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Oyster Marine 82

Cutter · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 2007

A 25-metre cutter featuring a fin keel and spade rudder, engineered for an 11-knot hull speed and high-performance passage making

Designed by Rob Humphreys.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

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The Oyster Marine 82, on the water

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

Footage from Berthon International

Is it for you?

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 50 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 50
CoastalBluewater

At 1.62 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.62
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 171
EasygoingPowered-up

23.6 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 23.6

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

  • Heavier than ~98% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~98% of boats her size on file

Compared with 97 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Oyster Marine 82, as the fleet has seen it

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The Oyster Marine 82 is a 25.0 m cutter-rigged performance cruiser designed by Rob Humphreys and built by Oyster Marine since 2007. It features a fin keel with a spade rudder, displacing 60,999 kg. Hull number 12, a 2009 model, underwent a 2022–2023 refit that included new rod rigging, fresh paint, and new Saunders headsails.2:00 This specific yacht is equipped with a Hall Spars triple-spreader rig, Reckman hydraulic furling, and a fully battened mainsail, configured for short-handed cruising with a stack-pack mainsail and powered furling systems.1:26 It has a twin-wheel cockpit, a hydraulic bow thruster, and a large lazarette.0:19 Propulsion is provided by a 305hp Cummins turbo diesel engine with a Brunton variable-pitch propeller, supported by dual 22.5kW Onan generators and two water makers.7:00 The interior features cherry wood with maple flooring, an upper and lower saloon, a galley with a gimballed Miele induction hob, and a dedicated captain’s cabin.3:14 The owner’s stateroom includes air conditioning and an en-suite with a circular shower.6:00 The vessel maintains MCA coding with watertight bulkheads and escape hatches.4:17

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Oyster Marine 82 on video

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen for sale

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
23.6
Displacement / length
171.3
Comfort ratio
49.6
Capsize screening
1.62
Hull speed
11.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
5227
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2007
Designer
Rob Humphreys
Builder
Oyster Marine

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The family

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