Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 409 sailing yacht

The Sun Odyssey 409 is a large cruising yacht providing spacious and comfortable accommodation for a family or group of 6 adults. Accommodation is in three cabins providing six permanent berths with two ‘heads’, with the forepeak cabin having the forward heads en-suite. The main cabin can also provide two additional berths.

Jeanneau video introducing the new Sun Odyssey 409 (1:28)

Sailing

The Sun Odyssey 409 can be managed by a crew of two although at 40’ a third set of hands always makes mooring and other tasks simpler. She sails well and her recent win of the European Yacht of the Year (“Family Cruiser, 2011”) assures you of a well-sorted cruising yacht providing space & comfort with entertaining, yet safe and stable sailing.

Equipment

The Sun Odyssey 409 yachts are equipped with twin-wheel steering, rolling genoa and a semi-battened slab reefing mainsail with lazy jacks & sail bag. The mainsail uses single-line reefing with reefs 1 & 2 rigged.

There is an inflatable dinghy with an outboard to help you get ashore if you anchor-off or simply to allow you to explore.

Instrumentation includes twin binnacle compasses, three ST70 multifunction color display instruments in the cockpit and a Garmin chart plotter at the navigation desk in the cabin.

The 409 is also equipped with a Raymarine inboard (built-in) autopilot, a GPS, DSC VHF radio & EPIRB by the chart table. Charts and pilot guides are provided.

The yacht is equipped CD/radio player with speakers in the main cabin and external speakers in the cockpit, allowing you to listen to music as you sail.

Accommodation

The Sun Odyssey 409 offers a main saloon, three cabins and two toilet/shower rooms (‘heads’ in sailing talk), each with hot water and toilet holding tank. The main cabin heads includes a separate shower and toilet/basin area separated by a folding shower screen.

Each cabin has a double berth giving six berths, plus the main saloon settee & table are convertible to give another large double berth. Each cabin has a hanging wardrobe.

The galley includes a double sink, top-entry fridge, twin-burner cooker with oven and plenty of storage both behind the worktop & cooker and below the sinks.

Outside the cockpit has teak lazerette seats and a large fixed cockpit table covered by a bimini tent. There are also external loudspeakers in the cockpit connected to the CD/radio.

Internal layout

The Sun Odyssey 409 provides a main saloon heads & shower to port, a forepeak cabin with en-suite forward heads & shower with a large opening hatch onto the foredeck, plus two rear double berth cabins. There is a chart table to port in front of the heads with control panel, GPS and VHF radio and CD/radio player. The main saloon settee and table can convert into an additional large double berth.

Key information

Please note that photographs used on this page may not necessarily be of Greek Sails flotilla & charter yachts and actual fittings and specification may differ. The Greek Sails Sun Odyssey 409 sailing yachts do not have teak decks as illustrated in the photographs on this page, but are equipped with biminis which are not shown in the photographs.

Information downloads

For more detailed information about our Sun Odyssey 409 yachts you can download the following supplementary documents:

Technical specification for the Sun Odyssey 409

Yacht inventory & suggested packing list