Review of Sun Odyssey 479
Basic specs.
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The hull is made of hand laid fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of hand laid fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.
The boat is equipped with 640.0 liter fresh water capacity, toilet facility and 160.0 liter waste water capacity.
The Sun Odyssey 479 has been built with different keel alternatives.
L-shape fin keel
One option is a L keel. An L-shape keel is a bulb keel with the shape as an L. This keel is less exposed to seaweed, fishing nets and lines.
The keel is made of iron. Many people prefer lead keel in favour of iron. The main argument is that lead is much heavier than iron and a lead keel can therefore be made smaller which again result in less wet surface, i.e. less drag. In fact iron is quite heavy, just 30% less heavy than lead, so the advantage of a lead keel is often overstated.
The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 2.44 - 2.54 meter (8.01 - 8.31 ft) dependent on the load.
L-shape fin keel
Another option is a L keel. An L-shape keel is a bulb keel with the shape as an L. This keel is less exposed to seaweed, fishing nets and lines.
This keel is also made of iron.
Sun Odyssey 479 can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.65 - 1.75 meter (5.41 - 5.71 ft) dependent on the load.
Sailing characteristics
This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.
Sun Odyssey 479 holds three CE certifications:
If less than 10 in on board the boat is by European Union certified as Class A. OCEAN:If less than 11 in on board the boat is by European Union certified as Class B. OFFSHORE:
If less than 14 in on board the boat is by European Union certified as Class C. INSHORE:
What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?
The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 8.6 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.
Sailing statistics
This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.
The ballast ratio for Sun Odyssey 479 is 29%.
What is Displacement Length Ratio?
The DL-ratio for Sun Odyssey 479 is 152 which categorizes this boat among 'light racers'.
Maintenance
If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.
| Usage | Length | Diameter | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jib sheet | 13.7 m | (44.8 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 13.7 m | (44.8 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 34.1 m | (112.0 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 30.0 m | (98.5 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
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