Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 28.1 Buyer's Guide
The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 28.1 is a Castro-designed 28-foot cruiser built from 1994 until the model closed, and on the brokerage market it shows up in meaningful numbers across Europe. This guide covers the layouts you will meet, the equipment tiers worth knowing, and the specific defects to check before you commit.
Layouts on the Used Market
Charter four-cabin layouts are the more common on the used market, but both are available; ex-charter examples are common. The standard interior gives sleeping for four to six via a bow V-berth, two main-cabin settees, and an aft double to port, with an L-shaped galley at the companionway and a head opposite aft to starboard. Ex-charter boats will often show heavier wear on the saloon cushions and galley fixtures, so judge the bones rather than the upholstery.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Navigation is the strongest as-fitted tier: chartplotter, autopilot, and AIS are commonly fitted, which means most boats will steer and be seen without immediate owner investment. Often-seen additions cluster around comfort and shorthanded sailing — cabin heating, a dodger, teak decks, a short-handed cockpit setup, and solar panels appear on a large share of listings. Owner upgrades sit a tier lower and matter more to bluewater ambition than day sailing: lithium batteries, a gennaker or spinnaker, a bimini, radar, and a life raft are less common but worth noting if your plans exceed coastal hops.
What to Inspect
The keel joint is the first place a survey should linger. On shoal-keel boats the iron casting meets the fiberglass hull and can corrode at the seam, so look for rust tracing down the hull below the garboard and probe the bedding for softness with a screwdriver shaft. Centerboard models carry their pivot in a trunk that flexes under sailing and grounding loads, and that cycling opens gelcoat crazing around the keel root — run a hand over the joint and note any hairline networks that suggest internal movement. Either find argues for a haul-out and possibly a surveyor's moisture reading before you write the deposit.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats are typically found in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, France, Portugal, and Italy. Walk the keel-hull seam for rust or soft bedding. Check the centerboard trunk for gelcoat crazing. Confirm the fitted navigation suite matches your needs. Assess teak decks for deck-core moisture. Verify solar and heating function if fitted.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 28.1. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 10 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 5 | $27,847 | — |
| Nov 25 | 1 | $29,963 | +7.6% |
| Dec 25 | 1 | $17,599 | -41.3% |
| Jan 26 | 2 | $38,986 | +121.5% |
| Mar 26 | 2 | $27,680 | -29.0% |
| Apr 26 | 9 | $23,374 | -15.6% |
| May 26 | 2 | $21,070 | -9.9% |
| Jun 26 | 2 | $14,773 | -29.9% |
| Jul 26 | 3 | $32,303 | +118.7% |
| Sep 26 | 3 | $28,404 | -12.1% |
Where they're listed
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 28.1 listings appear across 7 countries. Netherlands has the most listings with 10 (41.7%), followed by United Kingdom and France.
Country view
24 listings · 7 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | $25,062 | 10 | 3 | 41.7% |
| United Kingdom | $21,070 | 5 | 0 | 20.8% |
| France | $31,746 | 3 | 0 | 12.5% |
| Germany | $32,303 | 2 | 2 | 8.3% |
| Portugal | $38,986 | 2 | 0 | 8.3% |
| Czech Republic | $26,176 | 1 | 0 | 4.2% |
| Italy | $29,518 | 1 | 0 | 4.2% |
Comparable models
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Similar boats to compare
11 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeanneau Sun Sun Odyssey 33 I | 32.68' | $ 78,974 | 48 | 11 |
| Jeanneau Sun Sun Odyssey 29.2 | 28.87' | $ 35,489 | 35 | 6 |
| Beneteau Oceanis Oceanis 281 | 28.5' | $ 30,000 | 27 | 5 |
| Hunter 28.5 | 28.42' | $ 12,500 | 27 | 9 |
| Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 28.1You are here | — | $ 25,062 | 25 | 5 |
| Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 33 | 33.79' | $ 44,444 | 17 | 5 |
| Jeanneau Sun Sun Odyssey 31 | 30.51' | $ 32,303 | 16 | 3 |
| Jeanneau Sun Sun Dream 28 | 29.5' | $ 19,753 | 15 | 6 |
| One-Off 28 | 28.18' | $ 38,986 | 12 | 1 |
| Feeling 286 | 27.07' | $ 20,050 | 6 | 0 |
| Performance Sun Odyssey 30 I Perf. | 29.49' | $ 71,845 | 1 | 0 |