Sun Odyssey 28.1

The Sun Odyssey 28.5 is a French sailboat that was designed by Tony Castro as a cruiser and first built in 1994.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Sun Odyssey 28.1

Development
Designer	Tony Castro
Location	France
Year	1994
Builder(s)	Jeanneau
Role	Cruiser
Name	Sun Odyssey 28.1
Boat
Displacement	5,732 lb (2,600 kg)
Draft	4.92 ft (1.50 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	27.89 ft (8.50 m)
LWL	23.29 ft (7.10 m)
Beam	9.84 ft (3.00 m)
Engine type	Yanmar 19 hp (14 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	1,764 lb (800 kg)
Rudder(s)	spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	33.15 ft (10.10 m)
J foretriangle base	9.45 ft (2.88 m)
P mainsail luff	33.63 ft (10.25 m)
E mainsail foot	11.48 ft (3.50 m)
Sails
Sailplan	fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area	193.04 sq ft (17.934 m2)
Jib/genoa area	156.63 sq ft (14.551 m2)
Total sail area	349.67 sq ft (32.485 m2)

The design was originally sold as the Sun Way 29.^[1][2]

Production

The design was built by Jeanneau in France, starting in 1994, but it is now out of production.^{[1][2][5][6][7]}

Design

The Sun Odyssey 28.1 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom with steps, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel or optional keel and centerboard. It displaces 5,732 lb (2,600 kg) and carries 1,764 lb (800 kg) of ballast.^[1][2]

The boat has a draft of 4.92 ft (1.50 m) with the standard fin keel fitted.^[1][2]

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 19 hp (14 kW) for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 12 U.S. gallons (45 L; 10.0 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 26 U.S. gallons (98 L; 22 imp gal).^[1][2][5]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four to six people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settees in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth on the port side. The galley is located on the port side at the companionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, an ice box and a sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The head is located aft, opposite the galley, also on the starboard side.^[1][2]

The design has a hull speed of 6.47 kn (11.98 km/h).^[2]

Operational history

In a 1995 Cruising World review, Quentin Warren described the design as, "a high-volume mini-cruiser designed by Tony Castro ... and another in the French mega-builder's line of finely turned out family oriented sailing vessels."^[8]

See also

• List of sailing boat types