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Oyster Marine 45

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1996

A Holman & Pye designed masthead sloop built for blue water comfort with a heavy displacement and high stability

Designed by Holman & Pye.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

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The Oyster Marine 45, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

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Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 40 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 40
CoastalBluewater

1.72 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.72
LightHeavy

285 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 285
EasygoingPowered-up

13.3 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 13.3
TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Heavier than ~93% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2399 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Oyster Marine 45, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Oyster Marine 45 is a masthead sloop designed by Holman, Pye and built by Oyster Marine since 1996. This 13.5-meter (45-foot) sailboat has a fin keel with a spade rudder, a beam of 4.3 meters, and a draft of 2.0 meters, displacing 15,875 kg. It offers a shoal draft option of 1.65 meters. Prospective buyers at boat shows compare models like the Oyster Marine 45 with larger vessels such as the Oyster 56, evaluating practical aspects like headroom and interior flow.0:56

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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Who's been looking

Market signal

Crews the fleet has filmed weighing this model up — no sale seen, and no asking price.

1channel weighed buying one

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.3
Displacement / length
284.8
Comfort ratio
40.4
Capsize screening
1.72
Hull speed
8.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1901
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1996
Units built
70
Designer
Holman, Pye
Builder
Oyster Marine

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The family

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

Oyster Marine 475A Holman & Pye designed masthead sloop evolved from the 46, offering a high comfort ratio for blue water cruisingOyster Marine 53 (Holman & Pye)A Holman & Pye designed masthead sloop built for blue water, featuring a stiff fin keel and skeg-mounted rudderOyster 46A Holman & Pye designed staysail ketch built for offshore stability with a high ballast ratio and skeg-mounted rudderOyster Marine 46 (Humphreys)A Rob Humphreys-designed bluewater cruiser featuring a powerful masthead rig and a stiff, high-displacement hullOyster Marine 435A Holman & Pye designed cutter with a skeg-hung rudder, built for blue-water stability and comfortable long-distance cruising

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