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Oyster 26

Sailboat specifications

The Oyster 26 is a 26’2” (7.98m) cruising sailboat designed by Holman & Pye (United Kingdom). She was built between 1978 and 1981 by Oyster (United Kingdom) with 47 hulls completed.

Oyster 26's main features

Model
Oyster 26
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Country
United Kingdom
Construction
Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
Number of hulls built
47
First built hull
1978
Last built hull
1981
Appendages
Keel : fin without bulb
Helm
Single tiller
Rudder
Single transom hung rudder
Unsinkable
No
Trailerable
No
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
N/A

Oyster 26's main dimensions

Hull length
26’ 2”7.98 m
Waterline length
22’ 8”6.93 m
Beam (width)
9’ 10”3 m
Draft
4’ 10”1.45 m
Light displacement (MLC)
6360 lb2885 kg
Ballast weight
2535 lb1150 kg

Oyster 26's rig and sails

Upwind sail area
409 ft²38 m²
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi 3/4
Mast configuration
Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars
No
Number of levels of spreaders
1
Spreaders angle
Swept-back
Spars construction
Aluminum spars
Standing rigging
1x19 strand wire continuous

Oyster 26's performances

Upwind sail area to displacement
 iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.

Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.
202 ft²/T18.75 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR)
 iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet).
The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length:

a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.
245
Ballast ratio
 iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared.

The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.
40 %
Critical hull speed
 iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed".
The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.
6.39 knots

Oyster 26's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power
8 HP
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
10.6 gal40 liters

Oyster 26's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
Closed aft cockpit
Cabin(s)
1
Berth(s) (min./max.)
4 / 6
Freshwater tank capacity
30.4 gal115 liters
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