2009 Oyster 82 | 82ft

Built to MCA Category 2 requirements.

RCD Status: The yacht conforms with the essential safety requirements of Directive 94/25EC or RCDII (2013/53/EU as appropriate (Recreational Craft Directive) and is categorised A – “Ocean”

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

• Hull moulded by Bridgeland Moulders Ltd and fitted out by SYS to the order of Oyster Marine Ltd.
• Hull and deck structures moulded under controlled conditions and all laminating carried out by hand, to high standard. GRP lay-up specification calculated to meet and exceed Lloyd’s Register of Shipping Rules for Yacht and Small Craft with bulkheads made of marine Ply.
• Hull uses a high-performance gelcoat laminated using vinylester resin for all outer skins. The hull is of single skin construction, reinforced with a matrix of stringers and floors, above and below the waterline. Stringers, bulkhead landings and floors incorporate non-structural, inert, polyurethane foam.
• Hull Finish - Awlgrip ‘Stark White’ hull with cove line and double boot top lines in Awlgrip ‘Medium Grey.’
• Deck moulded in GRP with a balsa core for strength and insulation. In load-bearing areas the core is replaced with plywood for additional strength, and all load-bearing fittings have aluminium backing plates.
• Teak laid decks, with additional thin teak deck on coach roof forward of sprayhood.
• Deck saloon styling incorporates an eyebrow effect and modern angular windows. Louvre inlets at end of eyebrow and window mullions in ‘white.’

Keel & Rudder:

• High performance bulb (HPB) external lead keel.
• Fully protected skeg-hung rudder.

Stern Design:

• ‘Sugar scoop’ stern design incorporating a platform instep, which is especially useful for bathing and boarding, and trimmed with laid teak. 
• This area includes a fold-down stainless-steel bathing/boarding ladder with oval treads, fitted with a positive retaining pin for stowage. 
• A gateway through the pushpit gives access to a built-in stairway with three teak covered steps leading down to the bathing platform.