Oyster 575, DREAMER OF HAMBLE

Broker’s Comments

Oyster 575 DREAMER is still in her first ownership. She was built for shorthanded, long distance cruising and she has delivered. Cruising mainly in the Caribbean, she has been carefully maintained and updated through life. Because of her owner’s sailing programme and COVID-19, she has not been used and has been in storage for nearly 2 years. However, she has recently had a 240 nautical mile shake-down cruise and all her systems are operating well. Any gremlins have just been sorted out. Work carried out in 2021 includes –

• All new batteries.
• Review of her Raymarine system.
• Full service and shut down of her systems.
• Her sails are virtually new, delivered prior to shut down.

Oyster 575 DREAMER has a lovely teak interior that is in exceptional condition. Although she was built in 2010 she was not completed and commissioned until 2011. The Oyster 575 is a very successful marriage of performance and easy, safe sailing. Large enough to enjoy fast passage times, yet set up for short-handed crews to sail without effort. The Oyster 575 can be easily managed by an owner-driver, as this owner has done, but she has ample volume to take a crew member as you wish.

Oyster 575 DREAMER has been priced to sell. She is a lovely, well-mannered cruising yacht of excellent quality and one which is presented in lovely cosmetic order.

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Owner’s Comments

It breaks my heart to put DREAMER on the market. She has been a fantastic magic carpet for sailing and living and I have owned her since build. I have sailed her both with friends and family and also solo. She is responsive, easy to handle both under sailing and when in harbour and very comfortable. We have raced her occasionally and she has won the only races that we have participated in –

• 2011 – ARC. First in Class A and also Oyster Trophy.
• 2012 – ARC. First in Class A.
• 2013 – Overall Winner of Oyster Caribbean Regatta.

However, with a young family, it is not practical to spend enough time aboard sailing, which is what DREAMER deserves, so our new family yacht is a trawler, which is perfect for the little-ies, the dog and friends cruising locally in the UK. I love DREAMER – she is a beautiful yacht. When she finds her new owner, I will look back on the amazing times I have enjoyed aboard her. She is a delight to sail no matter what, she gets you there – and quickly! If we did not average 250 nautical mile days we were doing something wrong, averaging 8 knots up wind punching into it. Not so bad for a blue water cruising yacht!

Because of COVID-19, I have not used DREAMER for a couple of years which is why I asked Berthon to bring her fully up to spec before putting her on the market. I am sure that her new owners will find her as much of a delight as I have done and I wish them fair winds.