Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 409 with 3 Cabins - Sailing Yacht (2013) - Traveller

Poor This was a (very) last minute so we took it that on arrival we had to pay 35€ more that agreed with Tubber. Also, the agreed extra bedding and towels were not present at first. The boat was quite clean but definitely not tip-top: the water tank contained very bad water (dissolved with a large amount of chlorine) and the toilet flushed no to very poorly. This toilet gave problems throughout the trip and, on return, the charter company admitted that the toilet's motor was out of order. They would replace the motor. A poor consolation because during your trip you do want to do other things than manually empty the toilet. Furthermore, the long mooring ropes were also worn down to the wire, which was also admitted upon return (next charter we will check every mooring rope to the last centimetre!). Of course, there were other niggles (dinghy engine where the choke came off by itself, worn-out bimini, and so on), so the maintenance of this boat was clearly overdue and certainly the least of all the charters I ever had. 45 metres of anchor chain we find rather short for a 12-metre boat, we would prefer at least 60 metres of chain. The boat itself sailed fine (winches, sail, electronics,...). All in all, we had a nice holiday with this boat despite its poor maintenance.