OYST E R 74 5 CENTREBOARD
The go-anywhere yacht The Oyster 745 is now available with a super shallow-draft centreboard keel. The new go-anywhere Oyster 745 with retractable centreboard keel gives you the best of both worlds. Reducing the draft from 3.10m/ 10’2” to a remarkable 1.98m/ 6’6” means you can cruise shallow cruising grounds and anchor anywhere you choose with complete confidence. The retractable centreboard is raised and lowered at the touch of a button from the helm station. The centreboard swings up inside the shallow draft ballast keel to give maximum clearance of the seabed – all without compromising the openness and spaciousness of the 745 layout and interior joinery. The Oyster 745 centreboard variant is paired with a carbon mast and boom and carbon composite standard rigging, all designed to maximise stability and balance, while reducing weight for optimum performance under sail. With the centreboard down she grips the water, giving truly outstanding windward performance, while her twin rudders provide rewarding finger-tip control – making her an exceptionally comfortable and exhilarating yacht to sail.
Oyster has decades of experience designing and building shallow draft, monohull sailing yachts. As well as the new 745 centreboard, the Oyster 595 is also available with the same flexible configuration, reducing draft from 2.68m/ 8’10” to 1.79m/ 5’10”. The latest addition to the fleet, the new Oyster 495, also features a shallow-draft configuration in the form of a fixed shoal keel, which reduces the draft to 1.83m/ 6’0”. This extremely versatile yacht will deliver every kind of adventure, whether with family and friends or with a crew to support you on long ocean passages. The Oyster 745 centreboard is the ultimate sailing yacht for those who wish to explore the places other yachts simply cannot reach.
The shallow-draft also acts as a safety feature, providing more options to tuck into safe anchorages, marinas and river inlets at a moment’s notice than with a standard keel boat. Not only will you be able to anchor closer to shore, but you will also be better protected from storms.
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