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Duchess 57' 5" Oyster Yachts 2009 PRICE ON APPLICATION
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Specifications

Accomodations:
4 staterooms
Length:
57' 5" (17.49 m)
Year Built:
2009
Builder:
Oyster Yachts
Category:
Cutter
Location:
England - S.E.United Kingdom
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Basic Information

Builder:
Oyster Yachts
Category:
Cutter
Model Year:
2009
Year Built:
2009
Country:
United Kingdom

Dimensions

LOA:
57' 5" (17.49m)

Speed, Capacities and Weight

Accommodations

Hull and Deck Information

Hull Material:
GRP/Wood

Engine Information

Manufacturer:
Yanmar

Overview

BROKER’S COMMENTS 
With seventy-five examples launched between 1998 and 2010, the Rob Humphreys designed 56 is Oyster's most popular ever model.  She was the class leader for bluewater sailing yachts of this size, offering enough space for luxurious and comfortable long distance cruising, whilst being easy for a couple to handle.  Her medium displacement and fine entry make her comfortable in a seaway, whilst her deep bulb keel and generous sailplan give her excellent performance.
Duchess is a beautiful late model56, commissioned by an experienced marine engineer for a circumnavigation.  Highly specified and refined, she has benefitted from having a permanent crew aboard her since lauch, so her care and maintenance programme has been second to none.  Her owner's professional background and detailed approach have allowed him to complete all the maintenance tasks himself, he has even produced his own manuals for operations, safety and emergencies all of which will be made available to her next owner.  
Soon after her launch the owner had Duchess shipped to Singapore, from where she cruised Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.  She joined the second half of the Oyster World Rally there, and sailed to the finish in Antigua.  She then crossed the Atlantic via the Azores to the UK.  Once she arrived in Ipswich, she has been carefully laid up, and the engine and generator were serviced.  An extensive inventory of spares will be sold with her, as her owner has tried to make sure that the buyer will recieve a yacht in first class condition that is ready to launch and sail away.
Now on the brokerage market only because her owner has bought a larger Oyster, Duchess represents a superb oppportunity to acquire a proven bluewater cruising yacht, impeccably maintained and cared for, and now ready for her next adventure.  A magnificent yacht, viewing is highly recommended. 


OWNER’S COMMENTS 
My engineering and management background has prompted me to write an Operations Manual and a Safety and Emergency Procedures Manual for Duchess which is available for viewing on board.  This is to make the handover to the new owner as easy as possible as well as a guideline to safe and trouble-free operation of Duchess.  After handover of Duchess the soft copies of these manuals will be provided to allow the new owners to keep them up to date.  Further maintenance on the boat has been well documented as have the spare parts on board. 
We have enjoyed Duchess to the fullest and have found her to be a very safe and seaworthy yacht, which behaves very well even in the roughest seas.  The luxury and comfort that she offers makes her a joy to sail and live on.  We are parting with very mixed feelings, looking forward to our new boat but also sad to leave her.  

Construction

1. CONSTRUCTION

HULL NUMBER Oyster 56/66 

HULL CONSTRUCTION GRP hull is laid up single skin with structural stringers and floors to Lloyds approved design specification.  

HULL FINISH White hull with cove line and double boot top lines in standard Oyster blue. 

DECK CONSTRUCTION Deck structure moulded in GRP with balsa core. 

DECK FINISH Teak laid decks, and bulwark finished with varnished teak capping rail. 

KEEL High performance bulb (HPB) external lead keel. 

RUDDER Fully protected skeg-hung rudder. 

STERN DESIGN The stern design incorporates a bathing platform trimmed with teak slats and stainless steel steps with teak treads including hand cut-outs for access to the stern deck. 

EU RCD Built to comply with the requirements stipulated in the European Union’s Recreational Craft Directive to meet design category A – Ocean. 

DECK LAYOUT AND EQUIPMENT

2. DECK LAYOUT AND EQUIPMENT

ANCHOR 34kg (75lb) CQR anchor and 95m of 12mm calibrated galvanised chain.  Kedge anchor – lightweight Fortress FX55 with 10m of 12mm chain and 100m of 18mm octoplait. 

WINDLASS Lewmar V4 vertical capstan type 24V electric anchor windlass. 

DECK ACCESS Midship gateway stanchions. Gate to pushpit. Stainless steel transom ladder including teak treads. No passerelle onboard, but equipped with dedicated halyard to install a rental or own unit. Passerelle socket in top transom rung. 

HATCHES Oyster custom drop-down washboard with shockcord system. Lewmar alloy-framed deck hatches. Gebo alloy-framed portlights in coaming with additional opening long portlights from cockpit to galley and starboard cabin. Gebo opening hullports. 

CANVASWORK Sprayhood in acrylic fabric – Sunbrella Plus colour ‘Oyster’ to main companionway with leather covered stainless steel grabrail to aft end and extended for use on side deck. Bimini in acrylic fabric – Sunbrella Plus colour ‘Oyster’ with window below boom light, including fixtures. Full awnings to cover the boat from forward to aft. Acrylic covers to cockpit table and for wheel binnacle in Sunbrella Plus colour ‘Oyster’. 

DECK PLUMBING Hot and cold freshwater deck shower. Anchor / deckwash pump in bow – seawater, outlet in anchor locker. Fresh water outlet with deck fitting under pushpit seat. 

COCKPIT    Stainless steel grabrail and drinks holder on ‘Athena’ pedestal. 

COCKPIT TABLE Varnished cockpit table with stainless steel frame, insulated GRP box and refrigerated. 

REFRIGERATOR Frigomatic DC refrigeration, keel cooled unit. 

STEERING Whitlock cable system with a remote ‘Athena’ pedestal, incorporating a 1060mm diameter stainless steel, leather covered wheel. 

DAVITS Cooney S225 Tall Electric davits (225kg maximum total load), with belly bands.

GENERAL Stainless steel pulpit and pushpit. Stainless steel fairleads, stainless steel mooring and cockpit cleats. Stainless steel guard rails over forward dorade vents. Liferaft storage in the pushpit. Stern quarter pushpit seats in teak and stainless steel. Divided anchor locker, including industrial grating in the bottom for stowage of kedge anchor and anchor chain. Lazarette locker with twin stainless steel gas struts. Gas struts to each of the aft deck locker lids.  Gas locker. 

RIG AND SAIL HANDLING

3. RIG AND SAIL HANDLING

MAST and RIGGING Cutter rig. Formula Stoway white-painted mainmast with in-mast hydraulic drive. Preventer lines fixed on boom. Solid rod kicker/vang. Manual hydraulic backstay tensioner. Jumper struts. Lightning strike prevention and protection package, including no strike ion dissipators at the masthead, and grounding of the mast and all stays and shrouds with electrical welding cables size connections to the keel, and electronic common ground isolator switch. Standing rigging discontinuous stainless steel 1 x 19 wire. Folding mast steps – 2 at mast head. 

MAINSAIL FURLING Formula Stoway hydraulic drive for mainsail furling, operated from the cockpit. 

HEADSAIL FURLING Reckmann hydraulic headsail furling, operated from the cockpit. Reckmann hydraulic staysail furling, operated from the cockpit. 

WINCHES By Lewmar – 2 x 68 CEST two speed electric self-tailing primary winches. 2 x 54 CST secondaries. 1 x 48 CEST electric self-tailing mainsheet winch. 2 x 48 CST two speed, self-tailing main and genoa halyard winches on mast. 2 x 16 CST single speed, self-tailing mainsheet traveller control line winches. 

SPINNAKER GEAR Spinnaker pole package with pole vertically stowed on the mast with butt hoist winch, including pole topping lift and foreguy, halyard, pair sheets, guys, blocks and fittings. 

BOW SPRIT    Removable carbon Selden bow sprit for gennaker. 

SAILS    By Dolphin Sails - Furling mainsail, furling yankee, furling staysail. Gennaker of 199 sq. meters, including guys and sheets. All sails upgraded to DYS23/14 Spectra radial design, all treated with Sailkote and UV protection material installed as necessary. Sails have been regularly inspected, UV protection material (Sunbrella) replaced in 2013. Sails will be inspected as soon as the boat arrives in Ipswich and inspection report will be made available. Halyard and sheets will be inspected and replaced as required. 

INTERIOR

4. INTERIOR

GENERAL Eight berths in four cabins, excluding the saloon. Interior joinery finished in American White Oak. Designed to be modern and co-ordinated, whilst remaining practical and durable at sea. Essential features include sculpted fiddles and grabrails, ‘shadow-gap’ joints between panels and Oyster custom knobs for lockers and drawers. ‘Chequer-board’ style teak cabin sole. Avonite galley tops with upstands colour: Nougat and WC/heads countertops in ‘Sandpiper’ Avonite. Headlining in off-white vinyl. Upholstery – seating in saloon of Alcantara, colour powder blue, double cabin and owner’s stateroom seating, berth surround and headboard in Alcantara, colour palm.  Lee screens on sea berths. Curtains to windows in all cabins and blinds in saloon. OceanAir “Skyscreens” to all deck hatches. 

DOUBLE CABIN    Spacious double cabin with centreline double berth, upholstered seat with    vanity table, plentiful clothes lockers and hanging lockers.      Access to foredeck via forehatch. 

TWIN CABIN    To port, with upper and lower berths, vanity unit, lockers for clothes, including a full-length hanging locker with lower drawer. 

HEADS To starboard – shared by both forward cabins and accessed from passageway only.  PAR Quiet electric flush WC (fresh/seawater flush), washbasin and separate shower stall. Hansgrohe quality mixer tap and shower, with matching accessories. Mirror. 

SALOON    The saloon features an oval dining table and settee area to port, outboard of which    is a pair of lockers and a central shelf to the hullport. In its closed position, the    table is designed to form an occasional table. To starboard is another settee and     two folding ‘director’s chairs’ provide extra seating whilst in harbour. Drinks locker    accommodating glass stowage. Miele washer/dryer in the locker beneath. Bottle   stowage in the table pedestal. Access to the saloon from the companionway is down a set of shaped timber steps and stainless steel frame, with timber grab handles to either side of the  companionway opening.

NAVIGATION AREA    At the aft end of the saloon.  The chart table can accommodate a half-folded Admiralty chart    with a bookshelf outboard of this.  Navigational, communications and electronics equipment     flush-mounted in dark grey Alcantara fascia. AC and DC electrical panels are located behind   the navigator's seat. 

GALLEY    To port of the cockpit, in the passageway to the aft cabin. All galley surfaces are finished in     Avonite, that provides a stylish, hardwearing and attractive finish to protect the surrounding   timber. A large rubbish bin is fitted inside a locker door adjacent to the sinks. Ample stowage    for crockery, etc. A wet locker is built into the aft end of the engine room space, but has been    converted to a storage cupboard. This can be easily reversed if required. 

SINKS Twin stainless steel sinks. 

COOKER A gimbaled Force 10 FT63451 cooker in stainless steel, with 4 burners, grill and oven. 

MICROWAVE Panasonic Inverter Slimline Combi – stainless steel 900W microwave / grill. 

REFRIGERATOR Frigomatic DC refrigeration, keel-cooled, stainless steel unit, with stainless steel door. 

FREEZER Frigomatic W50 and W35 compressors for freezer box – water cooled. 

4TH CABIN   Twin berth layout with wide top bunk. Locker for Racor / watermaker and a    fold away shelf for printer above. Access to main engine. 

OWNER’S STATEROOM    With a double berth offset from the centreline, a curved settee, dressing table and a large hanging locker. Abundant drawer and locker space. Half-height shelf with  timber fiddle to forward bulkhead recess. From this cabin there is access to the  en suite heads and to port to the galley. 

EN SUITE HEADS With PAR Quiet electric flush WC (freshwater flush), washbasin and separate shower stall. Hansgrohe quality mixer tap and shower, with matching accessories. Mirror.   

ENTERTAINMENT

5. ENTERTAINMENT

AUDIO-VISUAL SYSTEMS Alpine audio unit with 2 speakers in cockpit with a separate control unit mounted on the pedestal. 26” TV to lift out from saloon hullport. Alpine audio system with 4 speakers and a woofer in saloon. Status Omni directional aerial mounted at masthead for TV and FM. 

Engineering

6. ENGINEERING

ENGINE Yanmar engine 4LHA-HTTP 160hp. Parallel plumbing for engine and genset Racor filters with stainless steel drip tray. 

ENGINE HOURS Approximately 1550 @ May 2014. 

PROPELLER Gori feathering propeller – 3 bladed. 

ROPE CUTTER Ambassador rope-cutter on propshaft – AM15. 

ALTERNATORS 60 Amp 12V alternator. 150 Amp 24V Mastervolt alternator. 

GENERATOR Westerbeke BTD10.4 generator – 10.4kW / 220V 50 Hz. 

GENERATOR HOURS Approximately 2300 @ May 2014. 

BOWTHRUSTER MaxPower tunnel bowthruster CT165, 11hp. 

HYDRAULICS Lewmar Commander 200-3, main, headsail and staysail furling. 

AIR CONDITIONING Full air condition throughout the cabins and saloon provided by 3 x 16k BTU units. Forward double cabin unit ducted to twin cabin and owner’s stateroom unit ducted to workshop / cabin, with reverse cycle heating. 

WASHER / DRYER Miele WT 2670 washer / dryer. 

WATERMAKER Seafresh 206A watermaker, 102 litres/hour (in warm seawater temperature will produce  up to 150 litres/hour, complete with automatic back-flush system. Two Seafresh UV sterilizers in parallel between the tank and the fresh water pump with isolation valves. 

Tankage and Plumbing

7. TANKAGE AND PLUMBING

FUEL 1050 litres approximately (231 imp/277 US gallons) in one GRP tank. 

WATER 950 litres approximately (210 imp/250 US gallons) in one GRP tank, only ever filled with potable water. 

TANK TENDER GAUGES Tank Tender system for two tanks. 

          HOT WATER    From an insulated 73 litre tank heated by the engine’s heat exchanger, or by     thermostatically-controlled 220V, 1.25kW immersion heater elements powered by the  generator or dockside power. 

PRESSURISED HOT AND COLD FRESHWATER SYSTEM 

HOLDING TANKS Polypropylene holding tanks to both heads, configured for gravity discharge and pump out from deck and fitted with Wema gauges. 

MANIFOLD SYSTEM Seawater manifold, minimise through-hull fittings. 

Electrics

8. ELECTRICS

SHIP’S SUPPLY 24V. 

RINGMAIN 220V AC ring main with six double, Euro Schuko type sockets located as appropriate within the layout. Additional 220V UK double socket at chart table (in fascia) with separate breaker marked UK 220V outlet. 

BATTERIES Domestic: 8 x 6V 20 hour rated deep-cycle batteries giving 440Amp hours at 24V, new in June 2012. Engine start: 2 x 12V 88 Amp hour batteries, wired in parallel. Generator start battery. 

BATTERY Mastervolt 220V MASS 24 / 100 battery charger. 

MANAGEMENT Mastervolt Alpha Pro regulator. Mastervolt MICC and C3-RS charger controller.  Engine start to generator start battery 12V “emergency” link. 

INVERTER Mastervolt 220V MASS Sine Inverter - 24 / 2500W. 

SHOREPOWER 32A dockside power cable. Hubbell socket in coaming. Second 30A shore socket and lead for aircon loads. 

INTERIOR LIGHTING Overhead lights. Cabin ‘Minor’ Reading Lights in stainless steel with white ceramic shade. Approximately half of the interior lights have been replaced for LED lights to reduce power consumption. Automatic light to glasses locker and refrigerator.  Flexible chart table light. 

EXTERIOR LIGHTING Boom light. Aqua Signal 41 bow and stern navigation lights. Aqua Signal 40 steaming light. Aqua Signal ‘Kiel’ deck light. Mast light to illuminate foredeck. Tri-White anchor/navigation light at masthead.

Navigation and Communication

9. NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATION

COMPASSES S.I.R.S. Major 150mm diameter flush-mounted compass. 

SAILING  Raymarine ST60+ instruments – Speed, Depth and Analogue Wind. INSTRUMENTS 

GPS / RADAR / Raymarine E120 GPS / Plotter / Radar at chart table with 4kW radome. CHART PLOTTER Raymarine E80 colour radar repeater mounted at pedestal.  

AIS Class B AIS Transponder. 

AUTOPILOT Raymarine ST7000 autopilot with ST6002 control head, mounted on pedestal. 

WINDEX Windex at masthead. 

NAVTEX Furuno NX300 Navtex. 

VHF RADIO Raymarine 240E VHF with 2nd handset and loudspeaker in the cockpit, and with fog horn and hailer function.  

SSB RADIO MF/HF Marine Icom IC-M801E transceiver with AT-141 Antenna Tuner. Copper strip for SSB with rope antenna. 

SATELLITE PHONE Iridium 9555 Satellite communication system. 

PC PC at chart table with inboard Wi-Fi system. 

Safety

10. SAFETY

LIFERAFT 8-man ISO Ocean with integral SOLAS B in canister, including hydrostatic release. Last serviced in March 2013. 

EPIRB  Made by ACR Electronics Inc. and registered by the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency, under Hex ID: 1D0C56D09EFFBFF.  

RADAR REFLECTOR Echomax 230 radar reflector on mast. 

BILGE PUMPS Electric bilge pump Jabsco Utility 3000 puppy. Henderson Mk V manual bilge pump. 

DECK SAFETY 2 x Ocean Safety horseshoe buoys. Jon Buoy Inflatable Rescue Sling. Webbing jackstays. Emergency tiller. 

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS Various including automatic fire extinguisher in engine bay. 

General

11. GENERAL

RIB/DINGHY Avon Rib 3.15m. 15hp Honda 4 stroke outboard motor. 

WARPS AND FENDERS 

CROCKERY Oyster customised Wedgwood bone china crockery 

CUTLERY Oyster customised Sheffield stainless steel cutlery 

Bed linen and towels remain with the boat. 

SAFE 4 brick safe in owner’s stateroom hanging locker. 

HEYCO MARINE TOOL KIT 

SPARES AND MANUALS 
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