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Sailboat Review: Oyster 495 Combines Performance and Power In Under 50 Feet

• By Kimball Livingston
• October 27, 2023

Few boats would merit a glance from a savvy, experienced skipper looking to consolidate the best qualities of his performance cruiser and his motoryacht into just one boat.

Someone might even ask: “Are you kidding me? Can you do that?”

Enter the Oyster 495.

As the smallest yacht the company has developed from concept since 2005, the 495 is rigorously detailed. It is true to the heritage of a builder where a 50-footer has become the entry-level model. 

For this latest raised-salon offering, Oyster created a new facility in Hythe, on the Southampton shores of southern England. The aim is to build 12 boats a year, and sales to date suggest that this figure is not overly ambitious. 

I encountered Genevieve , the well-traveled Hull No. 1, in Southern California, where the boat had been delivered to the owner in Santa Barbara after being shown extensively in Europe. She was purchased to replace a performance cruiser and a powerboat. 

First impressions count, and the 495 makes a great one. If you’re switching over from a different brand, forget about bringing along your plates and glassware. All of that is provided, with subtle logos and fitted stowage. Mood lighting is available at the touch of a button. The TV raises and disappears with another button. In the guest stateroom forward, hatches overhead open in opposite directions. The queen berth in the owner’s stateroom could be a boat-show sales tool, but the cabin top is equipped for the lee cloths you will need when the boat is doing what it is meant to do: go places. 

To that end, an aluminum mast with electric furling is standard, but Genevieve is equipped with a Seldén carbon rig with in-mast electric furling and a hydraulics package including a mainsheet, vang, outhaul, backstay, and ­in-boom ram. In operation, it was whisper-quiet. 

The twin wheels offer clear sightlines from secure footing, along with command posts that have buttons to deploy and furl sails, and to adjust everything adjustable without straining a finger or risking a hangnail. Lewmar EVO primaries are handy, just outboard of the helm stations. Optional dual thrusters make everyone a hero going and coming to the dock, and smaller items such as pre-rigged preventers speak to that shadowy concierge who seems to have been everywhere. 

With four of us aboard, the cockpit was more than ­generous. I imagined many sociable scenes to come as the sails came out. The Yanmar saildrive was so quiet, it had to go off for me to even notice it had been on. Put that down to sandwich insulation glued, not screwed. 

The breeze was single digits, not enough to make the boat light up under a 105 percent jib, and we were dragging a wide transom and two rudders. Nevertheless, it was enjoyable sailing. I also appreciated seeing the cabin house square to the seating, to make a comfortable backrest looking aft, stretched out on passage. Rounding the forward backing the way some manufacturers do may work when you’re not going anywhere, but what is a boat for? 

The cockpit is laid out to walk on a single level back to a full-beam lazarette, which has ample stowage and access to the steering, backstay, exhaust and seacocks. Step back farther, and you are stepping down a reverse transom to a shower and an electronically operated swim platform. When the boat is stern-tied, that will be the boarding ladder. 

Belowdecks is bright, with close attention to ­ventilation. The opening coachroof windows in the salon will delight passengers in a tropical anchorage with the breeze wafting through. Batteries and tankage are centered under the salon sole, focusing the weight where it belongs. A U-shaped galley, two steps down to port, places most of the cook’s needs at hand in a space where it will be easy to brace underway, and the cook is not isolated from crew and guests. The twin sinks are on centerline for efficient drainage. 

The saloon table lowers to bed height for those who are overblessed with kids or grandkids, and the step-down nav station is separated but not isolated. A swing-out computer screen is here, along with CZone control and monitoring instead of fuse panels. A freezer is abaft the nav station, where it won’t see a lot of traffic unless it’s stocked with ice cream for those kids. 

Opposite the nav station, twin doors open wide to an engine compartment thoughtfully laid out to be serviced without provoking naughty words. Clear labeling matters, and I liked seeing the Panda generator within a sound-­insulated compartment.  

All the way aft, the owner’s stateroom has 6 feet, 4 inches of headroom, a sofa, cedar-lined lockers, escape hatches, and Oyster’s signature vertical portlights for a special view of the world. Forward of the salon is a cozy over/under double that shares a head and shower with the bright and airy forward stateroom. Nowhere above or belowdecks does the level of fit-and-finish fall short. 

Oyster describes the hull as an “overspecified laminate resin structure with a combination of stringers and frames for extreme strength and durability.” I believe it. Genevieve had the L-shaped standard keel and a draft of 7 feet, 5 inches. A shoal-draft keel is an option. 

Lunch waited ashore, ­creating an opportunity to ­observe how magically the sails disappeared and how comfortably the boat motored at 9-plus knots. It’s replacing a powerboat, remember. There was also a moment to ­demonstrate that, under power, the Oyster 495 will spin in its own length. That gave me a grin too.

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‘Sail could dominate the market’ predicts Oyster Yachts Hadida

Suggesting sail yachts will one day outsell motor-powered vessels is likely to ruffle a few feathers and possibly warrant some industry scoffing, but Oyster Yachts’ Richard Hadida and chief commercial officer Paul Adamson believe in nothing less, Nic Robinson finds out

British luxury sail yacht builder Oyster Yachts saw its first profits this year since Richard Hadida bought the company in 2018 for £6.7M, beating around 30 other investors to the helm. He is now owner and chief executive officer of the 40-year-old brand and has surrounded himself with a team equally as passionate about the business as he is.

Hadida, along with chief commercial officer Paul Adamson, who has some serious sailing credentials under his belt, is bringing Oyster back to the top of its game which for the first time last year saw record unit sales.

Driving the uptick, with no doubt in either leaders’ mind, is the trust that has been reimbued in the company. “Oyster had lost its way and had lost touch with it’s core values”, says Adamson.

The company’s fall into administration after its Dutch investors bailed out in February 2018 caused the already troubled business to collapse. This subsequently led to a significant loss of trust in the brand, Adamson adds.

Part of Hadida’s and Adamson’s plan was to bring that trust back by ensuring customers had the best experience possible, and importantly they knew the yachts they bought were a good investment. “One quick solution was to design and build the yachts to comply with Lloyds Register SSC Rules which gives peace of mind to the design and also that every build leaving the yard is 100% safe,” Adamson says.

“If you think of our customers, they’re highly successful entrepreneurs and businesspeople who are change makers in their industry – they understand how business works. We needed to focus on earning their trust so they would be prepared to commit to building their new dream yacht with us.” Adamson says.

Purchases of superyachts powered predominantly by sail have not been smooth over the last two decades, but in recent years BOAT Pro data suggests change is afoot. In 2000, 51 sailing yachts 24m or over were sold, followed by a sharp drop the following year and then more peaks and troughs.

A record was set in 2004 when 63 units were sold, but after 2009’s sales of 54 yachts, the sector saw a steep decline to a low of 20 deliveries in 2015. The tide turned, however, in 2020 and this year sales so far stand at 40, with 2022 and 2023 orders also looking strong.

• Brokerage sales of motor yachts outstripped sail in the first quarter of this year, with the total number of pre-owned yachts changing hands up 46% in 2021

Oyster sells yachts in all sizes, including the 24m-plus range. BOAT Pro data shows the yard delivered two yachts in the 24m-plus range in 2018, one in 2019 and has another on order for next year.

“We’ve sold 23 boats [of various sizes] in the last year which is a record year,” says Hadida. “40% of our customers are from UK, 30% from Europe and 30% from rest of the world. They’re looking for bluewater, go anywhere in comfort and luxury and safety and that’s what Oyster owns, we own that space. People say Oyster Yachts are the Bentleys of the seas.”

It hasn’t been easy or cheap raising sales to this level though, with Hadida pumping over £26M of his own money into the firm and seeing significant losses over the past three years. In 2020, Oyster made £20M in sales with a pre-tax loss of £10M and for the year ending 31 March 2021, £30M was made with a lower pre-tax loss of £3M.

This financial year, however, Hadida predicts sales of £60M with a certainty of profit and is adamant the coming years will see more positive figures. As the pair have already outlined, customers now trust the company, which has helped boost sales, but the other factor not yet discussed is how Oyster fits into the global warming conversation.

“I don’t know how motorboats post-2030 will be sustainable because I can’t see technology improving to the point where they’ll be able to travel long distance on only a battery,” Hadida says.

Adamson’s view is similar: “I am so glad we’re a sailing yacht manufacturer because sailing by its very nature is hybrid, it’s the world’s oldest form of transport. There’s less of an impact on the environment [with sailing]. You may be burning some generator fuel on the larger sailing yachts, but it’s a lot less [than motor-powered]. I think the market will pivot to sail.”

He continues: “I think sailing yachts will track up and there’ll be less motorboats built, I believe people will pivot more to sail, because if you think about a person building their new dream yacht, their kids will be influencing them to take care of the planet. I think you’ll find the same number [of yachts overall] built in the future, but more sailing in total.”

These don’t appear to be empty words; you only need to look at the growth in staff at Oyster Yachts over the short three years Hadida has owned the company. All 27 bays across the business’s three yards are full, which has resulted in the need for more employees.

Some 420 new staff have been hired and there are plans to build in and sustain skilled workers through an apprenticeship scheme. There is also an expectation employee numbers will reach close to 500 once Oyster’s new Hythe facility near its Southampton yard is fully operational.

“We have a great number of skills required when building boats and we’ve gone out there and managed to already fill hundreds of positions, and we’re now aggressively setting up an apprentice academy, so every year we’ll take on 25 apprentices and that’ll be as a four-year course,” explains Hadida.

The Oyster Academy apprenticeship scheme will allow the company to scale its operation, he adds. “We can take on these young people and they’re working on boats, earning real skills in the real world which they can keep with them and I’m really proud of that.”

Hadida cites the recruitment problems faced by many other industries as one of the reasons for setting up the Oyster Academy, including a finite pool of skills as well as the location of his operations. “People have options for jobs elsewhere in other industries, but we’ve filled all of the posts in Southampton and Wroxham,” he says. “We’ve taken on a site in Hythe and we’re starting to fill those roles. You’ve got to be able to find the people to build the boats.”

The number employed by Oyster Yachts is an indication of both its growth potential as well as how serious Hadida is about its future. Currently there are four premises, including the main yard in Southampton as well as a new sister site over the water in Hythe where 70 staff have already been recruited. While its site in Wroxham, Norfolk, close to Oyster’s technology centre in Ashmanhaugh, also continues to grow with plans to build new vessels there.

In three years Hadida has turned a lossmaking business into one that has the potential to employ over 500 people and make good profits along the way. Its success is a result of many factors, including trust, a better customer experiences and awareness of climate change, But there’s one other component too.

“There’s no question that we’ve sold boats on the back of this [pandemic],” Hadida says. “People don’t want to be in a situation where they can’t escape in a bad situation, yachts are like villas and I believe the pandemic has made people revaluate where they want to spend their time. You can go from country to country to be in a safe space.”

Success also comes from a deep passion for sailing and Oyster Yachts that is embedded within both Hadida and Adamson. The former owns an Oyster 885 called Lush that he once co-owned with Eddie Jordan, which Adamson previously skippered around the world in the inaugural Oyster World Rally.

The pair are business-savvy and have a deeper understanding of the market and their customer base that is hard to achieve with a private equity owner. They also know that to ensure the brand remains it must be profitable and so they are focussed on sustainable growth. A new three-year strategy is in place which is intended to see Oyster Yachts grow further.

“Over the next three years we’ll focus on consolidating what we’ve achieved and at the same time continue to grow Oyster for the long term.” says Adamson.

“The growth battle for us is won and lost in production and that’s the truth. It’s all about how to increase the capacity of the business to cope with demand and maintain the values of quality, passion and craftmanship.”

And the environment plays a big part in the future of Oyster Yachts too, with both Hadida and Adamson clear on the fact they produce sail yachts won’t always be a strong enough eco message for the brand.

“We need to innovate the boats continuously, we’re looking in depth at sustainability and it’s very easy to greenwash. Therefore we will only design systems into the boats that make a real difference as opposed to being trendy,” Adamson adds.

But their prediction that sailing yachts will one day outsell motors remains to be seen, especially in the superyacht segment where makers are investing heavily in alternative fuels including battery power, but also hydrogen and other areas. It is, however, clear something is going right at Oyster Yachts.

Hadida and Adamson in brief

Richard Hadida :

“Anything that has a spirit of adventure associated with it I like. That’s why I like yachts, because they give me a sense of adventure and freedom and that’s one of the reasons I bought Oyster”

• The owner and chief executive officer of Oyster Yachts
• Bought Oyster for £6.7M in 2018.
• Made his money by building and floating Evolution Gaming
• Owns Oyster 885 yacht Lush , which he once co-owned with Eddie Jordan
• His love of sailing and Lush led him to Oyster

Paul Adamson:

“I came in 100% knowing exactly what to do to make the business work and reignite the Oyster brand for the long-term success and growth of the business"

• Chief Commercial Officer at Oyster Yachts
• Responsible for the all customer facing aspects of Oyster Yachts.
• Spent 25 years sailing professionally from the age of 18
• Set up a successful business consultancy in Ireland developing sales teams to fulfil their potential in a variety of industries.
• Skippered Lush around the world in the first Oyster World Rally for Eddie Jordan

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Oyster Yachts Back in Business After Bankruptcy

The sailing community was shocked when Oyster Yachts declared bankruptcy last winter. The venerable builder of high quality, blue water yachts has long been an industry leader. Plus, it had in excess of $80 million in orders on their books. But, a white knight rose to the rescue and saved the brand, the customers, the boat builders and the extended Oyster family. Read the report in Superyacht News.

Oyster has announced that they will once again manufacture yachts at their plant in Wroxham, England and has hired 50 former employees as yacht builders just three months after the company went into administration.

This news marks the beginning of the company’s next chapter following its sale to entrepreneur Richard Hadida, with the yacht builders having already begun work on an Oyster 675 yacht. The yacht will be 67 feet in length (20.4 meters) and is the first of two yachts Oyster currently has contracts for, with several more orders expected to be signed in the coming weeks, as the company seeks to complete projects paused during the administration process.

According to Oyster, they will continue to scale up their hiring push as more order contracts are signed, and they expect to make further announcements shortly, emphasizing that they are committed to maintaining their heritage and saving as many highly skilled jobs as possible.

In other developments for the British company, Oyster also successfully re-launched the Oyster World Rally on 23rd April, with 17 Oysters set to leave Vanuatu in the Pacific islands shortly, setting sail for the Whit-Sundays in Australia.

Richard Hadida, Oyster’s CEO, commented: “It brings me real pleasure to announce that the production of Oyster yachts has recommenced in Wroxham. Whilst we are moving into a new chapter for the business, we always knew that staying true to the Company’s  roots was vital. I am incredibly proud that we have been able to hire previous employees of the business, as it is their expertise and craftsmanship which will ensure we maintain the mark of quality Oyster yachts are known for.” Read more.

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10 Best Sailboat Brands (And Why)

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December 20, 2023

‍ There's no denying that sailors are certainly a passionate bunch. We’re so passionate about our boats that we always try going for the best sailboats. To make it a lot easier for you, here are the best sailboat brands.

Owning a sailboat is an indulgence that many of us only dream about but very few ever have the privilege of sailing the seas in what they can actually call their own.

While there's nothing wrong with renting a sailboat, the honor of owning one is certain what many sailors dream of.

With a perfectly crafted sailboat as company, gliding through the water, waves, and wind brings some sort of unmatched comfort and peace.

Add this to the fact that sailing takes you far away from the daily hustles and bustles that we've become accustomed to in our daily lives and you'll see why the life of sailing is very appealing to the masses.

But without a proper sailboat, all this fun and the good life of sailing are thrown out of the window.

Contrary to the widespread opinion, owning a sailboat isn't beyond anyone's reach. It's something that we can all achieve. But before getting into that, it's important to know some of the best sailboat brands.

The best sailboat brands will make your life as a sailor a lot easier and more fun. The best sailboat brands have, for decades if not centuries, mastered the art of woodworking. They've dedicated their skills and immense amount of their time to designing and manufacturing nothing but the best quality of sailboats in the industry.

So if you've been looking for the best sailboat brands from all over the world, you've come to the right place. We'll discuss the best of the best, something that will give you a perfect getaway from your normal life.

Table of contents

‍ Must-Have Features for Your Sailboat

Before highlighting the best sailboat brands, it would be appropriate to jog your mind a little with some of the features that must be available in your sailboat.

Choosing a sailboat can sometimes be a matter of compromises. In other words, it's sometimes sensible to accept that a sailboat cannot have all the features that you desire.

As such, it's all about going with a sailboat that has the features that matter to you most.

For this reason, let's look at the most basic features that can make the difference in both safety and comfort while improving your sailing experience.

A Safe and Comfortable Sailing Cockpit

You'll most definitely be spending a huge amount of time in the cockpit. Whether you're keeping watch, trimming sails , helming, or just enjoying the scenery, there's no better place to do all these than from the cockpit. That being said, a good cockpit should have the following.

• Have a good depth for safety reasons and adequate drainage
• Should give you a quick and easy access to jammers, cleats, and other important parts of the winch system
• Should have a seat or seats that are about 35 cm high, 50 to 55 cm wide to provide ideal support
• The seats should be adjustable to offer maximum comfort and allow you to change your position

GPS Chartplotter

Use a GPS Chartplotter once and your sailing will never be the same without it. It not only allows you to map a course but is also a great way of ensuring that your sailboat exactly follows that course. It also gives you constant updates on ocean conditions, weather conditions , and potential hazards such as deadly currents and sandbars.

A GPS Chartplotter is also an important safety device that can help you in some very critical situations while out there on the water.

For instance, it has a man-overboard button that is essentially meant to allow you to receive coordinates of the exact location should someone fall off your boat.

Electric Winch System

This is an amazing addition to any sailboat. It allows you to sheet a jib even in high and strong winds with a simple press of a button. It also gives you the chance of trimming a mainsail easily while still carry out other essential tasks in the sailboat.

An electric winch system can be of great importance, especially if you're short on crew. This is because it can free up some crew members to carry other important tasks. In other words, it can make duties that would otherwise require more crew members a lot easier.

More importantly, an electric winch system can maintain safety even in the roughest of conditions, thereby preventing you and your crew from getting injured. In essence, an electric winch system will make your sailing a lot safer, less stressful, and more enjoyable.

Reverse Osmosis Watermaker

This is a very valuable accessory, especially if you're going on long sea voyages. You can spend days on end without drinking clean and safe water.

As the name suggests, you can use this accessory to turn seawater into purified drinking water. It uses the reverse osmosis method that's essential not only in removing bacteria and parasites from the water but also in turning the water into purified and safe drinking water.

Even though this device is pricey, it's a great way to mitigate the over-reliance on huge water tanks. All you have to do is to ensure that it's properly maintained and you'll have an endless streak of safe drinking water no matter where you are.

Wide and Clutter-free Deck

While the deck is often an overlooked feature of a sailboat, it can be the difference between a great sailing experience and a stressful one. In essence, the deck of a sailboat should be wide enough and clutter-free.

This is significant as it can enable you to quickly access different parts of your sailboat with hindrance or getting tangled. As you can see, this is particularly important in improving safety and reducing stress.

With that in mind, make sure that the deck is organized in such a way that you can have easy access to sails, masts, and winches.

You should, therefore, avoid sailboats with decks that are designed in such a way that you have to climb on top of the cabin just to access these features. Needless to say, this can be quite unstable and very dangerous especially when conditions are rough.

The Best Sailboat Brands and Why

1. hallberg-rassy.

Hallberg-Rassy is a Swedish yacht maker that's very well-known in the blue water cruising circles for making some of the highest quality and sturdiest sailboats. For many sailors, this is the number one sailboat brand as it offers absolute comfort, utmost safety, and good and easy handling.

This brand is not only synonymous with sturdy construction but you won't worry getting soaking wet while out there on the water. This is because it has a well-protected deck and cockpit, finished with nice woodwork, and has a powerful engine with a big tankage just to ensure that you can go on long voyages.

When designing its sailboats, this brand has made it a norm to add some features that stand out from the rest. For instance, the bowsprit is an integral feature that makes sailing a Hallberg-Rassy quite easy and much enjoyable. This is because it grants easy access to and from the deck. Its electric anchor winches facilitate smooth maneuvering. Even more, its large steering wheels makes it much easier to control the boat even in the roughest of conditions. In essence, this brand has features that provide good control and an extra sense of safety.

Although this brand has evolved over the years, you'll easily recognize it even from a distance. And why is this? A Hallberg-Rassy never goes out of style. This is a unique sailboat brand that has always stayed true to its principles and concept. No matter which part of the world you go, Hallberg-Rassy will remain the undisputed king of blue water cruising.

2. Nautor's Swan

For over 50 years, Nautor's Swan has endlessly raised the sailing levels by designing and manufacturing new sailboat models that not only push the boundaries but also meet that many requirements and demands of sailors across the world. Thanks to its wide range of seaworthy, timeless, elegant, and highly-performing sailboats, the Nautor's Swan remains one of the best if not the best sailboat makers in the world.

Based in Jakobstad, Finland, this brand has severally set the industry standard with its speedy and sleek models such as the Swan 48, Swan 65, Swan 98, Swan 78, and Swan 120. These models have one thing in common: they never compromise on safety. As a brand that puts safety first, it ensures that its models are made of foam-cored glass fiber and reinforced both with carbon-fiber and epoxy. In essence, Nautor's Swan is widely revered for its unmatched seafaring and safety records.

Additionally, Nautor's Swan models are incredibly responsive. You can easily tell this just by the feel of the wheel. This brand has models that will gracefully slice through the biggest of waves with ease. That's not all; the interior of these models that are very comfortable even when the going gets tough. This is, without a doubt, a brand that strives to create self-contained worlds with each model.

3. Beneteau

This is perhaps the most selling sailboat brand in the world. For over a century now, this brand has based its models in a combination of simplicity and performance. This is a brand that will serve you just right across all latitudes and in all circumstances. Whether you prefer the Oceanis Yacht 62 or the Figaro Beneteau 3, this brand will never let you down on all fronts.

This brand revolves around a simple concept of creating a link around the world. From the deck space to its design and light, this brand does everything possible not just to uniformly transform life at sea but also to open doors to new horizons in a very luxurious yet practical way. Its models are designed with clear deck plans, stable hulls, simplified maneuvering and interior materials and equipment that can be easily personalized.

Whether you're looking for a racing sailboat or something that's designed to explore and enjoy the world in the company of friends and family, Beneteau is a true combination of sensations and simplicity. This is a brand that brings to the seas fun, simplicity, smartness, toughness, safety, intuitiveness, as well as dazzling reinvention.

4. Amel Yachts

Based on the ethos of designing and manufacturing comfortable, robust, and easy-to-handle boats, this French brand has, for over five decades, offered sailors and other sailing enthusiasts the perfect opportunity to explore the seas with the utmost quality, comfort, and more importantly, safety.

Using 100% French know-how, this brand has brought to the sailing world some of the best boats such as the Santorini, the Mango, the Super Maramu, and the Maramu. We would be doing this brand total injustice if we said that they're distinctive. Truth be told, there's nothing comparable to an Amel model. Well Amel was and still is, the ultimate standard by which other sailboat models are measured.

From items such as electric winches and furling, to generators, Watermaker , and washing machine down to the simplest of items such as towels. Spare filters, bathrobes, deck brush, and a boat safe, the Amel is in reality with what the real life of a sailor is and should be.

Although some may say that Amel still has room for improvement in terms of specifications and personalization, it cannot be denied that the Amel is a serious brand that designs and manufactures complete boats. With this brand, you'll be guaranteed of a higher degree of reliability, safety, and an edge of fun while out there on the water.

5. Hinckley Yachts

Based in Maine, United States, Hinckley Yachts is a brand that has been building robust, luxury, and safe sailboats for more than 90 years now. In its sailboat class, you'll find several sailboats that have classic shapes, inner strength, dramatic lines, and features that are absolutely essential in dealing with the challenges of the North Atlantic.

This brand has been successful in integrating impeccable craftsmanship with new technologies to ensure that their models always stand out while articulating advanced sailing practices, timeless aesthetic, robust construction, and the utmost safety. Whether you choose the Bermuda 50, the Sou'wester 53 or any model for that matter, you'll never be short of advanced performance based on the best design and technology.

In terms of features, this brand provides sailboat models with modern performance hulls. These hulls are constructed with inner layers of carbon, outer layers of Kevlar, and are aligned with computer-designed load paths. Every feature is designed without compromising comfort.

To this end, this brand offers you a perfect combination of both fun and sail. This brand offers more than just sailing. Instead, it offers a unique sailing experience that's combined with the pure joys of sailing in the blue waters with an ease of ownership and maneuverability.

6. Oyster Yachts

If you've been looking for luxury more than anything else, Oyster Yachts provides you with numerous solutions. This British brand is widely known for manufacturing a wide range of luxury cruising sailing yachts. Its sailboats are among the finest in the world and are immensely capable of taking you to some of the far-flung places in the world without having to worry about high winds and hellish waves.

Whether you choose the iconic Oyster 565 or the immense Oyster 595 you never fall short of experiencing the new world like never before. These are models that will enable you to own your adventure, choose your destination, set your courses, pick your anchorage, and stay safe at all times. If you want to hold the wheel and pull the sail while feeling the tang of salt spray on your face, Oyster Yachts is the way to go.

This is, unquestionably, a brand that's meant for you if you want to explore the seas in comfort, luxury and utmost safety. From craftsmanship, sailboat design, to hull, deck, and keel configurations, everything is designed to allow you to circumnavigate the world in comfort, elegance, and style.

7. Tartan Yachts

Based in Fairport Harbor, Ohio, there's arguably no better to begin your sailing adventures than with a sailboat designed and manufactured by Tartan Yachts. With several award-winning designs and construction, this brand is widely known for providing easy handling, great performance, and an ultimately stable platform.

This brand always strives to deliver a unique and the best possible experience to every sailor. As a brand, Tartan fully understands that every sailor has his/her unique sailing needs. As such every component of their models is designed with engineering levels that guarantee optimum performance, excellent on-deck visibility, and luxurious interior.

From the Tartan 5300, the Tartan 4300, the Tartan 345 to the New 365 and the Fantail, this brand makes it a priority to ensure that its models are among the strongest, lightest, and more importantly, the safest in the sailing industry. In essence, this brand can be ideal if you appreciate performance. It has rewarding sailing features both in narrow water lines and wider passages. Add this to its easy handling and you'll have a top-notch performer in virtually every condition.

8. Catalina Yachts

As one of the most popular boat manufacturers in the world, this American brand is widely revered for building the sturdiest boats that can hold up perfectly well in real-world conditions. These are generally family-oriented boats that are intelligently designed to ensure that your entire family can have fun out there on the water.

Some of the models include the cruiser series such as the Catalina 315, the Catalina 385, the Catalina 425 while the sport series include the Catalina 12.5 Expo, the Catalina 16.5, and the Catalina 14.2 Expo. As the current winner of the "Boat of the Year" Cruising World, you'll rarely go wrong with a Catalina model.

It offers a wide range of sailboat sizes that suits your lifestyle. This brand makes it a priority to ensure that all their models are not only safe but offer the best ownership and sailing experience. If anything, this brand is widely known to have one of the most excellent resale values in the sailing industry.

9. Island Packet Yachts

From the IP 525, the IP 439 to the IP 379, the Island Packet Yachts is a brand that encourages its customers not to keep the world waiting. This brand is meant for sailors who want to explore the world in utmost comfort and safety.

The first thing you'll notice in an IP sailboat is its large aft deck. This is not only perfect for sunbathing but can also serve you well if you want an impromptu dinner with friends and family while out there on the water. The living space is also large enough to carry most of your belongings, which is an added advantage especially if you've been planning to spend longer periods in the seas.

With modern evolution and refinement, as well as proven features, this brand is known to offer sailors maximum comfort, luxury, and safety. You'll have better access to the cockpit, have enough space, and are excellently designed to provide superior seafaring and the best features to enable you to spend extended periods when cruising.

10. Sparkman & Stephens

For more than 90 years, Sparkman & Stephens has been at the forefront of the belief that sailboat excellence goes beyond hull lines and deck plans. Instead, this brand believes in excellent naval architecture, innovation, sophistication, and beauty. This is a brand that has laid the foundation of sailboat as a sport not just in America but all over the world.

These models have graced the world for decades and bring immense pleasure to their owners in terms of innovation, performance, and excellence. Though rooted in tradition, the brand has pushed sophistication, technology, and sailing experience to a whole new level. You'll be a proud owner of the Sparkman & Stephens model.

There you have it; these are the best sailboat brands in the world. Although there are several other sailboat brands to choose from, the-above described brands stand shoulder above others in terms of quality, safety, performances and luxury.

Hopefully, you're at a much better place when it comes to choosing a sailboat that suits your lifestyle, needs, and budget .

Happy sailing!

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