- Length
- 7.98 m
- Beam
- 3 m
- Draft
- 1.45 m
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 7.98 m
- Waterline length
- 6.93 m
- Beam
- 3 m
- Draft
- 1.45 m
- Displacement
- 2,886 kg
- Ballast
- 1,150 kg
Sails & rig1
- Rig type
- Sloop, fractional rig
Engine & propulsion3
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Volvo
- Engine model
- MD5A
Layout & accommodation2
- Cabins
- 3
- Guests
- 5
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, transom-hung rudder
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 38 L
- Fresh water tank
- 114 L
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1978
- Production ended
- 1981
- Hulls built
- 47
- Designer
- Holman & Pye
Performance ratios4
- Ballast / displacement
- 39.8 %
- Comfort ratio
- 19.7
- Capsize screening
- 2.13
- Hull speed
- 6.39 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Oyster 261 generation
01
1978–1981