Oyster 56
Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1996
A Rob Humphreys-designed bluewater cutter built for comfort and stability on long-distance passages
Designed by Rob Humphreys.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin With Rudder On Skeg
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The Oyster 56, on the water
The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.
Footage from Lady K Sailing
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.
- Heavier than ~92% of boats her size on file
- Beamier than ~86% of boats her size on file
Compared with 924 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The living fleet
Sailed by the fleet
Where the fleet has filmed this boat.
On the water
The Oyster 56 on video
What they go for
Market signal
Where the fleet has seen this model for sale, and the asking prices that came with it.
A 2001 model is listed for sale at just under $500,000, used as a benchmark for comparison
from Lady K Sailingseen February 20261:37
From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.
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Boats like this, on the water
More boats like her, on the water
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The family
Related models
The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.
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