Oyster Yachts has unveiled the Oyster C60, the first sailing catamaran in the British builder's history. Measuring 19.42 metres, the model applies Oyster's long-distance cruising philosophy to a multihull platform developed with Berret-Racoupeau Yacht Design.
The move does not replace Oyster's established monohull range. Instead, the builder says the C60 responds to owners who want greater living space, stability and separation of accommodation while retaining the bluewater capability associated with the brand.
Research with existing owners shaped the project
Oyster says the C60 follows several years of market research with current owners, former customers and prospective buyers. Some had moved toward catamarans because of the additional volume and at-anchor comfort available from a wide multihull platform.
That feedback gave the yard a reason to expand into a new category without abandoning its core identity. The result is positioned as an Oyster first and a catamaran second, with cruising reliability and ownership support remaining central to the brief.
19.42 metres creates substantial interior volume
The wide beam of a catamaran creates living area that would normally require a much longer monohull. That gives the C60 room for larger social spaces, greater privacy between cabins and more direct connection between interior and exterior areas.
The challenge is preserving sailing performance and manageable systems despite the added volume. Berret-Racoupeau's multihull experience is therefore particularly important to how the hulls, weight distribution and sail plan are balanced.
Bluewater capability remains part of Oyster's promise
Oyster has built its reputation around yachts intended for offshore and round-the-world cruising. The C60 is being developed to serve the same type of owner rather than acting only as a marina-based luxury platform.
That means storage, access to technical systems, redundancy and handling with a reduced crew are likely to matter as much as saloon dimensions. Buyers moving from an Oyster monohull will expect the new design to preserve that practical cruising discipline.
The C60 broadens the market below 24 metres
The introduction puts Oyster into competition with established premium catamaran builders while giving existing customers another route to more space without moving into a substantially larger yacht. At 19.42 metres, it remains within a size that many private owners can operate with limited professional crew support.
For Luxury Yacht Guide, the significance is straightforward: one of the best-known British bluewater names has entered the multihull market with a model squarely inside the 12-to-23.99-metre category.
