Oyster 885

Design

Designer

Oyster in house design studio

Naval architect

Humphreys Yacht Design

Summary

Sailing Ratios

Classic yacht-design ratios worked out from the builder's published figures, each shown against the bands designers read it by.

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.

Tanks

What the builder publishes about how fast, how strong and how much the boat carries.

Dimensions

LOA

88.8 ft (27.08 m)

Hull length

85.5 ft (26.06 m)

LWL

79.3 ft (24.18 m)

Beam

20.8 ft (6.33 m)

Draft (min)

7.5 ft (2.3 m)

Draft (max)

11.5 ft (3.5 m)

Air draft

121.9 ft (37.15 m)

Displacement

157,630 lb (71,500 kg)

Ballast

—

Cabins

5

Heads

—

Berths

—

Sail Plan

Main sail

—

Jib

—

Genoa

—

Sail area

4,168 ft² (387.19 m²)

Downwind sail area

—

Rig type

—

Engine and Tanks

Engine

330 hp (Cummins)

Engine count

1

Engine manufacturer

Cummins

Propulsion type

—

Fuel capacity

925 gal (3,500 L)

Fresh water capacity

528 gal (2,000 L)

Black water capacity

—

Construction

Mast material

—

Hull material

—

Deck material

—

Keel type

—

Rudder type

—

Steering wheels

2

Builder's Own Figures

Draft - Centreboard Down

5m

About Oyster Yachts

Premium production

British builder of luxury bluewater deck-saloon sailing yachts, founded in 1973 and led since 2018 by owner Richard Hadida.

Oyster's founder Richard Matthews launched his first cruiser-racer, the UFO 34, designed by Don Pye of Holman & Pye and built by Landamores in Wroxham, in 1973; the first Oyster-branded yacht, the Oyster 35 of 1978, pioneered the deck saloon that has marked every Oyster since, and the range grew through more than fifty models, including the Oyster 80. Early Oysters were racing cruisers whose seaworthiness turned them into bluewater cruisers, and a brokerage for pre-owned Oysters opened in 1984. Rob Humphreys was commissioned to design the Oyster 53 in 1999 and in 2012 drew the first of the sixth-generation G6 hulls -- sleeker, with a wider beam aft -- carried through seven models including the award-winning 565 and 595; Oyster Charter was set up in 2005, and the Oyster World Rally, launched for the fortieth anniversary in 2013 with 28 yachts, sailed again in 2017 and 2022. In 2018 Richard Hadida became the new owner, bringing investment, a new generation of yachts and record orders for the 565 and 595, a team of over 600, and the Oyster 495 built at the Hythe facility near Southampton.

The Oyster Yachts Range

Every model Oyster Yachts publishes, by length — where this one sits in the range.

1. Oyster 885· this model88.8 ft
2. Oyster 80582.9 ft
3. Oyster 74574.6 ft
4. Oyster 67569.1 ft
5. Oyster 59562.5 ft
6. Oyster 56559.4 ft
7. Oyster 51554.1 ft

By the Same Designers

Boats this boat's designers also drew, for other builders too. Credits are grouped only where the names clearly agree, however each builder spelled them; an unclear one is left out.

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