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Oyster Lightwave 395

£37,500

Year

1988

LOA

39' 6"

Beam

11' 9"

Draught

6' 10"

Keel type

Bulbed fin

Engine

Yanmar 3YM30

HP

27 The Oyster Lightwave 395 is a fast racer-cruiser, this example No 19 of 31 built, having been in the same ownership since 2006. Early in his ownership the present owner raced her, often in shorthanded races, but for some years now has mostly used her as a fast cruiser. The hull was epoxied in 2021, and the engine was replaced with a Yanmar 3YM30AE in 2015.

In the late 1980s Oyster Yachts commissioned Carl Schumacher from Alameda, California, to design a light displacement high performance one-design cruiser/racer.

At that time the main racing yacht handicap system was the IOR rule, which gave a favourable handicap to beamy yachts with narrow ends and ballast high up giving poor angles of vanishing stability. The Lightwave 395 design ignored IOR ratings and went for a more modern design with beam carried well aft, which would be fast because of relatively low overall weight. With an originally designed displacement of 11,000 lbs, this was very light compared to most other 38-40 foot cruser-racers. Most of these yachts including this yacht for sale have since had their keels modified, usually by addition of a lead bulb to the base of the keel, which allows them to sail well (and still fast) without the need for a lot of crew weight on the rail.

31 were launched between 1988 and 1990, not enough to establish them as true one-design racing fleet, but many raced under the CHS rule which superceded the IOR rule, and did well, particularly as short-handed racers. Although a few still race, most are now - like this yacht - used as fast cruisers.

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Inventory:
Engine details	Yanmar 3YM30AE 1,266cc three-cylinder diesel, freshwater cooled, new 2015 and run 852 hours
Fuel tank capacity	80 litres
Propeller	Maxprop two-bladed feathering prop on shaft drive
Batteries	2 x Exide 115AH services batteries (new 2021) plus 70 AH engine start battery
Battery charging /electrics	125 amp engine alternator, Mastervolt shorepower charger and Aurinco solar panel with charge controller
Sails and deck equipment
Rig details	Masthead sloop rig, twin-spreader Kemp alloy mast and boom with Dyform S/S standing rigging dated 2015, rod kicker.
Mainsail	Saunders sails, slab reefing
Genoa	3 x genoas, Jeckells (5 years old but virtually unused) also Hyde and Incidences sails. Also No 2 headsail in kevlar by Mouse Sails
Genoa furling	Furlex 300S
Spinnaker	2 x symmetric spinnakers by Mouse sails, also 1 x asymmetric by Hyde Sails. Carbon spinnaker pole and bowsprit for asymmetric.
Trysail	Saunders Sails
Storm jib	Saunders Sails
Primary winches	2 x Lewmar 52 two-speed
Secondary winches	2 x Lewmar 44 three-speed
Halliard winches	2 x Lewmar 40 two-speed
Bower anchor	Lewmar Delta 16 Kg with 25 metres 8mm chain, plus warp
Kedge anchors	Fortress Guardian 23
Anchor windlass	SL Anchorman, available but not fitted
Steering	Tiller. A wheel and pedestal is available by negotiation if required.
Autopilot	Raymarine S1G gyro pilot with under deck ram drive and ST6002 controller at helm. A Raymarine tiller pilot is also there as a backup.
Steering compass	2 x Plastimo Offshore 135
Warps & fenders	Many warps, 8 fenders.
Miscellaneous	Large Gaastra awning and cockpit sunshade
Navigation Equipment and instruments
GPS/Chartplotter	Raymarine C90W 9" colour plotter and Digital Yacht GPS
Log/speed	Raymarine ST60+
Depth sounder	Raymarine ST60+
Windspeed/direction	Raymarine ST60+ Wind
Repeater	Raymarine ST60+ Multi
VHF radio	Cobra with DSC
VHF radio (handheld)	Cobra
Radio receiver	JVC radio/CD player
Safety/emergency equipment
Liferaft	4-man valise, serviced to 2026
EPIRB	ACR Globalfix Pro
MOB equipment	Lifesling and Jonbuoy
Bilge pumps	2 x manual
Miscellaneous	2 electronic LED flares, jackstays
Interior
Cabin layout	Forecabin, heads, saloon and aft cabin
Berths	6 + 2 pipe cots
Water tank capacity	2 x 120 litres in S/S tanks
Cooker	Nelson Spinflo 2-burner, grill and oven
Coolbox	Coolbox with Frigoboat refrigeration
Heads	Jabsco standard size electric
Miscellaneous
Dinghy	2.9M with inflatable keel and floorboards - new 2018 - available by separate negotiation
Outboard	Mariner 2.5 hp four-stroke - new 2024 - available by separate negotiation

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Phone 01326-212234

Yachts for sale on brokerage - every boat inspected by Yachtsnet Ltd.

Oyster Lightwave 395

£37,500

Year

1988

LOA

39' 6"

Beam

11' 9"

Draught

6' 10"

Keel type

Bulbed fin

Engine

Yanmar 3YM30

HP

27

In the late 1980s Oyster Yachts commissioned Carl Schumacher from Alameda, California, to design a light displacement high performance one-design cruiser/racer.

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Inventory:

Engine details

Yanmar 3YM30AE 1,266cc three-cylinder diesel, freshwater cooled, new 2015 and run 852 hours

Fuel tank capacity

80 litres

Propeller

Maxprop two-bladed feathering prop on shaft drive

Batteries

2 x Exide 115AH services batteries (new 2021) plus 70 AH engine start battery

Battery charging /electrics

125 amp engine alternator, Mastervolt shorepower charger and Aurinco solar panel with charge controller

Sails and deck equipment

Rig details

Masthead sloop rig, twin-spreader Kemp alloy mast and boom with Dyform S/S standing rigging dated 2015, rod kicker.

Mainsail

Saunders sails, slab reefing

Genoa

3 x genoas, Jeckells (5 years old but virtually unused) also Hyde and Incidences sails. Also No 2 headsail in kevlar by Mouse Sails

Genoa furling

Furlex 300S

Spinnaker

2 x symmetric spinnakers by Mouse sails, also 1 x asymmetric by Hyde Sails. Carbon spinnaker pole and bowsprit for asymmetric.

Trysail

Saunders Sails

Storm jib

Saunders Sails

Primary winches

2 x Lewmar 52 two-speed

Secondary winches

2 x Lewmar 44 three-speed

Halliard winches

2 x Lewmar 40 two-speed

Bower anchor

Lewmar Delta 16 Kg with 25 metres 8mm chain, plus warp

Kedge anchors

Fortress Guardian 23

Anchor windlass

SL Anchorman, available but not fitted

Steering

Tiller. A wheel and pedestal is available by negotiation if required.

Autopilot

Raymarine S1G gyro pilot with under deck ram drive and ST6002 controller at helm. A Raymarine tiller pilot is also there as a backup.

Steering compass

2 x Plastimo Offshore 135

Warps & fenders

Many warps, 8 fenders.

Miscellaneous

Large Gaastra awning and cockpit sunshade

Navigation Equipment and instruments

GPS/Chartplotter

Raymarine C90W 9" colour plotter and Digital Yacht GPS

Log/speed

Raymarine ST60+

Depth sounder

Raymarine ST60+

Windspeed/direction

Raymarine ST60+ Wind

Repeater

Raymarine ST60+ Multi

VHF radio