What the fleet has seen
The Oyster Marine 54 (Humphreys), 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 54 (HUMPHREYS) is a 16.4-meter cutter-rigged sailboat designed by Rob Humphreys and built by Oyster Marine Ltd. from 2005 to the present, featuring a fin keel with a bulb and a displacement of 21,314 kg. This model was offered with multiple draft options, including a standard 2.4-meter HPB keel, a shoal 1.83-meter HPB keel, and a centerboard variant with a 1.55-meter board-up draft and a 3.53-meter board-down draft. The model was later renamed the Oyster 545. Aboard SHALEN, an Oyster 54 completed the Oyster World Rally, covering 30,000 miles over three years.2:55 SARAH BELLE II, a 2009 model, features a white-painted Selden spar, hydraulic Reckmann furling genoa, and a 55-lb CQR anchor, with its rig inspected and partially rewired in 2019.2:05 Iridescent, a 2011 Oyster 54, received a 2023 rig upgrade to a Selden in-mast furling system and is powered by a 140-horsepower Yanmar engine.4:17 SHALEN, also a 2009 model, has a stone grey metallic Awlgrip hull, a painted Selden rig with in-mast furling, and a 110-horsepower Yanmar engine with approximately 4,500 hours.7:43 Interiors often feature American white oak, with systems like 7kW Onan generators, Bosch washer-dryers, and Raymarine navigation electronics.4:55
