Oyster expanding facilities to build new 118’s

05 Jan 2017

The all new Oyster 118 is the largest Oyster yet

Plans are being developed to expand Oyster Yachts’ facilities at Saxon Wharf so that it can build its second and third 118 builds in parallel for a late spring and summer 2020 delivery.

Oyster 118-02 will be the 40th over 80ft yacht built by Oyster in the company’s 43 year history. According to data from the ‘Global Order Book’ data reported by Showboats International, the build will give Oyster a 30% market share of the global order book for yachts between 80 and 120ft for 2017.

Hull moulding for 118-02 will start in the next couple of months in Oyster’s dedicated facility at HMS Daedalus, near Portsmouth and fit-out will start in 2018 in Oyster’s Custom & Refit shipyard at Saxon Wharf in Southampton.

At Oyster’s Southampton base new additional facilities are being created, bringing the potential to complete four yachts before summer 2020 with 118-04 being offered for 2021 delivery.

The all new Oyster 118 is the largest Oyster yet drawn in partnership with Humphreys Yacht Design.

At 36m, the 118 is a new evolution of the Oyster/Humphreys plumb bowed, soft chined, twin rudder design.

via Boating Business | Oyster expanding facilities to build new 118’s.