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Garcia Exploration 60vsOyster 595

Garcia Exploration 60 is the heaviest at 77,162 lb, 14% more than Oyster 595. Garcia Exploration 60 draws the least water, 4.9 ft — 1 ft less than Oyster 595. Garcia Exploration 60 has the lowest air draft, 83.3 ft; Oyster 595 stands 4.6 ft taller.

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Key differences

Worked out from the published figures below — arithmetic, not opinion.

At a glance

Dark icons are the standard layout; faded ones are what the larger layout adds.

Length : beam is length divided by beam — the higher it is, the slimmer the hull. Multihulls read low by nature.

A figure marked with a quote mark was read from the builder's page. Open it for the exact line, the page and the date.

Model
GARCIA-EXPLORATION_60-header
Oyster 595 60 Foot Yacht

Oyster Yachts

Oyster 595
Overview
BrandGarcia YachtsOyster Yachts
ModelGarcia Exploration 60Oyster 595
GenerationUnknownUnknown
Hull typeSailing MonohullSailing Monohull
PropulsionSailSail
Production statusIn productionIn production
Production start yearUnknownUnknown
Production end yearUnknownUnknown
DesignerUnknownUnknown
Dimensions
LOA64 ft62.5 ft
Hull length59.9 ft59.5 ft
Beam17.7 ft17.6 ft
Draft4.9 ft–12 ft5.9 ft–13.3 ft
Displacement77,162 lb67,918 lb
Accommodation
Cabins2–44
HeadsUnknownUnknown
Berths4–88
Performance & Rig
Main sailUnknownUnknown
JibUnknownUnknown
GenoaUnknownUnknown
Upwind sail area1,813 ft²Unknown
Downwind sail area2,476 ft²Unknown
Engine power182 hp150 hp
Engine count11
Materials
Hull materialAluminiumUnknown
Deck materialUnknownUnknown
Mast materialAluminiumUnknown
Keel typeIntegral centreboardUnknown
Rudder typeUnknownUnknown
Sources

Figures read fromBROCHURE_GARCIA-W_EN_60-pages.pdf(PDF linked from the builder's page)read 9/13/2026from the brochure PDF and the site's comparison table

8 of 9 figures here carry the builder's own words

Size, to scale

Each boat's published length and beam seen from above, and its mast height and draft from the side, all drawn on one scale.

From above — length × beam
0 ft10 ft20 ft30 ft40 ft50 ft60 ftGarcia Exploration 60: 64 ft × 17.7 ftOyster 595: 62.5 ft × 17.6 ftGarcia Exploration 6064 ft × 17.7 ftOyster 59562.5 ft × 17.6 ft

Outlines are schematic; the dimensions are the builder's.

From the side — height above and depth below the water
WaterlinePerson, 5.9 ftGarcia Exploration 60: 83.3 ft / 12 ft83.3 ft12 ftGarcia Exploration 60Oyster 595: 88 ft / 13.3 ft88 ft13.3 ftOyster 595

Speed, power & tanks

What the builders publish about how fast, how strong and how far — each figure on one scale for every boat.

Tanks

One scale per liquid across every boat: a tank twice the height holds twice as much.

  • Garcia Exploration 60

    Fuel660 gal
    Water211 gal

    26 gal of water per berth

  • Oyster 595

    Fuel355 gal
    Water265 gal

    33 gal of water per berth

How they sail, in numbers

Classic yacht-design ratios worked out from each builder's published figures. They compare boats; they don't grade them.

Sail area / displacement

How much sail the boat carries for its weight — its power in light air.

ModestCruiserPerformanceRacing162024Garcia Exploration 60: 16.0
  • Garcia Exploration 6016.0· Cruiser
  • Oyster 595not published: sail area
How it is worked out

sail area (ft²) ÷ (displacement as ft³ of seawater)^⅔

Garcia Exploration 60: published upwind sail area

Displacement / length

How heavy the boat is for its waterline length. Lower is lighter and quicker; higher is steadier and roomier.

UltralightLightModerateHeavyVery heavy100180270350Oyster 595: 181
  • Garcia Exploration 60not published: waterline length
  • Oyster 595181· Moderate
How it is worked out

displacement (long tons) ÷ (0.01 × waterline length in ft)³

Ballast ratio

The share of the weight carried in the keel — a rough guide to stiffness, though how deep that weight sits matters as much.

LowModerateHigh3040Garcia Exploration 60: 28
  • Garcia Exploration 6028· Low
  • Oyster 595not published: ballast
How it is worked out

ballast ÷ displacement × 100

Comfort ratio

Ted Brewer's measure of how gently a boat moves in a seaway. Higher means a slower, easier motion.

LightCoastalModerate offshoreHeavy offshoreVery heavy20304050Oyster 595: 39.9
  • Garcia Exploration 60not published: waterline length
  • Oyster 59539.9· Moderate offshore
How it is worked out

displacement (lb) ÷ (0.65 × (0.7 × LWL + 0.3 × LOA) × beam^1.333), lengths in ft

Capsize screening

A guide from the inquiry after the 1979 Fastnet race: below 2 was taken as suited to ocean passages. It ignores hull shape and where the ballast sits.

Below 22 and above2Garcia Exploration 60: 1.66Oyster 595: 1.72
  • Garcia Exploration 601.66· Below 2
  • Oyster 5951.72· Below 2
How it is worked out

beam (ft) ÷ (displacement as ft³ of seawater)^⅓

Hull speed

Roughly the speed a displacement hull reaches before it has to climb its own bow wave.

  • Garcia Exploration 60not published: waterline length
  • Oyster 59510.0 kn
How it is worked out

1.34 × √(waterline length in ft), in knots

Most builders publish a light displacement. The ratios were defined on a loaded boat, so every boat here reads a little lighter than a surveyor's figure would — all alike, which keeps them comparable.

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