Oyster 55 vs Solaris 55
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On the numbers
Next to the Oyster 55, the Solaris 55 is 0.3 m shorter and 1% lighter. The Oyster 55 has the higher D/L (243, moderate), the Solaris 55 the lower (160, light). The Oyster 55 has the higher Comfort ratio (41.2, heavy offshore), the Solaris 55 the lower (35.6, moderate ocean). The Solaris 55 has the higher Capsize screening (1.77, meets the common offshore guideline), the Oyster 55 the lower (1.70, meets the common offshore guideline).
Oyster 55
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Solaris 55 | |
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| General | ||
| Builder | Oyster Marine | Solaris Yachts |
| Designer | Holman & Pyle | Javier Soto Acebal |
| Hull type | Fin with rudder on skeg | Monohull |
| Rigging | Cutter | – |
| Construction | FG | – |
| First built | 1986 | – |
| Number built | 55 | – |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 17.15 m ▲ | 16.90 m ▼ |
| Waterline length | 13.85 m ▼ | 15.89 m ▲ |
| Beam | 4.80 m ▼ | 5.00 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 2.29 m ▼ | 3.00 m ▲ |
| Draft (min) | – | 2.30 m |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 23,133 kg ▲ | 23,000 kg ▼ |
| Ballast | 6,060 kg ▼ | 6,500 kg ▲ |
| Engine & tanks | ||
| Engine make | Perkins | Yanmar |
| Engine power | 80 HP | 80 HP |
| Fuel | 598 L ▲ | 480 L ▼ |
| Water | 1,098 L ▲ | 550 L ▼ |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | 243 ▲ moderate | 160 ▼ light |
| Ballast/Disp | 26.2% ▼ low | 28.3% ▲ low |
| Comfort ratio | 41.2 ▲ heavy offshore | 35.6 ▼ moderate ocean |
| Capsize screening | 1.70 ▼ meets the common offshore guideline | 1.77 ▲ meets the common offshore guideline |
| Hull speed | 9.03 kn ▼ | 9.68 kn ▲ |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.