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The Jeanneau Yachts 55 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of vacuum-infused fiberglass, with wood trim.It has a fractional sloop rig with a bowsprit, an over-plumb stem, a reverse transom with a drop-down tailgate swimming platform, dual internally mounted spade-type rudders controlled by dual wheels located forward in the cockpit and a fixed L-shaped fin keel with a weighted bulb ...
The boat has a draft of 6.50 ft (1.98 m) with the standard keel and 7.5 ft (2.3 m) with the optional deep draft keel. [1] [2] The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 4JH4 HTE 100 hp (75 kW) turbocharged diesel engine for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 191 U.S. gallons (720 L; 159 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity ...
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 80 hp (60 kW) with a saildrive, or 110 hp (82 kW) with a straight driveshaft for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 63 or 127 U.S. gallons (240 or 480 L; 52 or 106 imp gal) optional and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 169 U.S. gallons (640 L; 141 imp gal).
The Lagoon 55 catamaran is a large ocean-going sailing catamaran that was designed by VPLP (a French based naval architecture firm founded by Marc Van Peteghem and Vincent Lauriot-Prévost). First built in France in 1987, it was one of the earliest large production cruising catamarans available both for private owners and for the yacht charter ...
The boat is supported by an active class club, the Jeanneau Owners Network. [13] [14]In a 2016 review for Yachting World, Toby Hodges wrote, "With the equivalent of a deep reef in the in-mast mainsail and three rolls in the 106 per cent genoa, we power-reached around the Bay of Cannes, regularly at double-figure speeds.
In a 2010 review for Cruising World, Bill Springer wrote, "I think Jeanneau is on to something with its new line of yachts.The 53 is spacious, stylish, and sails well. The 57 has even more elbowroom, more sophisticated systems, larger battery capacity, and the dinghy “garage,” but both boats are designed to do the same thing: provide all the luxury of a big boat without the relatively big ...
In a Yachting Today review, Jane Hyde wrote, "creating an attractive looking yacht with a deck saloon at just over 40ft (12.2m) is no easy task, but Jeanneau’s stylist, Franck Darnet has done well with the 41DS. Although she's one of the most streamlined cruising yachts of her size, I felt her gradually sloping 'eyebrow' superstructure didn't ...
In a 2012 boats.com review, Zuzana Prochazka wrote, "it is a sign of the times that a 37-foot boat like the Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 379 is the entry length in a new product line. Boats have been getting bigger in recent years but larger has not necessarily meant more unique or comfortable.