104. What's Inside This Unreal 66' DREAM YACHT? [Full Tour] Learning the Lines

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This boat is simply UNREAL. It's a dream yacht in every respect. The size of this vessel is simply astonishing, boasting four heads and sleeping for 8-10 people. The master stateroom is probably bigger than our current studio apartment! She's got a ton of space on deck, is cutter rigged, dual helmed, and all of the controls are electric making her easy to single or shorthand despite her size. There's also the protected navigation station with good visibility forward and to the sides for long passages. All of these features, along with the pedigree of Oyster Yachts, make her a great go-anywhere boat for the family that can afford her.
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[@dgeorge852]

I could ALMOST afford the dingy. LOL

[@wolfgangchargin5563]

WoW You finally found a awesome boat! Me friend has the exact boat with a bow thruster. But you still have to contend with a huge sail. If you have to get into a storm you might have problems shorting the main sail! Try to find a Ketch! With a Ketch you can adjust the sails many different ways! Ketches preform excellent in heavy weather that is why you see so many Ketch's on the world's oceans! Good for you awesome find.... The reason the mast is stepped on the keel is to get the weight of the mast off the deck for better safety on the water.

[@hinahanta]

Holy Man that was a nice boat, loved the lay out!

[@erikguth4830]

The best one so far. Incredible. My dream boat for sure.

[@stevetheplumberbreeding7402]

Nice tour!! Thanks guys😁Safe travels!!!

[@davidd3377]

Beautiful for passages. Those big boats have a deep draft so invest in a nice tender. I love the single hand boat. I would need help docking it I’m sure. I didn’t look at the price but for me that’s a lottery dream boat. Hahaha. I was turning my TV volume up to listen to the weather report and its construction by you guys!🤪

[@SeanHendy]

Oyster and Discovery make serious quality yachts. Agree, given most Oysters are over 1m, this is reasonably priced.

[@DominicNSX]

Boat reviews are entertaining, more please!

[@robertmills794]

Oyster makes a fantastic boat! hell yeah!

[@rochet1969]

Hermosos Velero,,,y muy buena simplificacion de sus comentarios...!!!!!

[@cigarmann]

Best boat tours on YT!

[@Steve-ck3yf]

That's the size I need for living! Great shape & style 👍

[@sailingavocet]

Another great boat tour!

[@sucapizda]

Randi looked especially beautiful in this review. A stunner 😁😁.

[@donf3877]

Yeah... I'm just here to watch her walk around :)

[@johnnyroycerichardsoniii3273]

You guys are stoopid :)

[@Slipmahoney21]

I like her bikini episodes!

[@RobbieBobbie98]

Nice yacht, excellent review. I’m impressed with Brandy’s knowledge and vessel terminology. She knew the rigging and hardware upgrades as opposed to lesser quality boats. I do agree with the concern of engine compartment access and I think the navigation station should be facing forward and not aft. Not a deal breaker but just personal preference

[@rickcolston2091]

It is probably one of the best you will ever be on. Oyster = excellence!

[@oliverlane4050]

Really interesting to see and brought back memories. I was involved in building Oysters in Southampton in the late 90’s, certainly beautiful and great quality for production yachts. We were also working on bespoke projects at the time such as the full rebuild of Velsheda, was certainly an interesting time, thanks for sharing! 😀

[@gregoryyount6907]

Hydraulic furlers. Backstay adjuster (also hudraulic) to tension forestay and eliminate sag in headsail.. On performance boats you can also tweek the mailsail shape with the backstay tension.

[@brianjoyce9742]

I'm ready to move in, learn to sail it later. Good tour guys

[@dahveed284]

Imagine what the slip costs for that boat.

[@richardanderson4916]

As soon as I saw Oyster I thought I had better start playing the lottery! LOL

[@lensmith1870]

It is stunning that is a lot of boat wow very nice

[@williamwhite7222]

YOU HAVE A GREAT JOB ! 👍

[@SailingTalisman]

Great video guys! We really loved it. As Oyster owners (Oyster 485/08 Talisman) I would add a few thoughts. First, this is an example of a classic center cockpit, ocean-going bluewater boat. And what does that mean? Well, it means getting a heavy build and that awesome aft owner's cabin. Even on the smaller 485, our aft cabin is remarkably similar, with full head height and bedding ranging from queen to king. This generally does not happen with aft cockpit production boats as the center trunk of the cockpit leaves only room for two quarter berths below, port and starboard. Second, the traveler location (which is where the design actually starts) is aft of the cockpit and connects to the aft end of the boom, which is where the load path is. An accidental jibe isn't nearly the disaster that it could be with a German mainsheet system attached to center boom. Third, it takes a big center cockpit boat to get twin helms. The smallest Oyster to have them is the 575, but anything smaller just gets too cramped to squeeze them in. Forth, boats of this size envision paid crew. This is where the "pilot" berths come in. If you're doing major passages, the "V-berth" is not the place to be. I can tell you first-hand that you'll go airborne regularly if you intend to sleep there. It's just a fact of life and this is true with all sailboats, although I suppose if they're big enough it might get better. Any skipper or crew with significant mileage under their belt will rig the lee cloth (check under the mattress with Oyster, they all come with them standard) and choose one of the pilot berths, the more aft the better. Sixth, I would doubt the draft to exceed 3 meters (ours is 2.4). They just make the keel longer and heavier. When larger draft in needed, you'll start seeing centerboards and hydraulically lifting keels. But I doubt that would be the case here. Seventh, I would guarantee that much of the woodwork around the engine can be removed easily should more major engine access be needed. Owners of boats like this rarely do their own maintenance. Finally, I have to say that Oyster Yachts rock in almost every possible way. We've just completed over 2,000nm of open water sailing, from Turkey all the way to Gibraltar (as of tomorrow afternoon) over two weeks in winds ranging to 50 knots sustained. Yes, we had heavily reefed sails, but the boat was solid as a rock and there wasn't even a creak from the joinery inside (not that this was news as we've had the boat for three years). And we sleep like rocks when off watch in our aft cabin, which is actually the hinge point of the boat when under way. Anyway, just wanted to let you know we enjoyed the video. Enjoy the boat show!

[@sailingavocet]

This is great to hear, really valuable information regarding the vessel. Thank you for sharing!!

[@jdees4]

That took some time to type out. You are a scholar and a gentleman, or gentle lady!!

[@ericzander1254]

Fantastic boat and anyone lucky enough to own will be super happy.

[@goulash75]

Nobody needs that boat? I NEED THAT BOAT! Stunning! And very good price for what you get.

[@user-uf5bg5vg9m]

Since I’m a nobody and nobody’s perfect, that is the perfect boat for me.

[@Proost1]

Wow! DONATED no less. Oyster has made some of the strongest and most beautiful boats afloat. Just love this company and the quality! Yup, outta my price range!

[@bud03038]

Great Video!

[@NameNaameNameeNaamee]

Oh boy, that IS a nice boat! That "closed" cockpit area will be great for kids!

[@NameNaameNameeNaamee]

These furlers look like they are hydraulic, too btw! :)

[@NameNaameNameeNaamee]

The "thing" in the Equipment room will be the hydraulic pump.

[@JDS11ify]

Great boat. It would be nice if you guys asked the owner about the fuel, water and battery capacities. Water maker, and air conditioning. The water maker capacity, and the electronics specifics. No solar so the generator must be huge with high time. It must be running all the time to run the hydraulics for the furlers. You did not mention the sink. Although it is a single, it is large and on the center line, so it drains even on a tack. This is a beauty but needs a few bucks to make it more efficient. Almost as big as my house!! I know you are not brokers but for the curious and the benefit of the owner, these items sure would help complete the package. Love to see the bottom, the prop, the keel and the rudder configuration.

[@22alisaxni]

Nice presentation Nice crew .......💘

[@kirsten07734]

Tighten or loosen back stays (from the aft of the boat to the top of the mast) to bend or straighten the mast, thereby changing the three-dimensional shape of the sail to improve performance.

[@lloyddahlen1141]

Thanks for sharing your video on n boat

[@smash7777-]

Just subbed! Great channel guys 👍

[@donavanzeh4254]

If I got a 15 year note I might be able to afford the Dinghy!! Nice boat to retire on!!

[@maritimetees2315]

It's an Oyster! Top of line!

[@anthony94570]

Thankyou, is it real teak,,,,,,LoL Land lubbers

[@willhicklen6776]

that is a back stay adjuster. Very useful to manage sail shape by changing tension on the rig.

[@SVStoneAge]

Awesome boat. I agree about the engine room. Need to have a closer look at it. Affordable by anyone. We just need to get your mind outside the box of how to earn money like that. Great video guys.

[@bayanicustodio3998]

Interestingly beautiful.

[@chuckleber3484]

Oyster boats are amazing.

[@christianstevens9804]

Adjustable back stay changes sail profile and helps maximize efficiency.

[@AnodyneHipsterInfluencer]

That's absolutely the dream right there. My only knocks are the rod stays, the half wire/half solid rails (just finish solid) and the small access to the engine room. Other than that I find it ideal. Love the sound deadening too.

[@ianhunt95]

I agree with solid hand rails and at slightly higher height tham mpst boats supply , as for a person 6 foot plus slipping, would easily go overboard . Top of rail should be 3ft. Min.above deck , & side deck outer walls should have a drainable solution of about 6" so that the low wall can be foot- braced, against in rough seas . Also l would like to "tennis racquet" shaped eyelet screws inserted at intervals along the top of the outer foot- brace wall, so that a childproof & pet proof safety net solution can easily be installed with either a single horizontal net or an (inverted) U shape double thickness safety net coming up from the eyelets in the outer foot- brace wall , over the top rail & tensioned back at the foot- brace eyelet position . The netting mesh should be about 1.2" , to allow fingers to grab easily and aid climbing back on board especially if few crew on board. As they may be unaware of a MAN-OVERBOARD situation.

[@paulhagen4397]

That boat very nice very interesting

[@flower2364]

Lovely yacht

[@dgeorge852]

That aft head is terrific if you are on a night watch and have to use the restroom.

[@withoutwroeirs]

With such a long hull you'd make passages much quicker. Big is beautiful.

[@jerrysmith9315]

Very nice.....no issues for me, except engine room and access. Up and down trip from master to galley a inconvenience.

[@dieselpwr782]

Makes me consider selling my home, vehicles and buy 😂

[@jameswilliams2814]

Good Video

[@MistiMoan]

Makes me think it would be great for a charter. Crew of 4, and 2-4 guests

[@parmfamily]

Glad I watched until the end... I will keep an eye out for you guys and most likely stop by the booth as well. We will be docked at the Yatch Club docks right next to the show (power boat) Saturday and Sunday. There will be a ton of KZbin sailing personalities there this weekend it would seem. Bobby from Sailing Doodles, as well as Elaina and Riley from Sailing La Vagabonde... and the list just keeps getting longer.

[@pjposton5001]

OK, I've probably said it before but THIS is my lottery boat. Really, no kidding, seriously at least until the next fantasy comes along.

[@jerryfield5815]

This is the up most in quality from the joinery to the mechanics and use of space. Just a side note the furlers are hydraulically controlled as is the boom on the main mast. Ok yes I'll take 2.

[@andrewlabat9963]

Massive Mono.. Very, very nice..

[@rickcolston2091]

About as fine as it gets. Lifetime yacht! World cruiser (only obvious), my dream boat if I were 20 years younger😊!!! Just to add yes you could probably single hand this but you also probably wouldn’t want to. Close in handling, Med mooring would be tough!

[@gotshpilkes]

Great boat for running charters.

[@RandyWHorton]

Great Sailing yacht still today as I am watching 3 years later. I would recommend not hanging a purse with a big metal piece on your back as it scratches the wood as you walk around.

[@helenelliott2375]

nice,very nice

[@bobbates6642]

If you like mono hulls then this one sure seems like a great one. I hope you do a Tayana full keel yacht sometime soon. They seem like fantastic boats. Ultra sturdy and they last a very long time. At any rate I would love to sail the world in the boat in this video. Just hire a crew or get volunteers and away I would go .

[@dougfitch3649]

I'll be crew!

[@admichell9756]

Hi Thanks for showing these lovely vessels. Seems to be a lot of chitchat and positive input As to terminology / uses etc. Wonderful to learn from yourselves and your followers. Always learning. Layout seems to lend to healthy excercise. Just a thought, If chartered with captain and mate could the owner Make money whilst still travelling in that beautiful main suite /head ! Sail the seas. See the world. Self sustaining.

[@almath9987]

thanks great to see how the other half live! Good boat tour and interesting but prefer the smaller boats 45 feet < and less. More within my price range and dreams. Have a enough trouble trying to keep my 30 ft jeanneau maintained every year while juggling the family and house maintenance but we can but dream, thanks

[@codylapoint]

The thing you didnt know what it was in the equipment room is a hydrolic pump probably for the dingy davit, or the tensions on the rigging.

[@thereminpitchknob4059]

A shock for flex on the aft rigging.

[@Kavack]

There is nothing wrong with being comfortable while sailing or more importantly cruising full time. It’s a home.

[@AndyUK-Corrival]

Hey guys, I’m a Brit so biased as Oyster Yachts are built in the UK and have a great reputation. Beautiful boat and couldn’t disagree with anything you said. I was also surprised at engine access and there were some quirky bits that must have been owner requests I suspect. Way to big for most of us but great boat nonetheless. Thanks. Andy UK

[@davidd3377]

Andy UK - SY Corrival - Rival 32 Can’t blame you for being bias. They are a top notch boat.

[@soulewh]

You guys, there is a Freedom 44 cat ketch for sale in Port Charlotte, FL you should tour! My dream boat but I haven’t seen in person or walkthroughs.

[@petertorrey236]

Actually 700 grand is good value for this yacht. Also..surprised there is not a dedicated engine room.

[@sanfranciscobay]

A engine room would break up the continuous floor plan. I'm sure Oyster would build you one if you wanted that layout.

[@jamestheotherone742]

I wonder how much of nav station/companionway area has to get disassembled if you need to replace the engine?!?!

[@larrysimpson2748]

I didn't hear you guys say how much money. It's beautiful

[@peterbodifee]

Yup, Oyster used to be the Rolls Royce of the sailing yachts. I have been to their factory in Ipswich (1999) where they fit them out. They are all semi-custom. Anything above the 55’ is too big to handle for a couple. Not to speak of the huge costs to maintain all the systems. However Oyster’s service folks used to fly all over the world to aid their customers when there are problems, especially when the yacht was still under warranty. Don’t know what the current situation is, as I read Oyster went belly up last year. If you want to have an Oyster get a classical 55’, I believe their most successful model. Big enough and rock solid. Designed and built for blue water cruising around the world. Shouldn’t be hard to find a used one.

[@charonstyxferryman]

How do one swap the motor or the genset for a new one?

[@me2onthenet]

Very nice shorts! I hate the pocketbook, it covers the best thing on that boat!!

[@dennismacdonald2003]

You two are amazing, love your channel

[@CheersWarren]

A lot of boat with a lot of systems and despite being well kept it will forever need maintaining , and at the investment you will want to keep it maintained. Watch 'sailing Britaican' for how much maintainance even a smaller Oyster takes when used full time. Wonderful boats to sail and used , but to own.....deep pockets. The fairly low price reflects the depreciation and cost to run. Cheers Warren

[@ricardoanjos169]

Boa tarde sou do Rio de Janeiro Brasil, esse sem dúvida é um dos melhores projetos de veleiros do mundo

[@tal0ndarktalon637]

If you like this, you’d love an Amel. Hope you guys get a chance to tour one.

[@buzzardbatemotorsports7913]

$60.000 a year up keep , beautiful boat

[@ralphvanthoff]

@4:52 Not electric, these are hydraulic Reckmann furlers

[@jimmclaughlin5930]

Hi Jordan and Randie another excellent presentation love the boat keep your excellent videos coming love your stuff !

[@jw6246]

great job great way to get views!

[@jimmac521]

Now you need to find boats of similar price points and compare. Especially the mono vs cat. That should get views views !

[@operator0]

The sails aren't electric furling, they are hydraulic furling. The piece of equipment you saw in the room with the A/C and water maker looked like the hydraulic pump.

[@sailingavocet]

I am glad you noticed this as well!!

[@c5back9]

Being known as solid sea boats, I’m sure this Oyster handles well in tougher sea conditions, but with the many different deck transitions throughout, I worry that this boat presents far more trip hazards than I’d be comfortable with. She does look very stout though, so I’m sure she can handle most anything one might face when out on passage.

[@richardbedard1245]

Thank you for showing an Oyster boat, I've been wanting to see what they are about. I think it's a very well thought out design. The generator room, nav. station, helm area, the potential for one person to sail it, and the quality of workmanship! WOW!

[@fxpthl]

Now That was a YACHT for sure! Absolutely beautiful and I do believe the "electric" rigging was actually "Hydraulic"! The pump was in the aft closet next to the generator. Very comfortable for live-aboard or world cruising. I didn't see any solar panels. Were there any? The price for this was? Most likely way too rich for my blood but oh when I win the Lotto!!!!!

[@LearningtheLines]

Price in the description. Pretty expensive.

[@CajunWolffe]

Folks who can afford boats like this aren't worried about Solar and being frugal with power; that generator would power a small neighborhood.

[@wellcraft19]

@@CajunWolffe, has nothing to with money but "energy storage" (as in diesel fuel or as in batteries). These days with far more electronic aboard - and used 100% of the time - you need 1) larger house batteries, or 2) a solar array to keep those babies topped off, than wehn these yachts were designed and built. On long ocean crossings and with heavy loads, you might run out of diesel if using gen set too much and not having planned your energy budget properly. A decent solar array - there is room for it - will buy you a number of "extra" battery hours per day if properly designed.

[@CajunWolffe]

@@wellcraft19 You've missed my point completely. And yes I'm fully aware of all of that, but was it on this boat? I rest my case.

[@wellcraft19]

@@CajunWolffe, I hope I didn't - as I read your comment first. So no solar on this boat, but I again say it has nothing to do with frugality for money (burning diesel to generate electricity vs cheap electricity from photovoltaics) but your energy budget and energy storage. Vessel has a 15 kVA Westerbeke. Guess it has a fuel burn just north of 1.5 gls per hour. Hence if you have 100 gallons aboard for gen use (just an assumption, vessel has a total capacity of about 540 gls) , it'll give you somewhere around 60 hrs of usage - or a max of ~300 hrs burning up fuel from all tanks. Not very much on a long crossing (where you likely need to run some AC in addition to all electronics, hydraulic pumps, and more). A decent set of panels would at least take care of all the navionics and some - plus allow for sitting silently while on swing anchor in a nice cove. But once again - and I know we agree - everything is just a guess until the energy budget has been established. Late night here, so apologize if some calcs are a bit off... Still a beautiful boat and at a good price - compared to other Oyster 66

[@SerbanOprescu]

They are called hydraulic back stays and are designed to assure the optimal shape of the MAST depending on the wind and sail conditions. The mast will actually curve backwards (forming a belly forward) to varying degrees to assure the most efficient use of the sails. When the mast is curved, you can actually see the curvature with the naked eye. There is a serious force involved, hence the hydraulics.

[@bradbarrett9236]

Electro-magnetic field in engine room causing interference?

[@fastcircuit]

Microphones picking up the radiation! Haha, jking

[@2thelight]

Beautiful boat now I know the difference between this and a beneteauI'm sure those solid stays are very expensive and probably never have to be replaced

[@BobGubbins]

rod rigging still has a service life.

[@steware]

I’m really enjoying your boat tour videos. Hope you have fun in Annapolis, we really wanted to go but can’t make it...maybe next year 💕

[@butterflysrage]

7:22 that is the most Florida thing I've seen all week.

[@deibertmichael]

Like hydraulics if their is a back up PTO. I don't get the stainless Poles along the Mast! Has it a Lowering Keel?

[@user-uf5bg5vg9m]

You forgot to mention the inmast furling for the mainsail.

[@Djdj-kd8ue]

Sailing is way too much work, I'm over that ... Ready for a yacht @ this point in LIFE.

[@lesleyallinson8738]

When I went sailing I didnt need a tv I always thought why when there is so much to do no matter where we were its was far nicer to investigate places even when on anchor no need for tv at all.

[@jamestheotherone742]

This is the kind of boat you buy (if you can afford it) when you go sailing with a bunch of people (family) that aren't really into sailing and aren't going to help handle her. Its a floating condo.

[@toddteagarden2200]

That looked like a hydraulic pump and lines-

[@Electronics.guy.101]

so when are you guys going to start working on your boat?? bont make us come down there and put a paint brush in your hand!! lol

[@LearningtheLines]

You'd be more effective putting the brush in the construction worker's hand that's working on the house Freebie is docked next to. Lol that's what we're waiting on. Right now it's practically impossible to work on her because there's literally no where to park our truck.

[@jerrysmith9315]

Very nice features. Not sure about the landing .... up and down to go aft from forward.....good exercise I guess....Thanks

[@phantumdrummer]

The forward and aft furler's appear to be hydraulic, not electric. Given that, I would also suspect that huge 77 winch (if not all of them) would also be hydraulic too.

[@CajunWolffe]

Probably so, it's too much of a current load for electric, most are.

[@duanethumudo3967]

Looked like the hydraulic pump for the tensioners

[@pauljarine]

Duane Thumudo I think it’s a type of shock absorber.

[@cowgerbry]

It's an adjustable backstay, used to control the bend of the mast and ultimately the shape of the mainsail.

[@bdphourde]

I suspect you'll discover that the furling and backstay systems were hydraulically operated, not electrically. Those looked more like hoses than cables leading to them.

[@tazsub]

I keep reading in the comments that Oyster are top quality boats . How do they compare to Nautor Swans ?