Oyster 56

Oyster 56 For Sale - Huge re-fit and replacement programme.

Exclusively for sale with John Rodriguez Yachts.

 

Designed by Rob Humphreys, the Oyster 56 is a highly capable bluewater cruiser, combining serious ocean-going ability with spacious and comfortable accommodation, all within a yacht that can be handled by a crew of two.

This four-cabin example was purchased and extensively re-fitted for the Oyster World Rally. However, due to a change in personal circumstances, those plans had to sadly be postponed and the yacht is now for sale.

Her initial re-fit was extensive and highlights include:

New Engine
New Aluminium Mast
New Standing Rigging
New Composite deck (2019/2020)
New Generator
New Lithium Batteries
New Electronics/Navigation Suite
Starlink Wifi
Watermaker and general system service

Her other very recent works include:

Hull wrapped in blue
Fresh antifoul application
Deck washed, compounded and polished
Boom washed and wax polished
Stainless steel deck fittings polished
Window frames sanded and repainted
Coachroof sanded and repainted
Seacocks serviced
Teak gunwale sanded
Lazarette hydraulic stays replaced
Prop Speed applied to propeller
Deep clean throughout the interior
Saloon upholstery professionally steam cleaned
Main saloon sole boards sanded and re-varnished
Interior mast trims stained and varnished
Forward bulkhead re-finished in textured material
Owners cabin blinds replaced

UK VAT paid status
British Part 1 Registered
A current professional survey will be made available to qualified prospective purchasers.

FULL SPECIFICATION:

BOAT NAME: Oyster Blew

MAKE & MODEL: Oyster 56

HULL MATERIAL: GRP

YEAR: 2002

LENGTH OVER ALL: 17.21m

LENGTH OVER WATERLINE: 14.5m

BEAM: 4.92m

DRAFT: 2.42m

KEEL TYPE: High performance bulb keel

DECKING : All main teak decking replaced with PlasTeak in 2019

DISPLACEMENT: 31.4Tonnes

FUEL TANKAGE: 950 litres

WATER TANKAGE: 950 litres

ENGINE MODEL: New in 2024 - Yanmar 4LV170 Engine Package with ZF68A Gearbox

ENGINE HP: 170

ENGINE HOURS: 117

SAIL DRIVE OR SHAFT DRIVE: Shaft

DATE LAST ENGINE SERVICE: 03/26

AGE OF STANDING RIGGING: 2024 (All halyards also new 2024)

DATE LAST ANTIFOULED: 06/26

ACCOMMODATION:

NUMBER OF SEPARATE SLEEPING

CABINS (EXCLUDING SALOON): 4

NUMBER OF BERTHS (EXCULDING SALOON): 8

DOES SALOON CONVERT TO A DOUBLE OR SINGLE BERTHS: No

TOTAL NUMBER OF ALL BERTHS: 9 (incl. pipe cot in forward double cabin)

NUMBER OF HEADS: 2 – Both Jabsco Quiet Flush E2 Raw Water Electric Toilet (24V/Regular Bowl) (new 2025)

GALLEY AND GALLEY EQUIPMENT:

3 ring electric hob with oven and grill, microwave (new 2025), double sink, fridge and large freezer.  Melamine surrounds to sinks, freezer and cupboard top renewed 2026

SAILS:

Kemp main (2024), Hood genoa and staysail (2016) built to blue water spec. New genoa sheets (2025)

Cruising chute with snuffer

RIGGING AND SPARS:

Sparcraft aluminium mast (new - 2024) and alloy boom

In mast furling (2024) with hydraulic outhaul (serviced 2026)

Carbon fibre spinnaker pole

Kevlar running backstays

Reckmann Hydraulic furling genoa and staysail rebuilt (2016)

Hydraulic backstay and vang adjustment from cockpit (New Navtech 50 - 2025)

WINCHES AND DECK EQUIPMENT:

6 cockpit winches (2xLewmar 66 electric primaries,2x Lewmar 48 -1x electric, 1 manual for mainsheet, 2xLewmar 54

All winch and furler switches renewed 2026

2 halyard winches on mast

Lazarette locker and two deck lockers

Transom ladder,

Port and starboard side gates

Pushpit seats

SS mooring cleats and fairleads

Sprayhood with large clear opening centre section (new 2018)

Bimini with side screens

Simpson electric davits

GROUND TACKLE AND WINDLASS:

40kg sword type anchor with 100m chain

Danforth kedge anchor

Lewmar V4 hydraulic windlass (new 2025)

BOW THRUSTER/PROP/ ROPE CUTTER:

Sleipner SE170/250TC 10.7 hp bowthruster (new 2023)

Maxprop feathering prop with rope cutter

BATTERIES/ELECTRICS/SHORE POWER:

240v shore power socket on transom (new shore power cable 2026)

2x 48v, 5.12 kWh Fogstar Energy Server Rack Batteries (new 2024)

Victron Energy Quattro 48/8000/110-100/100 230V

24v electrics (8 x 6v Sonnenschein total 440Ah – new 2024)

Victron inverter and battery charger

2x12v engine start batteries

1 x12v generator start battery

2x 12v davit batteries

110 amp 24v alternator on main engine

GENERATOR:

Cummins Onan 7kW (17 hrs – New 2024)

ELECTRONICS/INSTRUMENTS/ VHF/AUTOPILOT:

Raymarine 90 Black box VHF (new 2024)

Raymarine ST60 instruments and Autopilot

2 x Raymarine Axiom 2 12s chartplotters (new 2024)

with Navionics Plus card (2024)

Raymarine Quantum 2 Radar (new 2024)

Raymarine loud hailer

Raymarine AIS 700 (new 2024)

Starlink Dish and Router (2024)

Fusion RA770 Stereo in saloon and cockpit (new 2024)

Starlink Dish and Router for broadband and phone (2025)

WATERMAKER/SELF STEERING:

Seafresh 80lph (new membranes 2016, but not presently connected)

Autopilot ST7000 with ST6000+ head unit (2 rams fully serviced 2019)

SAFETY EQUIPMENT:

Seago Liferaft 6 man (new 2016, serviced 2019 & 2023),

McMurdo EPIRB,

Horseshoe buoys, Danbuoy,

Emergency tiller,

Radar reflector,

5 fire extinguishers plus automatic fire extinguisher in engine compartment, 2 fire blankets,

Static eliminators on top of mast,

Watertight bulkhead door to forward cabin

Webbing jackstays

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as life rafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owner’s specific needs.

DINGHY AND OUTBOARD:

Highfield RIB (new 2018) with covers and 20HP Yamaha outboard

OTHER EQUIPMENT:

Racor fuel filters to engine and generator

Whitlock folding steering wheel

Aircon to saloon (Clima – new 2025) and owners’ cabin (original)

Polypropylene holding tanks to both heads (new 2016)

Small safe in owners cabin

Cockpit cushions

New hatch cover fitted to forward cabin

New hatch blinds fitted to both owners’ and forward cabins

 

Exclusively for sale with John Rodriguez Yachts.

Available to view in Gosport from July 15th 2026