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Oyster 41

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1980–1987

A Stephen Jones-designed masthead sloop originally campaigned as an IOR 1-tonner, later serving as the hull basis for the Oyster

Designed by Stephen Jones.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

2.11 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.11
LightHeavy

200 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 200
TenderStiff

45% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 45%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

  • Draws more than ~79% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~87% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2867 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
45.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
Displacement / length
199.9
Comfort ratio
23.1
Capsize screening
2.11
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1633
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1980–1987
Units built
27
Designer
Stephen Jones
Builder
Oyster Marine Ltd, Landamores Yacht Builders

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