BoatsJeanneau Sun Odyssey 28.1

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 28.1

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1994

A Tony Castro-designed fractional sloop offered with both a fixed fin and a shoal-drafting keel-centerboard option

Designed by Tony Castro.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 17 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 17
CoastalBluewater

2.20 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.20
LightHeavy

203 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 203
EasygoingPowered-up

17.5 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.5
TenderStiff

31% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 31%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
30.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.5
Displacement / length
202.6
Comfort ratio
17.1
Capsize screening
2.20
Hull speed
6.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
819
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1994
Designer
Tony Castro
Builder
Jeanneau

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