Ocean 75

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Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 46 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 46

CoastalBluewater

At 1.58 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.58

LightHeavy

177 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 177

EasygoingPowered-up

21.9 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 21.9

A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.

Heavier than ~86% of boats her size on file

Compared with 171 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Ketch

Ratios

SA / displacement

21.9

Displacement / length

177.3

Comfort ratio

46.1

Capsize screening

1.58

Hull speed

10.4 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

3715

Hull

Hull type

Fin with rudder on skeg

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 1976

Designer

E.G. van de Stadt, E. G. Van de Stadt

Builder

Southern Ocean Ltd

Boats like this, on the water

Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.

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Hallberg-Rassy 6922.22 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA German Frers-designed flagship featuring a fractional rig and dual rudders, built for high-comfort blue water cruising

SEILmagasinet tv episode 48:57 from SEILmagasinet

Ocean 7121.64 mSame hull family1.2 m shorterAn E.G. van de Stadt design based on the famed Stormvogel, offered as both a high-performance racer and luxury cruiser

[OFF MARKET] Ocean 71 (OCEAN JOY), with Sue Grant - Yacht for Sale - Berthon Int. (2023)0:12 from Berthon International

Swan 6820.63 mSame hull family2.2 m shorterA 20.63-metre masthead sloop produced for over a decade, balancing a 3.3-metre draft with a high comfort ratio

Kristoffer Applequist // 'Över Atlanten' TV Show5:50 from 59° North Sailing

Oyster 6820.57 mSame hull family2.3 m shorterA Holman & Pye designed cutter built for serious blue-water passage making with a stable, skeg-mounted rudder

How We Get Paid to Sail in Paradise (Full-Time Boat Life)5:23 from Untide

Swan 66 S20.12 mSame hull family2.7 m shorterA German Frers-designed masthead sloop developed for the Swan 40th anniversary, sharing its hull with the FD model

Nautor Swan 66 “GANESH” Yacht for Sale | Set Up For Easy Sailing | Tour with Simon Turner (v2)from Berthon International

Oyster Marine 74522.74 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Rob Humphreys-designed fractional sloop featuring a high-volume hull with dual rudders for stable, long-range cruising

Oyster 745 ! WTF are they doing 😳4:14 from Reversing Entropy

The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

Ocean 71An E.G. van de Stadt design based on the famed Stormvogel, offered as both a high-performance racer and luxury cruiser Ocean 60A Richard Rascoe-designed masthead ketch built for offshore stability with a high comfort ratio and deep fin keel Oyster Marine 70A powerful cutter-rigged cruiser from Holman and Pye, evolved from the Oyster 68 for extended offshore passages Oyster Marine 675A 21-metre masthead sloop featuring a deep 2.95-metre bulb keel and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for speed

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