Oyster Marine 70
Cutter · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1996–1999
A powerful cutter-rigged cruiser from Holman and Pye, evolved from the Oyster 68 for extended offshore passages
Designed by Holman, Pye & Kim Holman.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin w/spade Rudder
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Her moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 51 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.
At 1.54 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.
208 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
23.8 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.
27% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.
A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.
- Heavier than ~95% of boats her size on file
- Beamier than ~75% of boats her size on file
Compared with 274 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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