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][5][6][7] 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.
[1][2] The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 19 hp (14 kW) for docking and maneuvering.
[2] 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.