Oyster 37
Oyster · Holman & Pye · 1978
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Oyster 37 is a 11.27 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Holman & Pye and built by Oyster, first launched in 1978. It races in Class C.
Length
11.27 m
37′ 0″
Beam
3.70 m
Draft
1.98 m
Displacement
7.5 t
Sail area
76 m²
On the podium
Where a Oyster 37 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
25%
of 28 starts by 1 boat
Wins
7%
Read from 28 starts by 1 boat between 2018 and 2024, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Oyster 37 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
"Μακης Πανταζης - Αγκιτρι 2024"2024- "Ιωαννης Καραπετης 2024"2024
- "Κυπελλο Χριστουγεννων 2023"2023
- "Αγ. Νικολαου 2023"2023
- "Ειρηνης & Φιλιας - Βαθυ Μεθανων"2023
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.
Round the buoys
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Not enough data yet: no races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
25%
of these races end on the podium
Who she races against
The designs a Oyster 37 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Albin Ballad (7 meetings), Grand Soleil 37 (Design) (7 meetings), Grand Soleil 34 (Finot) (7 meetings), Oceanis 38 (Finot-Conq) (7 meetings), Comet 850 (7 meetings), Dufour 38 (6 meetings), Moody 34 (6 meetings), Sun Shine 38 (6 meetings), Mirage 28 (6 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Oyster 37 has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
How fast is a Oyster 37
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.87 | 4.66 | 4.91 | — |
| 52° | 5.79 | 6.71 | 6.96 | — |
| 60° | 6.07 | 6.88 | 7.14 | — |
| 75° | 6.25 | 7.02 | 7.38 | — |
| 90° | 6.30 | 7.12 | 7.47 | — |
| 110° | 6.40 | 7.31 | 7.83 | — |
| 120° | 6.29 | 7.29 | 7.90 | — |
| 135° | 5.79 | 7.09 | 7.72 | — |
| 150° | 5.04 | 6.61 | 7.26 | — |
| Run VMG | 4.37 | 5.78 | 6.66 | — |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 560 kg.
Rigging
Oyster 37 rig and sail dimensions
A Oyster 37 carries 13.00 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.60 m boom, a forestay 14.80 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails