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The Oyster Marine 485 is a cutter-rigged cruising sailboat built by Oyster Marine Ltd. from 1992 to 2002, designed by Homann, Pyle, and Kim Holman as a development of the Oyster 461. It features a fin keel with a rudder on a skeg, measures 14.8 m LOA, has a 4.3 m beam, 2.1 m draft, and displaces 17032 kg. The Oyster 485 has a heavy, solid-fiberglass hull with a center cockpit and integral fiberglass tanks, prioritizing build quality and interior joinery over high-speed performance.9:43 Aboard *Be The Captain*, James Evenson sailed his Oyster Marine 485, *Zingaro*, on a single-handed passage from Grand Cayman to Nassau, where the boat's keel dropped into a coral crater during a grounding.0:09 The crew of *SV Zingaro* also used their Oyster 485 to rescue sailors from *SV Yara* after a dismasting in the Pacific Ocean.19:52 For offshore passages, the Oyster 485 requires specific deck and rigging management, including storing fenders in the aft lazarette, pinning the anchor to the windlass, and properly coiling halyards.3:39
