Oyster 565 Review with Matt Sheahan | Oyster Yachts

The Oyster 565 caused quite a stir! Check out what Matt Sheahan thinks of her with his review of the Oyster 565.
Heralding a new generation of Oysters, this 60-foot sailing yacht builds on the many accomplishments of the pioneering 56 and 575. Displaying our core design values and latest concepts her specification is informed by our larger yachts. From the refined systems that make her simple to sail shorthanded to the exceptional standard of craftsmanship and materials, everything has been considered for complete comfort and confidence at sea.
The Oyster 565 has no limits: practical and well-provisioned for long-distance sailing with excellent passage-making speeds, she is equally happy cruising in coastal waters. Her powerful, easily-manageable sail plan means she is the ideal 60 foot sailboat for circumnavigation.
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Oyster Yachts are builders of the world's finest bluewater sailboats. A thoroughbred British luxury sailing yacht builder, we have designed, built and supported the world’s finest liveaboard sailboats since 1973.
The DNA of our 50 to 90-foot ocean cruising yachts is rooted in over 20 million bluewater sailing miles and more than 90 sailing circumnavigations. We use this experience to refine our explorer sailing yachts so they can take you anywhere in the world in complete luxury, comfort and safety.
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[@sailorgeer]

I once had the pleasure to sail on a magnificent Oyster 63 as crew on a 6 day passage from Florida to the BVI, about 2400 nautical miles. This boat reminds me a lot of that beautiful boat : Clean, uncluttered deck, lots of attention to detail, gorgeous cabins filled with light down below, amazing access to the engine room, all the creature comforts, amazing speed even in light air, and a solid blue water pedigree. Sigh, one can always dream:)

[@kimfucku8074]

Wish Oyster all the success they deserve with this beautiful vessel!

[@thomaswilson4830]

They nailed it! Well done Oyster , great come back !

[@JohnDoe-wy1yd]

Beautiful (wipes tear from eye).

[@michelangelodoyle8176]

Thanks Matt. Superb review as always. Detailed, unbiased and enough personal treatment to keep this yacht on top of my list! You're the best! J. Michael

[@Mahalo_83]

Unbiased? It’s a commercial by Oyster

[@steveburton5825]

Unbiased? Name even ONE slight criticism he made on the boat.. or even ONE suggestion for improvement. Come on... be at least a little bit less of a fan boi...

[@johnapplegate7284]

Very nice review. I do like the mix of sailing shots, deck explanation and interior review....all in a single video!!!!

[@chrishill1286]

My God She moves effortlessly in the light winds. Very impressive, and shes a beauty mate!

[@metinakn1786]

Thanks your nice presentation dear Matt.

[@richglenn3729]

I know what's on everyone's Christmas wish list now.

[@touayaaj84]

Now I just need to win the lottery

[@peterd8525]

Matt, you have a great presenting voice and style.

[@florianpeek9880]

Stunning yacht! One thing (and really the only thing) /detail that strikes me in the video is the water spraying up from the 3 vertical windows in the mid section. It looks to me like, when healing, it really disrupts the flow along the waterline as those windows do not seem flush with the hull. It appears to me as if they could generate quite a bit of drag at speed. Perhaps in the next version they could make those flush on the outsaide as well. Other than that, stunning boat, very sharp thinking and design. really love it! And great to see the professionalism in the video production throughout the launch of the model. Really great example of how to present a new yacht the right way.

[@OldJong]

I used to Sail a Sandpiper 565! There is a world of differences between 5 meters.65 and 56foot.5! ;-)

[@pauloakwood9208]

Gorgeous!

[@Mahalo_83]

Unbiased review of an Oyster by Oyster 🤣

[@peter2611]

Haha great comment - and just to expand... ALL KZbin reviews are absolutely unbiased.. 😂🤣😅 What a yacht by the way...

[@ppapdddar6159]

@@peter2611 Dude, don't be butthurt. Say whatever you want about other KZbin reviews, but at least they are not the freaking MANUFACTURER OF THE BOAT trying to pass a promotional video as a 'review', for God's sake!

[@Mahalo_83]

Stig Berge ជ្រាដដែល ...when he’s working for Yachting World.

[@mikakoskela4656]

@@peter2611 This is why you get much better review yacht owners vlogs for instance, cruising peoble travelling around the world with sailing vessels. I could pinpoint several issues based for this video alone. Firstly my height is 197 centimeters. Only place where I could stand in this yacht might be this raised saloon. Anyway, some concerns discovery & contest yachts where layout and metrics are similiar to oster heavy displayment yacths. Oyster have new owner now, something new might be coming in next few years. Most often all yacthbuilders are very chicken to present anything new and creative much which also works. Sideways windows is just one fashion issues with all other builders also but at least I think Oyster was very first one to who found them. Everyone having twin rudders also - nothing new in here to see but Oyster is building much higher quality details compared for many other yards. I think they interior details and quality is best in this class.

[@cpgoef6]

Beautiful!!

[@lucasspaniard8430]

Those sea scape windows are going to leak! They should be flush! @0:53. I can’t help but think Polina Star when I see Oysters. Hope they have that sorted out. Other than that she looks 👌🏻

[@paratrond]

The deck is flushed, but the sea scape windows not. Strange. Besides that, just a superb boat.👍🤑

[@gavinturner5565]

Beautiful boat👍

[@jasone.4689]

This is what I like, reviewing while the boat is moving.

[@corujariousa]

Gorgeous yacht. The finishing is what is expected from Oyster. Those vertical windows look amazing. I am curious about how the gaskets will hold overtime. The idea of maintaining/replacing that is not attractive. I'd like to hear from experts on this. Also, that wide high ceiling saloon might be able to benefit from extra grab-bars, if the owners will take this yacht for some serious sailing. The "skylight" is also beautiful but I wonder about condensation effects in colder climates. It would have been great to have a real practical review of this great boat. I appreciate this video as an introduction but it is focusing on marketing aspects.

[@sywert]

What a great boat. I only wonder why Oyster keeps building blue water cruising boats with such exposed helm stations. Won't be fun to stand watch over there in big winds, by night or in the cold.

[@dreadog6425]

I agree, that was my only objection to this boat.

[@nileriver2881]

Because most boats never see blue water, regardless of what they're built for

[@dwade2026]

They make a bimini for it.

[@steveburton5825]

Exactly... looks all fun and games when you are sitting at the helm station but the reality is that on most passages the boat is being driven by the autopilot and the crew is out of the weather under shade and the protection of the hull. Being chased by 20' seas sitting at the back of the boat isn't nearly as much fun... it's a boat show queen... will show off well there but wouldn't be nearly as nice to sail in true offshore conditions.

[@Simres]

Agree. Hallber R. and discovery with their one wheel in the cockpit design us much more practical. Not to mension Amel.

[@goolug]

I bet those sea scape windows eat a knot of speed when heeled over.

[@davidshafer1872]

They should have been flush mounted on the outside so that wouldn't happen.

[@benlzicar7628]

@@davidshafer1872 recess is probably to protect the windows from wharf damage.

[@santyclause8034]

@@benlzicar7628 What are fenders for? This thing already has bow and stern thrusters, it could use a little seascape fairing into the hull. I absolutely love those seascape portlights but @goolug is right, they'd drag a knot off the speed heeled over. This tub has everything bar a Seakeeper stabilizer, sail drive, boom brake, ducted climate control, wall flush mount OLED tv, dance floor, and a sauna.

[@dwade2026]

At least you will know where the first leak will be 😏

[@TheKaffeeKlatsch]

Good looking.

[@iuyhgt595]

Brilliant

[@peterlamere1982]

Love it...🎁🎉😊

[@notwhatiwasraised2b]

want one

[@Coleen_West]

Very nice! -- QUESTION --- If I made you choose for world circumnavigation that may take 8 years. Which sailboat: Hallberg 57 or Oyste 565?

[@Halcyonyachts]

We have delivered lots of Oysters... They are fantastic yachts!

[@MADsailing560]

Matthew, how would you compare this to the Discovery 58? I just think the cabin in the 58 is head and shoulders above this Oyster in simply ... the view. Your thoughts?

[@garyrahn2172]

Almost there, $1,850,000 more and it'll be all mine.

[@alamos8]

0:50 I don't really like the turbulence produced in the vertical viewports when heeling. Being flush with the hull would have been better, or so it seems. I'm not sure how the overall aesthetics would have been affected being flush, but I think that only very slightly

[@FighterFred]

The only negatives are no weather protection and the Volvo Penta, that should be Yanmar.

[@marklong8608]

Beautiful Boat, what's it going to be like at night on passage when a squall comes through....or on a blazing hot day in the tropics with sun overhead and reflection off the water. Fine for a short vacation, not so great month after month. So you build a huge aftermarket cockpit enclosure, would be better if it was designed that way from the start.

[@tip0019]

@@marklong8608 Always the same moronic complaints about exposed cockpits. Apart from having an autopilot 99% of the time on, when cruising blue water of course you have the option to get a full Bimini 😎

[@marklong8608]

@@tip0019 Wow, that's harsh and unconstructive. It's not about steering the boat, I use AP 99% of the time inshore and on passage. It's about standing watch day and night and where you live at anchor. Anyone can get a full bimini or cockpit enclosure, would be nice to have it as part of the original design of such a beautiful boat to keep the beauty.

[@mhappy01]

So go buy a Discovery with centre cockpit and raised saloon. Its horses for courses. I'm sure if you put your money in Oyster will build you your hearts desire.

[@sebastianb4980]

@@marklong8608 Many people don't use their boats in such a way that a bimini is needed. The option is of course always there, so it can be added at the owners discretion. My family has a 60 foot sailboat and we decided against a bimini and opted for a tent like "structure" that can be brought out when berthed or at anchor. Since it is a vacation boat and we often only use it on weekends, a bimini serves no purpose for our useage of the boat.

[@sekelele]

_ a beautiful sailing yacht . perhaps i'd be so blessed as to someday sail one much like it .⛵.

[@LaurenceP1959]

So, if you're considering upgrading to a 565, perhaps you'd consider donating your old 56 to me...

[@MattyMattnj1]

😍

[@tomwilliams8675]

Do they make the enclosure for the helm?

[@normand5847]

Of course they do.

[@daversj]

On a blue water boat i would rather the helm be sheltered. Would need a huge bimini to cover both helm stations and there goes the look. Otherwise a dream boat.

[@louismartin8593]

Wow

[@george-br7ki]

does it have air conditioning?

[@augustmoon0004]

“Only 56 feet” 😂😂

[@rogergrandify]

NICE VIDEO!!! BUT I AM REALLY NOT AT EASE WITH THE WATER HITTING THOSES SIDE WINDOWS.FIRST THE MAINTENANCE!!! THEN ANY THING ELSE I AM MORE IN TO CATS.

[@schmeck04]

Beautiful and impressive sailboat! I always end up comparing Amel to Oyster. While the Oyster is obviously an amazing blue water cruiser, I cannot help think the Amel, while less refined, is better thought when it comes to ease of use (especially for circumnavigation and sailing shorthanded). Just some examples: The position of the helm station. On the Oyster it seems horribly exposed, while in the Amel you are cocooned under a hard shell, which is perfect for sailing on long (boring) crossings, during the night, in blazing sun, and in foul weather. The site lines on the Oyster are probably better, but most owners of Amels and Oysters will be doing long passages (where constantly trimming the sails is less necessary) rather than doing quick day trips or racing. I've sailed in dicey weather (including at night) on an Amel, and I was incredibly grateful I at least could stay dry and comfortable, but most of all I felt very safe. The engine room on the Oyster also seems small and needs to be accessed via the interior. On the Amel the engine room is vast with room to do jumping jacks, with direct access to the deck, and provides easy unimpeded access to every single mechanical system without the need to crawl, get on your knees, or constantly be hunched over (bad your back). Many people forget that when sailing, mechanical knowledge is as important (if not more so) than knowledge of sailing, and ease of maintenance makes all the difference when dealing with unexpected breakdowns and regular maintenance. The huge amount of room also provides some extra storage even. Even the fake teak on the Amel, which at first seems tacky, seems a godsend when your neighbour on the dock is labouring in tropical heat to get his teak deck restored or fixed or revarnished. The fake teak does get much hotter though than teak. But eventually after a while, the teak deck or tacky fake teak deck both just become a deck. That being said, the Oyster seems to sail effortlessly in low winds. And it's much more beautiful and sleek, especially the enormous flush deck without any clutter. I just can't help to go back to the Amel though, when it comes to ease of use.

[@ToastandJam52]

Great review of a great boat. Bet I can't afford.

[@jaspersilus]

You don't know that, its only 1.56 million pounds! I bought one last week, but threw it away cos I didn't like it!😁

[@ToastandJam52]

Jasper Silus why didn't you throw it in my direction ?!?! I could have given it a good home!

[@eccentricsmithy2746]

Id sell my soul for a 885

[@steveatx8295]

Please don’t blur the images at the edges

[@jasone.4689]

Why the name Oyster?

[@socialwebwiki]

Awesome? Where is the dinghy?

[@ppapdddar6159]

Nowhere

[@17th_Street_Preacher]

those windows look like prison bars..uGly!

[@gregarioussolitudinist5695]

uncluttered deck with four bicycle racks to trip over.

[@philandlyra3365]

Sign me up, I could be the first you tube viewer to be given a boat, and sail the world with zero experience haha,

[@PaulAnthonyDuttonUk]

I love Oyster... Yet as a rule not the people who by them, especially the used smaller models. Never know such a clique of social wannabes..

[@mhappy01]

Blue Ensign snobs... until they need help ;-)

[@andrewpease3688]

I wonder if Matt got paid for this.......

[@akathesquid5794]

remarkable room for a boat that is "only 56 feet long" - ridiculous comment. Ultimate in excess. A bigger boat than anyone needs but only 56 feet long. Hah.

[@BertMerlin57]

Its so the same whit english boats.... oyster.... souhterly.... discovery etc...etc... Try something new and different, like siriuse fx.

[@mhappy01]

You could always wrap it..?-)

[@metinakn1786]

My dreams Oyster my realities empty bank account..

[@SuperSnallygaster]

Gorgeous!