BoatsOyster Marine 475

Oyster Marine 475

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2015

A Holman & Pye designed masthead sloop evolved from the 46, offering a high comfort ratio for blue water cruising

Designed by Holman & Pye.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

See her sail

The Oyster Marine 475, on the water

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

Footage from SailingBritican

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 narrow beam gives 36 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 36
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.77
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 236
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.3

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Heavier than ~87% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1880 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Oyster Marine 475, 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 475 is a 14.8-meter masthead sloop designed by Holman, Pye and built by Oyster Marine, with production beginning in 2015. It features a fin keel with a bulb and spade rudder, a 4.4-meter beam, a 2.2-meter draft, and displaces 16,000 kg. The design is derived from the Oyster 46, and optional features include an in-mast furling rig and cutter gear. A shallow draft HPB keel option reduces the draft to 1.75 meters.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.3
Displacement / length
236.2
Comfort ratio
36.1
Capsize screening
1.77
Hull speed
8.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2097
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2015
Designer
Holman, Pye
Builder
Oyster Marine

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The family

Boats like this

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

Oyster Marine 575A Rob Humphreys-designed masthead sloop built for offshore passage-making with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratioOyster Marine 45A Holman & Pye designed masthead sloop built for blue water comfort with a heavy displacement and high stabilityOyster Yachts 495A modern Humphreys-designed fractional sloop featuring a high-stability hull with dual rudders for offshore controlOyster Marine 625A Rob Humphreys-designed masthead sloop built for high-performance blue water cruising with a stiff, comfortable motion

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