Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 479 3 cabins, 3 heads. Cruising keel version. 1.6m

JEANNEAU SUN ODYSSEY 479 - TIGH NA MARA HIGHLIGHTS:

-CRUISING KEEL VERSION AT 1.6M PERFECT FOR EXPLORING TROPICAL ISLANDS OR TUCKING IN CLOSE TO SHORE.

-3 CABINS, 3 HEADS VERSION.

-UNBLEMISHED AND BEAUTIFUL INTERIOR WOULD SUIT DISCERNING BUYER

-BRITISH OWNERS PURCHASED IN 2022 AND CARRIED OUT EXTENSIVE REFIT FOR BLUEWATER CRUISING

-CONTINUALLY UPGRADED (2022/2025) AND MAINTAINED TO PERFECTION BY LIVE-ABOARD OWNERS

-STANDING RIGGING (2018)

-PROFESSIONALLY ENGINEERED AND FITTED STAINLESS STEEL ARCH FOR DAVITS AND SOLAR ARRAY (2022)

-HUGE SOLAR POWER WITH 1480W PANELS (NEW 2022) ON 2 X MPPT VICTRON SMART CONTROLLERS FOR SAFETY

-NEW MAINSAIL (2022)

-DAVIT SYSTEM FOR SINGLE HANDED DINGHY LIFT AND OUTBOARD HOIST (2022)

-ECOTECH WATERMAKER 30L/ H. RUNS ON 12V BATTERY SYSTEM(2022)

-VICTRON PHEONIX 1600W 70A INVERTER (2022)

-AIS SEND AND RECEIVE (2022)

-IRIDIUM GO! (2022)

-BOTH 110V AND 230V RING MAINS WITH US AND NZ/ AU SOCKETS (230V SYSTEM INSTALLED 2022)

-WIFI BOOSTER (2022)

-TRANS-OCEAN 6 MAN LIFE RAFT (2022)

-FULL RANGE OF CAT 1 OFFSHORE CRUISING SAFETY

-3.2m HIGHFIELD RIB (NEW 2022) WITH 15HP YAMAHA ENDURO OUTBOARD (2022)

1000W QUICK WINDLASS (2023)

ALL NEW RUNNING RIGGING (2025)

TURNKEY AND WITH A HUGE INVENTORY OF TOOLS AND SPARES. READY TO JUST STEP ON AND SAIL AWAY

RELIABLE YANMAR 54HP IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION. ONLY 2300 HOURS.

SAIL DRIVE WITH KIWIPROP FOLDING PROPELLER (NEW 2023)

ALL MAINTENANCE UP TO DATE IN PREPARATION FOR HANDOVER

FULL PRE-PURCHASE SURVEY BOOKED WITH AUSTRALIAN SURVEYOR SPECIALISING IN OFFSHORE YACHTS END OF AUGUST 2025. REPORT AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.


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Nautilus Yacht Management is proud to present to market this beautifully presented Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 479,2017 version. The only one currently available on the market equipped for serious offshore passage and with most of its Bluewater cruising equipment installed between 2022 and 2025. Built as a safe and seaworthy passage-maker, the Sun Odyssey 479 is a wonderful freedom platform for a family or couple to sail around the world. Easy to handle and simple to operate for beginners, this model is also wonderfully nimble and satisfying to a more performance-oriented sailor.

With a powerful solar array (1600W) located on her strong and beautifully engineered arch and extensive power storage capacity, Tigh Na Mara will give you the independence you need away from marinas for long periods of time without the need of a cumbersome and diesel-hungry generator.

Tigh Na Mara is equipped with all the safety equipment required for offshore passage. Her sails are in great condition and her running rigging is brand new. Her standing rigging was fully replaced in 2021.

This beautiful yacht's interior would rival a new boat, with undamaged timberwork and surfaces, clean and dry bilges and an immaculate engine room. Storage is abundant and unlike many modern yachts, perfectly adequate for a live-aboard family.

Tigh Na Mara comes turn key and with everything you need to just step aboard and head on your new adventures with nothing more to spend.

For a bit of info about Nautilus Yacht Management, we are a boutique-style brokerage devoted to high quality cruising yachts and to the cruising community for the past 14 years. Ex-cruisers ourselves we just strive to help others begin their journey on the ocean.

If you think Hurry Slowly might be just what you have been looking for, get in touch! Our team can organise a private video viewing with you as well as have all the time in the world to answer your questions.

We also provide free-of-charge assistance with shipping, delivery, insurance, registration etc, no matter where in the world you are.

NYM has a reputation to present to the market only quality cruising yachts in beautiful, turn-key condition, but our real trademark is to work as a team with you and the sellers to ensure a seamless, transparent and joyful experience.


A WORD FROM THE OWNERS:

"Tigh na Mara is Jeanneau 479, launched in 2017. She is a three-cabin, three head, three shower version and had one private US owner before we purchased her in 2021. Our understanding is that the previous owner placed the vessel with the Sunsail Charter pool in the BVIs in late 2017. She was then known as Dot'n'Fran and registered in California. In 2019 she was on the hard when Hurricane Irma struck and the mast that was stored on the side deck lifted and damaged the spreaders. The mast landed on the hard and the spreaders and standing rigging were replaced. She had very light use for only two seasons due to a collapse in charters after Hurricane Irma in 2019 and then covid. The owner was a US serviceman who was posted abroad, could not use the boat himself and he eventually decided to sell.

The boat was sailed to Saint Maarten where we took her on. Having spent a considerable sum bringing her up to spec for ocean passaging we sailed her to New Zealand by way of the Antilles, South America, Panama, Galapagos and French Polynesia. Improvements made are detailed further below.

As a couple, we had never sailed before but had done our research and decided 'Tiggy' would be the ideal boat for us. She has an excellent pedigree, is forgiving and easy to sail short-handed and is a very spacious and comfortable long-term live-aboard. As non-sailors it was a steep learning curve for us but Tiggy never let us down and looked after us well. We always feel safe even in heavy, mid-ocean weather. Her sea-keeping is excellent and the shoal keel has proved invaluable around the islands where a small draft is often the difference between getting into a sheltered bay or not.

While we have had up to eight people aboard for short periods (the saloon converts into a comfortable mid-ship double-bed), most of the time it is just the two of us. We like the fact that the extra length and beam means we have very generous living and storage space. The cockpit becomes the main living area in good weather and the swim platform makes swimming, diving, fishing and boarding all very easy to do.

Maybe our best call was the addition of a big stern arch. What we lose in purist aesthetic we more than make up for in abundant electricity with the solar panels giving us 1480W. So many yachts struggle for power but we very rarely need to run the engine for electricity and do not need a genset. We have never needed to run the engine during a passage and the panels provide enough juice for the water-maker, auto-helm, nav. Instruments and microwave. We even have a hot shower when we run the immersion heater.

(The story of our learning to sail and cross the ocean is published on Amazon - 'If Only Out of Curiosity' by Chris Constance. It is accompanied by a library of photos on FB, search 'If Only Out of Curiosity' to see pictures of the boat. It will give you a taste of what you are missing!).

After crossing the Pacific we spent a couple of summers in NZ (where our daughter lives) and we have enjoyed coastal cruising on the east coast of North Island. We have taken the opportunity of being in NZ to maintain and upgrade the boat and in April 2025 we sailed to Fiji for the season. 'Tiggy' is a big part of our lives and we have loved (virtually!) every minute of our time aboard her. It is with enormous misgivings that we have decided to part ways. Sandy, the boss, has developed a health issue that has required us to take trips to the UK and we have reluctantly realised we can no longer ocean passage or live aboard long-term. We had always planned to keep Tiggy for another 3 years but needs must and we have decided to down-size to a boat in which we can coastal cruise in NZ while allowing us to put some cash into a property ashore. " Chris and Sandy, Fiji August 2025

RECENT UPGRADES & MAINTENANCE:
As a live-aboard, we have a continual maintenance regimen. The engine is serviced annually and was last done in March 2025. Outboard, heads, auto-helm, steering, water maker, furling drums and running rigging are serviced annually as are all electrical connections.
General wear and tear such as chips to gel coat are routinely repaired.
The hull was last painted and anti-fouled in March 2025
Other improvements with dates:

Jan 2022
Stainless arch and solar panels fitted. Frame and pulley system to hold life-raft.
Eco-tech water maker (30l/hr capacity)
Victron inverter
240v ring main and shore power (parallel to existing 110v ring)
USB sockets in main cabin
Liferaft. 6-person Plastimo Transocean
AIS Type B
Wi-fi booster
Electric Immersion heater (600W)
Microwave oven and grill
Windex
Heavy weather warp
MoB strop
Jack-lines
Bosuns chair

Sep 2022
Iridium Go
New mainsail
New downhaul line
Autohelm service

Jan 2023
Navionics card for NZ
Kiwi-prop folding prop
Sail-drive service
Quick 1000W Windlass
Re-bushed rudder
Anchor chain - 100m, galvanised, high quality.
New mooring lines
Gas shut-off valve

Jan 2024
Fridge and freezer service. Replaced seals and thermostats, re-gassed
New automatic bilge pump
Raymarine i70 head

April 2024
Saloon re-upholstered with removable washable covers
Saloon and main cabin fitted carpets (removable)
Replaced gas cylinder

March 2025
Navionics card for S Pacific
Replaced running rigging
Resealed toe-rails
Repainted and anti-fouled hull
Raymarine i60 wind-head
Replaced cars and batt-cars
New binnacle cover
Full outboard service and replaced lower unit seals, impeller.