f.pdf
  6. web.archive.org/web/20181118033241/https://www.jeanneau.com/en/boats/2-sun-odyssey/109-su…
  7. jeanneau.com/boats/sailboat/2-sun-odyssey/109-sun-odyssey-440
  8. app.jeanneau.com/uploads/media/document/7b3db3f0d220160cf6040c41c62b5a3b.pdf
  9. app.jeanneau.com/uploads/media/document/48474202500047ee2ab23eef1b88cb76.pdf
  10. app.jeanneau.com/uploads/media/document/188c8d5b6fc5f5b9add06e90939ad811.pdf
  11. web.archive.org/web/20200915121243/https://www.jeanneau.com/en-gb/boats/sailboat/2-sun-od…
  12. jeanneau.com/en-us/boats/sailboat/2-sun-odyssey/615-sun-odyssey-440
  13. jeanneau.com/en-us/articles/2573-jeanneau-celebrates-production-milestone-500th-sun-odyss…
  14. jeanneau.com/articles/1105-the-sun-odyssey-440-honoured-once-more
  15. help.jeanneau.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360038889672-How-do-I-find-the-owner-manual-for-my-bo…
  16. help.jeanneau.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360038999732-How-to-download-a-brochure-or-an-invento…
  17. help.jeanneau.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360039057072-Where-can-I-order-spare-parts
  18. help.jeanneau.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360039050712-Questions-about-the-outboard-inboard-eng…
  19. help.jeanneau.com/hc/en-gb/articles/35616013981213-Are-you-looking-for-a-duplicate-engine…

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