Producing a sailboat less than 10 m long remains a pledge for a major construction site. Indeed, on this type of product, margins are extremely low. It's hard to make your money on small units. This is why in large production sites such as Bavaria, Hanse or even at Bénéteau, small models under 35 feet are often neglected.
Nor was this market accompanied by bankers who prefer to lend large sums of money to the richest - with the assurance of seeing them again! - rather than lending a hundred thousand euros to a financially "normal" person. However, in the absence of financing, orders for new boats do not fall and shipyards abandon them.
With the announcement of a new Sun Odyssey 319 Jeanneau tries a new intrusion in the less than 9 m. The press release announcing this new model provides a significant clarification: "The Sun Odyssey 319 is being produced in partnership with the Delphia shipyard, the historical subcontractor of the Vendée shipyard. The colours and lines (teak deck, light wood...) respect the Jeanneau style." This new Jeanneau will therefore be a boat designed and built in Poland.
Begun in the 1990s with the quality problems that were encountered at the time, Polish polyester construction is now controlled and qualitative. The Delphia yacht range has nothing to be ashamed of from the competition. The 319 will benefit from this competence.
During the reflection on this new model, Erik Stromberg, head of the sail range at Jeanneau, presented us with the philosophy of this model: "This is a real Sun Odyssey. The smallest, but which takes up the concept of the range. So this sailboat has a height under the beam everywhere inside. We're standing on it! The cabins are also closed spaces and it is equipped with a toilet. With the 319, we can envisage a real cruise. Everything is designed outside for ease of operation."
Thus the Sun Odyssey 319 will be a 2 cabins with a toilet on starboard aft. The L-shaped galley faces him to port. The chart table turns its back to the road while the benches in the saloon can be used as sleeping quarters.
Designed by the Jeanneau design office - no architect's signature? - the Sun Odyssey 319 will be available as a fixed or lifting keel. It is steered by 2 inclined rudders.
Launched in July 2017 for the first tests, this new product will be on display at the Cannes and La Rochelle Autumn Fairs in September 2017.
