A PROVEN BLUE WATER YACHT – READY FOR HER NEXT ADVENTURE
2011 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 45 DS | UK VAT Paid | Never Chartered | Exceptionally Well-Specified
This 2011 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 45 Deck Saloon (DS) is an outstanding example of a capable offshore cruiser, set up for serious Blue Water sailing.
Built for comfort, performance and safety, she boasts a high specification and a wealth of upgrades by her experienced current owner – all designed to make extended ocean passages as enjoyable as they are reliable.
With three generous cabins and additional saloon berths, she accommodates up to six guests in comfort in the cabins - plus perhaps two on the settee in the saloon. Below deck, the warm traditional teak joinery is beautifully offset by cream leather upholstery, creating a stylish and inviting interior.
Designed to be easily sailed when short-handed, she features an in-mast furling mainsail, furling genoa, and electric winches – making sail handling safe and simple.
Her thoughtfully laid-out deck and cockpit mean she’s equally well-suited to family cruising or long-distance passages (where the feathering prop comes into its own).
In preparation for the 2022 Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC), the current owner commissioned a comprehensive suite of upgrades, ensuring this yacht is fully equipped and genuinely turn-key.
Notable Features and Recent Upgrades Include:
* Standing and running rigging replaced – 2022
* Hydrovane windvane steering system with a spare rudder – ideal for ocean passages
* New sails (Main & Genoa) – 2022
* Tender (2022) and Electric outboard (2024)
* Diesel generator, Bow thruster, and Air conditioning for comfort and ease of use
* Efoy 150 fuel cell, Solar panels, and New service batteries (2023) for energy independence
* 3kW Inverter – suitable for running domestic appliances
* Water maker – for long-range autonomy
* Full Raymarine navigation suite (Radar, AIS, Autopilot, and more)
Lovingly maintained, extensively upgraded, and proven offshore, this Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 45 DS is a serious yacht for a serious sailor – yet easily handled by a cruising couple or an adventurous family.
Accommodation details plus Deck information
Jeanneau yachts have a very good reputation for a high quality internal specification and 'Optimistic' is no exception:
The Master Stateroom is in the bow and on the centre-line.
The en-suite facilities include hand-basin, a shower, and a WC (with a Jabsco electric pump to the holding tank).
Moving aft, the saloon has a convertible settee on the starboard side for two occasional berths.
The fully-equipped galley has a 3 ring gas-burner stainless steel stove with a thermostatically controlled oven. There is also a 12 volt fridge with separate freezer unit.
LCD TV
Throughout the yacht there are 230V and also 12V outlets in each cabin plus Bose speakers.
Further aft there are two stern cabins - one being a double and the other cabin having two single berths, with lee cloths. There is also a heads, hand-basin and shower compartment.
Deck Information
The cockpit benefits from a teak deck and is fully equipped with: twin wheels; cushions; spray hood; and a bimini.
25kg Delta anchor (New in 2024)
50m x grade 40 Lofrans anchor chain (New in 2025)
Navigation lights at both deck and masthead levels
Spare VHF antenna
Extensive safety equipment including guard rails, life-buoys
EPIRB1 Pro with Hydrostatic release
Hydrovane self-steering windvane with a spare rudder.
Electrical and Navigation plus information on Rigging, Sails and Winches
Electrical equipment:
Bow Thruster
Electric windlass
Air conditioning
Cabin heating
Factory fitted 6kw generator (serviced annually)
6 x 110ah domestic battery bank (New June 2023)
1 x Engine battery (New July 2020)
60 amp/hr battery charger
230v shore power with galvanic isolator
3kw inverter which is wired to all house sockets
Eco-Sistems Pro water-maker (90litres/hr)
Hot & cold pressurised water system
Electric seawater tap in galley
Television and DVD player in saloon
Fridge (Serviced in 2023)
Freezer unit (Serviced in 2023)
Rockford Fosgate dual zone Bluetooth stereo
Off-grid EFOY 150 fuel cell, with Bluetooth
2 x Victron Bluetooth solar chargers
Navigation equipment:
Raymarine SPX30 autopilot with ST70 display head
Raymarine C90W chart plotter in cockpit
3 x Raymarine ST70 displays with wind / depth / speed / log tri-data transducers
Raymarine 4kw digital radar scanner
Icom dual station DSC AIS VHF
Second Icom VHF handset by port binnacle
(Plus the 4 x Bluetooth intercom headsets mentioned elsewhere which are excellent for docking, sail changes, talking to crew up the mast, etc).
Rigging
All standing rigging replaced in 2022
All running rigging replaced since 2022
Removable inner forestay
Sails
In-mast furling Mainsail (Fibre, new 2022, serviced 2025)
140% fibre Genoa (new 2022)
118 sq m spinnaker with top-down furling system
Hanked-on storm jib
Spare mainsail
Selden bottom up furling system with built-in luff rope for Code Zero large sails including the blue Code Zero Rolly Tasker spinnaker shown in the picture (new in 2022)
Winches
All are controlled from the cockpit
3 x electric Harken winches recently serviced
1 x manual Harken winch recently serviced.
Tender and Outboard plus Disclaimer
Goldenship aluminium sole tender - new 2022
ePropulsion 1.0 Spirit electric outboard - new in 2024.
Disclaimer
Nicolle Associates offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
As always photographs do not do justice so a viewing is highly recommended.
This yacht is at Hamble Point Marina near Southampton, England.
This vessel is UK VAT paid.
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