2004 Oyster 56 for sale in New Zealand
New Zealand, New Zealand200417.5m
Asking PriceBroker
$475,000 GBP
MakeOyster
Model56
Year2004
Length17.5m5m beam
FuelDiesel
Draft2.4m
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The 56 is Oyster's most popular model ever, with seventy-five launched between 1998 and 2010, and it is arguably the quintessential Oyster design. During this time she was the undisputed class leader and did more than any other design to establish the 56-59' (17-18m) size range as perhaps the ideal for owners without crew: large and spacious enough for rapid ocean cruising and to accommodate her crew in safety, comfort and style when living aboard, yet compact enough to be handled by a couple.
The 56 was the first Oyster design to be drawn for us by Rob Humphreys, beginning a partnership that continues to this day, and he certainly got it right first time. The 56 retained earlier successful Oyster design features, including single skin hull construction with stiffness provided by massive ribs and stringers, a keel-stepped mast, and the full-length rudder skeg protecting the entire rudder. She was also the first yacht to benefit from an ergonomically designed cockpit, developed in conjunction with Loughborough University, creating a space which makes relaxing and entertaining a true pleasure, whilst maintaining all the essential qualities you would expect of a serious ocean-going yacht.
Tokerau is a 2004 example and is only in her second ownership. She has perhaps the ultimate rig for long-distance short-handed cruising, with push-button hydraulic in-mast furling to her mainsail and hydraulic furling to both her staysail and genoa. Her sails are by Evolution and were new in 2023. Below decks she has light oak joinery which feels comfortable and airy and sleeps up to seven in four cabins. The owner has employed a professional crew and undertaken notable upgrades, including a new teak deck in 2023, new navigation instruments in 2022, and new air conditioning in 2021.
Currently in New Zealand, she is ideally located to cruise those waters or venture north to the extraordinary islands of the South Pacific.
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Vessel
MakeOyster
Model56
Year2004
Dimensions
Length overall17.5m
Beam5m
Draft2.4m
Engine & Fuel
Drive typeInboard Shaft Drive
Fuel typeDiesel
Features
On board
Cutter rig with in-mast furling
Push-button hydraulic in-mast furling to her mainsail
Hydraulic furling to both her staysail and genoa
Her sails are by Evolution and were new in 2023
New teak deck in 2023
New navigation instruments in 2022
New air conditioning in 2021
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