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Review of Oyster 72


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Oyster 72 is a large sailboat designed by the British maritime architect Robert Humphreys in the early 2000.

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Hull

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.


Interior

The boat is equipped with 10 berths and 1000.0 liter fresh water capacity.


Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Stability and Safety

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Oyster 72 is 1.62, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.


Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 10.8 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.


Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Oyster 72 is about 774 kg/cm, alternatively 4334 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 774 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 4334 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.


Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Oyster 72 is 3.89.


Sorry, we do not have sufficient statistical information available for this boat to provide a significant reliable analysis.

Maintenance

Rig

If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.



Guiding dimensions of running rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Jib sheet 22.8 m(74.7 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Genoa sheet 22.8 m(74.7 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Mainsheet 56.9 m(186.8 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet50.1 m(164.4 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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