Overview
The Oyster 485 is a Holman & Pye design from Oyster Marine in England, built from 1992 to 2002, with 36 completed.
Design and Construction
sailboatdata.com lists a fin keel with a skeg-hung rudder, 48.5 ft overall on a 37.5 ft waterline, 14 ft of beam and 7 ft of draft. Displacement is 37,550 lb with 13,000 lb of ballast, and the cutter carries about 960 sq ft.
Buyers Notes
John Neal rates Oysters 4 of 5: attractive, expensive and good quality, with weak resale on the larger models that makes them a good used buy.
