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Oyster Yachts 565

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders · First built 2017

A Humphreys-designed bluewater cruiser featuring a high-performance fractional rig, dual rudders, and a bulb keel

Designed by Humphreys Yacht Design & Rob Humphreys.

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

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The Oyster Yachts 565, on the water

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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 37 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 37
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.76
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 176
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.3
TenderStiff

26% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 26%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Heavier than ~89% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~75% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~89% of boats her size on file

Compared with 770 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
26.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.3
Displacement / length
176.3
Comfort ratio
37.3
Capsize screening
1.76
Hull speed
9.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
3143
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & dual rudders
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2017
Designer
Humphreys Yacht Design, Rob Humphreys
Builder
Oyster Yachts

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Jeanneau Yachts 5717.78 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA Philippe Briand-designed bluewater cruiser built for comfort and stability on long-distance passages
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