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The Oyster 495 is a bluewater cruiser or sailboat, first built in 2022 by British yacht builders Oyster Yachts.[1]
In 2023, the Oyster 495 was chosen as European Yacht of the Year in the luxury cruiser class.[2]
Overview edit
The Oyster 495 is a monohull sailboat with a moulded fibreglass/ grp composite hull, with fixed bulb or optional shoal keel, twin rudders and fractional sloop rigging.[3] It is the first 50 foot yacht built by Oyster Yachts for 16 years and the first in its class since Richard Hadida took over the company in 2018.[4] Richard Matthews, Oyster’s original founder helped head up the boat’s planning and development.[5] It was designed by British naval architects Humphreys Yacht Design and Oyster's in house design team.[6]
Construction edit
The monohulls for the Oyster 495 are made from solid laminate which is reinforced below the waterline, in the keel and forward parts of the hull. The design incorporates composite stringers and frames for structural strength with closed-cell foam cores for strength and insulation. Reinforced plywood is specified in higher load areas on deck.[7] Each hull and deck is certified for strength and quality by DNV.[7]
Configuration edit
The Oyster 495 has a deck saloon, first introduced on the Oyster HP46 in 1981, a signature design feature pioneered by the brand. The boat is fitted with a cassette bathing platform, accessed by steps built into the transom.[8] Below decks is a large saloon with U-shaped galley, navigation station and three cabins: an ensuite aft owners’ cabin and two forward cabins with shared WC/Shower compartments.[9]
The yacht is fitted with a conventional aluminium Selden aluminium rig or may be upgraded to carbon. It is powered by a four-cylinder 110 hp Yanmar diesel engine when not under sail.
Production edit
The completed hulls are fitted out at the company’s production facility in Hythe in Hampshire, England.[10] The facility is sited in the historic Grade II listed buildings on the site known as the Admiralty Shed of Flying Boat Hanger, where seaplanes were built before WW1 and later became the maintenance base for Empire flying boats.[11]
| Oyster 495 Specification [3] | |
|---|---|
| Length overall | 16.1m / 52’8” |
| Length of hull | 15.15m / 49’7” |
| Length of waterline | 14.27m / 46’8” |
| Beam | 4.77m / 15’8” |
| Draft - standard keel | 2.28m / 7’5” |
| Draft optional shoal keel | 1.83m / 6’0” |
| Displacement (Lightship) | 21,000 kg / 46,297 lbs |
| Overall sail area (in-mast furling) – 105% Headsail | 120.00m2/1291ft2 |
| Overall sail area (fully battened mainsail) – 105% Headsail | 127.57m2/1373ft2 |
| Fuel tank | 800 litres / 211 US gals |
| Water tank | 600 litres / 159 US gals |
| Air draft (approximately 0.60m (24”) extra for optional lights and aerials). | 23.58m / 77’4’’ |
References edit
- ^ 2021-02-05T16:17:00. "Oyster's new sub-50ft yacht - first images". International Boat Industry. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ World, Yachting (2023-01-21). "Best yacht 2023: European yacht of the year winners". Yachting World. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ a b "Sail Boat Data". Sail Boat Data.
- ^ World, Yachting. "Oyster 495 review: an impressive smaller Oyster". Yachting World. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ Prochazka, Zuzana (2023-05-25). "Oyster 495: Top 10 Best Best Nominee". Sail Magazine. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ 2021-02-05T16:17:00. "Oyster's new sub-50ft yacht - first images". International Boat Industry. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Bone, Jeni (2022-11-03). "Growing pearls". Ocean Magazine. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ World, Yachting (2021-06-30). "First look: Oyster 495". Yachting World. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ Monthly, Yachting. "Oyster 495: the dream boat that sets the bar". Yachting Monthly. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ 2021-03-30T08:39:00. "Oyster Yachts invests in new production facility". International Boat Industry. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Flying Boat Hangar, Hythe and Dibden - 1403146 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-29.