First Ride
- Cabins 6
- Sleeps 12
- Length 14.42 m
- Year 2023
- WC 4
- Engine 80 hp
About this yacht
First Ride is a sailing yacht with 6 cabins (2023) based at ACI Marina Skradin, Croatia. 12 berths.
From the operator
ACI ANNUAL BERTH, BOW THRUSTER, SOLAR PANELS, ELECTRIC WINCH, ELECTRIC WC, HEATING, FREE WIFI, 1x SUP FREE OF CHARGE, OUTBOARD INCLUDED
Written by the charter operator. Ask us and we will confirm anything here before you book.
This yacht is offered bareboat for licensed skippers.
Heating
Bimini sun shade
On-board Wi-Fi
Water maker
Solar panels
Stand-up paddle
About the Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 490
The 490 was one of the two boats that launched Jeanneau's walk-around deck, alongside the 440, and it is the one where the idea pays off most. On a boat this length the trip from cockpit to foredeck is long, and on most 49-footers it involves climbing up over a coaming and then walking along a deck above the cockpit.
Here the side decks slope down and meet the cockpit, so the whole deck is one continuous surface. With a full charter crew aboard, half of whom are on holiday rather than on watch, that is the difference between people moving freely and people staying put.
It is a lot of boat — five cabins in charter trim is common — and it sails like a lot of boat, which is to say quickly once it is moving and heavy if you get it wrong in a harbour.
Who it suits
- Large groups
- Charter layouts reach five cabins, which puts a big party on a single monohull without the berthing premium a catamaran carries.
- Crews with real miles behind them
- Sail area and displacement are both substantial. A confident skipper gets a fast, comfortable week; a hesitant one gets a long one.
- Routes with distance in them
- Waterline length does the work. If the plan involves crossing open water rather than hopping bays, this is the right size.
- Less suited to a first bareboat week
- Everything is bigger — loads, momentum, consequences. The 410 or 440 is the better place to start.
Layout & life aboard
- Walk-around deck at scale
- The feature matters most here: a long deck with no level changes, so a full crew moves around safely.
- Cabin count varies a lot
- The same hull exists as a comfortable four-cabin boat and a packed five-cabin charter boat.
- Ask how many heads as well as how many cabins.
- Twin wheels and a long cockpit
- Forward-facing helm seats and enough cockpit for the whole crew to sit down at once.
- Saloon sized for the group
- Galley and dining that genuinely work for eight or ten people rather than technically seating them.
Under sail
- Quick once moving
- Length on the waterline plus a tall rig means real passage speed when there is wind.
- Upwind
- Strong for a cruiser. It drives through a sea where a shorter boat would be stopping and starting.
- Loads are serious
- Sheets and halyards on a boat this size carry real force; electric winches, if fitted, change the week.
- Confirm which are powered.
- Under power
- Single engine and a long hull. A bow thruster, if fitted, is the difference between an easy berth and an interesting one.
Worth knowing before you book
- Confirm the bow thruster works
- On a 49-foot single-engine monohull in a crowded Mediterranean marina, it is the piece of equipment you will miss most if it fails.
- Check which winches are electric
- Hoisting a mainsail this size by hand on a hot afternoon is a job nobody volunteers for twice.
- Count the heads
- Five cabins with too few heads is the complaint that comes up most on boats of this size.
- Draft and your route
- A deep-keel 49-footer is shut out of shallow anchorages that a 40-footer takes without a thought.
Technical specifications
- Model
- Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 490
- Year built
- 2023
- Length over all
- 14.42 m
- Beam
- 4.49 m
- Draft
- 2.24 m
- Engines
- 80 HP
- Fuel tank
- 480 L
- Water tank
- 300 L
- Cabins / Berths
- 6 / 12
- Heads / Showers
- 4
- Home port
- ACI Marina Skradin
- Charter type
- Bareboat
- Minimum charter
- 7 days
- Check-in / Check-out
- 17:00 → 09:00
- Maximum charter
- 90 days
- Deposit
- 3,000 EUR
Cabins & berths
- 6
- Cabins
- 12
- Berths
- 4
- Heads (bathrooms)
A deck plan for this yacht is not available from the operator. Ask us and we will request the layout before you book.
Equipment & inventory
- Autopilot
- Bimini
- Bow thruster
- Chart plotter
- Chart plotter in cockpit
- Cockpit cushions
- Cockpit speakers
- Electric toilet
- Heating
- Holding tank
- Inverter
- Lazy jack
- Outboard engine
- Refrigerator
- Snorkeling equipment
- Solar Panels
- Sprayhood
- Stand up paddle
- Water maker
- Wi-Fi & Internet
Availability
Always the best priceExtras
Mandatory extras
Paid at the marina or added to the booking total.
- HR INTERNET Pack: Wi-Fi router (subject to GSM coverage up to 50GB/week) Included per booking
- HR Transit Log | Sailing Yacht 47 - 51ft (Welcome kit, Dinghy, Outboard & 1st fill of gasoline, Spare bottle of cooking gas, Wifi 50GBs, set of linens and bath towels/person/week for up to 2 weeks) €360 per booking
- HR Tourist tax (final amount advised and payable at the base in cash) €1
- HR SUP (FREE OF CHARGE) Included per booking
Optional extras
Tick what you need — total updates in the booking widget.
Location & marina
ACI Marina Skradin
Skradin, Croatia
Check-in Sat 17:00 · Check-out Sat 09:00
Cancellation & payment
Cancellation policy
Cancellation terms are set by the charter operator. We confirm them for this yacht in writing with your offer, within 48 hours of your request — before any payment.
Split payment
You pay 30% when the booking is confirmed and the balance before check-in. Fees collected by the operator on arrival are listed separately, so nothing is a surprise at the marina.
Security deposit
A refundable deposit of 3,000 EUR is blocked at check-in. With the optional damage waiver (350 EUR, non-refundable) it drops to 600 EUR.
How deposit and insurance work →Frequently asked questions
For bareboat charter the skipper on board needs a recognised sailing license and, in most countries, a VHF certificate. If nobody in your group is licensed, book the yacht with a professional skipper.
Charter weeks normally run Saturday to Saturday, with check-in in the afternoon and check-out in the morning at the home base (ACI Marina Skradin).
Cross-border sailing is often possible with prior notice and additional paperwork. Ask us before booking so the operator can prepare the documents.
Fuel is normally paid on a tank-to-tank basis: you receive the yacht with a full tank and return it full.
For your dates
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