- Length
- 17.15 m
- Beam
- 4.8 m
- Draft
- 2.29 m
- Sail area
- 148.18 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 17.15 m
- Waterline length
- 13.85 m
- Beam
- 4.8 m
- Draft
- 2.29 m
- Displacement
- 23,133 kg
- Ballast
- 6,060 kg
Sails & rig2
- Rig type
- Cutter
- Sail area
- 148.18 m²
Engine & propulsion3
- Engine power
- 80 hp
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Perkins
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, skeg-hung rudder
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 598 L
- Fresh water tank
- 1,098 L
Production & design6
- Production started
- 1986
- Production ended
- 1986
- Hulls built
- 55
- Builder
- Oyster Marine
- Builder country
- United Kingdom
- Designer
- Kim Holman
Performance ratios7
- Sail area / displacement
- 18.64
- Displacement / length
- 242.67
- Ballast / displacement
- 26.2 %
- Comfort ratio
- 41.2
- Capsize screening
- 1.7
- Hull speed
- 9.03 kn
- Load per cm of immersion
- 456.6 kg/cm
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Oyster 551 generation
01
1986–1986