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Oyster Yachts 495

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders · First built 2021

A modern Humphreys-designed fractional sloop featuring a high-stability hull with dual rudders for offshore control

Designed by Humphreys Yacht Design & Rob Humphreys.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders

See her sail

The Oyster Yachts 495, on the water

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

Footage from Distant Shores TV

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 38 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 38
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.75
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 201
EasygoingPowered-up

16.7 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.7

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

  • Heavier than ~90% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~86% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1388 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Oyster Yachts 495, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Oyster Yachts 495 is a 16.1-meter fractional sloop designed by Rob Humphreys and built by Oyster Yachts since 2021, featuring a fin keel with a bulb and dual rudders. It displaces 20,999 kg and has a 4.8-meter beam and a 2.3-meter draft, with an optional shoal keel reducing draft to 1.83 meters. The design includes an in-mast furling system with a sail area of 115.4 square meters. Aboard *Sailing Mirage*, the Oyster Yachts 495 is noted for its hydraulic boom vang, a feature that eliminates a manual line.1:40

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across 2 channels of the fleet.

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On the water

The Oyster Yachts 495 on video

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
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.7
Displacement / length
201.4
Comfort ratio
37.8
Capsize screening
1.75
Hull speed
9.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2618
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & dual rudders
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2021
Designer
Humphreys Yacht Design, Rob Humphreys
Builder
Oyster Yachts

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The family

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