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The Sun Odyssey 349 is a French
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that was designed by Marc Lombard Design for cruising and first built in 2014.


Production

The design is built by
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in
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and in the
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starting in 2014. It remained in production in 2020.


Design

The Sun Odyssey 349 is a recreational
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, built predominantly of
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with a hard chine hull. The deck is injection molded with an end-grain
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core. It has a 9/10 fractional sloop rig with a deck-stepped mast, Technique Voile sails, double aft-swept spreaders,
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spars and no
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. Sail control uses friction rings instead of a
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and a rigid
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. It features a
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, a slightly
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with a gas strut assisted, drop-down tailgate-style swimming platform, dual internally mounted spade-type
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s controlled by two
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and a fixed fin
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, shoal draft
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or
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. It can also be equipped with an
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of . The boat is fitted with a Japanese
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3YM20
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of for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of . The design has sleeping accommodation for six to eight people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settees on either side of a drop-leaf table in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth on the starboard side or optional dual aft cabins. The
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is located on the starboard side just forward of the
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ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, a capacity
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and a single
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sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the port side. The
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is located just aft of the navigation station on the port side. The interior woodwork is
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or optionally grey
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. The boat has of standing headroom in the gallery, in the saloon and in the bow and aft cabins.


Variants

;Sun Odyssey 349 Performance :This model has a deep draft fin keel giving a draft of . It displaces and carries of cast iron ballast. ;Sun Odyssey 349 Shoal Draft :This model has a shoal draft wing keel, giving a draft of . It displaces and carries of cast iron ballast. ;Sun Odyssey 349 Lifting Keel :This model has a shoal draft wing keel, giving a draft of with the keel down and with it retracted. It displaces and carries of cast iron ballast.


Operational history

In a 2014 review for ''Sail'' magazine, Zuzana Prochazka, described its sailing qualities, "this boat likes to sail on the wind sheeted in flat. With 10 knots of true wind at a 40-degree apparent wind angle, we scooted along at 5.3 knots. When the wind inched up to 11 knots and we cracked off to 60 degrees, we bumped up to 6.1 knots. On a broad reach we managed 4.9 knots at 130 degrees in about 9 knots of true. Tacking was easy, and the boat responded quickly." Zuzana Prochazka also did a 2014 review for ''boats.com'', writing, "the idea with this small model is to attract couples and young families and have them grow with the model line as their sailing experience also grows. Personally, I can also see seasoned couples downsizing from large family cruisers to this more manageable model, which is both less demanding to sail and easier on the wallet."
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writer Chris Beeson reviewed the design in 2014, stating, "our test sail for Jeanneau’s new Sun Odyssey 349 took place in pretty punchy conditions, gusty with up to 30 knots over the deck upwind. Despite the fact that we had taken in both of the main’s two reefs we were still overpowered but, with the main feathered off and the jib’s leech open, she bounded upwind with great enthusiasm. She would lean on her chines in a gust and just accelerate. Tremendous fun." He concluded, "All in all, the 349 is a gleaming little family cruiser, eager and able to please." In a 2014 ''Cruising World'' photo essay, Billy Black, stated, "the latest in the Sun Odyssey line shares the sleek looks of its siblings but hints at things to come: hard chines that begin forward of the mast; positive sheer for more volume below; a square-top main; and a variety of keel options, including a swing foil for really thin water."


See also

*
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* CS 34 * Express 34 * Hunter 34 * San Juan 34 *
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* Tartan 34 C * Tartan 34-2 * Viking 34


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External links

* {{Jeanneau Keelboats 2010s sailboat type designs Sailing yachts Sailboat type designs by Marc Lombard Design Sailboat types built by Jeanneau