Oyster 495 - First onboard

PlanetSail is the first aboard the eagerly awaited Oyster 495. She may be the baby of the fleet but as Matt Sheahan discovered she's an eye opener

[@N330AA]

That interior is absolutely amazing, especially the aft cabin.

[@drx1xym154]

Yes, though why no skeg rudder(s) option ... maybe I missed this? and a swing keel/lifting keel would be MONEY - the Caribbean and Med shallows... that is what Southerly does, though they folded into another boat builder. I know, all boats are a trade off.

[@tomriley5790]

@@drx1xym154 ?It only draws 2.1m that's pretty standard for 50 feet shouldn't be a problem in the Caribean or Med.

[@thalassaofipswichcorfu2840]

That is wonderful. finally, a new Oyster I could conceive owning as an owner operator. fantastic job from a British brand

[@rickydee5863]

Wow awsome another level of design fit and finish . Love the deak. Totaly uncluttered

[@tonys2957]

Love the look of this boat. BTW, not sure if it was my screen, but it looked like this produced on 36o camera ... Distracting.

[@FightingMango]

Yeah agreed. Felt like I was getting a migraine. Or like there’s water on the lense

[@davidmcfaull3162]

I suspect it was to make the spaces look bigger.

[@jamesmarva1268]

A truly beautiful yacht, a bit pricy, but I could see sailing ⛵️ comfortably and swiftly around the world, thank you, 👁🙏😇🥰❤️‍🔥🌎🤲 blessings 🙌 2 U all Amen & Amen.

[@andrewlabat9963]

Absolutely Stunning.. A dream sailing machine.. 😍

[@kw8761]

Simply beautiful.

[@warrenosborne6044]

I have a Yanmar tractor,, 40 years on and it is great!

[@scottlittlewood4527]

Excellent. Have you replaced the main sail?

[@TheDWZemke]

Great beam... I do not see alot of handholds.

[@theautoman22]

Oyster looks awesome but needs a hard top canopy especially for that price.

[@daijones101]

Imagine that would be very sea kindly as well. Beautiful space to spend an extended cruise

[@kodiak7]

A very well equipped Kraken 50 is significantly cheaper. And with integrated keel and fully skegged rudder I’d feel better on board her.

[@06barcafan10]

Completely agree….modern designs are more for looks and short hops….not blue water. Good grief….her toe rail on the fore was barely above deck.

[@thomaselliott573]

It is a great shame that after Oyster nearly went bankrupt that they came back with the usual pop out designs made for champagne cruises around the harbour. The new corporate owner obviously decided to cash in on the brand.

[@christopherfranklin2636]

@@thomaselliott573 And your credential are? suspect you've never even been on an Oyster!

[@kainejoyes2981]

Beautiful...just a lotto win then!!

[@CheersWarren]

Beautifully engineered yacht, but like so many Deck saloon designs , if you can’t see out the windows when sitting in the saloon you completely miss the point ( yes there are hull windows but it’s not the same). Price seems fair though …. Cheers Warren

[@Antipodean33]

Yeah sort of agree with you, then again when your in the saloon your most likely eating, resting watching a movie or whatever. But I have to agree with you, it would still be nice to look out at paradise whilst eating dinner

[@CheersWarren]

@@Antipodean33 yeah, if you’re sit in the deck cabin of many catamarans and the new moodys you have full views from The saloon . This is great for warm and cold weather. ( or even air conditioning if that’s your thing) cheers Warren

[@_Briegel]

Rails for arms and legs, as well as plaster for plastering are hopefully available in large quantities free of charge with the purchase of the boat. Why? Well, try to go through the salon to the forecastle in rough seas... No handles far and wide and a deck height in which you could jump trampoline, so not even a chance to screw handles under the ceiling. Thus bone fractures are preprogrammed! A layout that I would call a pure harbor boat or Sunday sailing weather boat. Completely unsuitable for practice at sea!

[@shanesanko1408]

What a beautiful yacht

[@JohnICGomes]

Stunning, considering it is a smaller boat!

[@thearchibaldtuttle]

never will be in the position to afford it but I enjoy it very much!

[@thomaselliott573]

Oyster were legendary as the previous champions of true offshore cruising. It is a great shame that, after they nearly went bankrupt, they came back with the usual pop out designs made more for champagne cruises around the harbour. The new corporate owner obviously decided to cash in on the brand.

[@mz2288]

Totally agree, would love to see this boat after a few thousand miles at sea.

[@tomriley5790]

The new owner is a private individual, prior to going bankrupt it was owned by corporate investors.

[@thomaselliott573]

@@tomriley5790 Ohh riley (really)? Hahaha

[@iainhunneybell]

Why do you think she’ll slugger MK? Why do you think she’ll wear badly @M K?

[@peterlamere1982]

I want a shoal draft oyster. Very nice quality.

[@tomriley5790]

There was another hatch at the stern that wasn't opened - lazarette? Also I'd love to hear some explanation of the design decision to go with a saildrive - which I think is a first for Oyster.

[@MrLeofric]

I fall in Love

[@tom-ks4th]

Awesome and on another level. Just too expensive for what it offers.

[@UTube-gs1yf]

Why aren't the decks on these kinds of expensive yacht solar collecting and leading to at least a hybrid motor powered by an LFP battery? There ought to be no need of gas for cooking, or diesel for under power in this day. Ought to be a retractable hard cover covering the cockpit too. Like it or not they're competing with larg Cats these days.

[@WojciechP915]

Those helms look like medical equipment out of a hospital. I wish they were more yacht like.

[@matthewkabbash]

Wait. Wait. Wait. You cant just gloss over the RT! What year? What do you think of the new one and the adaptive cruise control.

[@superyachtchef]

Shame, you decided to use that lens!

[@simonhantler8062]

perfect build quality but antiquated design.

[@MrNvtty]

my god -that fish eye lens.....

[@alexfuller4632]

Unless i missed it you didn't show us the stern stowage. What does one do with the tender?

[@svsalserenity4375]

Floating condo , not a blue water boat , you are going to need the aftbunk after a crossing as i don't see this boat being kind to the crew in a large seas, condo.

[@petermnz]

Usual Oyster overpriced and seems they are moving closer to production. Lots of better options to look at like Contest yachts in Netherlands.

[@mz2288]

Or Amel in France.

[@christopherfranklin2636]

Jeez, I've seen you spout off about Contest before. If you like them so much go buy one and stop criticising others!

[@davidroses3055]

buenas noches ,si se hace un pedido ,cuanto tarda la entrega ?

[@shinybaldy]

It’s like other Humphreys designed Elan GT line but with Oyster…

[@hguldmann]

It mostly looks like a boat that has to stay in the harbor and be used as a Cafe boat / see me I have money ..

[@carlo5569]

No traveller of the main ?????

[@FighterFred]

What an odd hull color. And no protection for the helmsman, this is for the Med or other easy sailing. The price tag is of course huge, due to the high quality and labor cost.

[@mistigri8045]

Please how does she coast ? I want she !

[@williamstreet4304]

As a sailor who goes out a bit farther, I wish the concept of twin helm would disappear. We don't need it. It takes up precious space. And it offers almost nothing to an offshore sailor. I really don't understand the benefits of two helm stations except as a moneymaker for manufacturers. Please help me here. What is wrong with a single helm boat?

[@reee_4067]

Dorades in 2022 ? Nice

[@hansschubert9375]

A wonderful boat. But I prefer to see the boat and not unimportant persons in that video.

[@naco-7267]

En castellano no entiendo el Inglés por favor

[@Antipodean33]

Price starts at 1.2 he said, what 1.2 Sterling, US $ or Aussie dollars or Zimbabwe dollars?

[@RachaelSA]

If its Zim dollars I'll take 5 of them, cause that works out to about US$ 3300.00 each.

[@RachaelSA]

@André no its not, rusbot. Go play somewhere else, the grown ups are talking here...

[@PlanetSailOnline]

Sterling

[@stevenplancich6449]

Prefer center cockpit

[@mikeg6606]

Who wants a helm position that exposed on a blue water cruiser? And solar. You need lots of solar on a yacht in 2022. The industry is years behind where it should be on that IMHO. Chuck the gas stoves out, have solar and a big battery. A PHEV.

[@odiss-aheopsis6885]

Cheap copy of swan, after oyster lost keel, no trust any more

[@christopherfranklin2636]

I think you'll find they are much better built. If you had bothered to look at both before commenting you'd clearly see the difference!