OVERVIEW

Aquaries is one of our most recent Oyster 495s, launched in March 2025.

Winner of European Yacht of the Year 2023, the Oyster 495 is a true liveaboard bluewater cruiser, equipped to take you anywhere in luxury, comfort and safety. Every inch an Oyster, she incorporates many of our big yacht features in a compact 50 foot yacht, from signature triple seascape windows to generous entertaining and sunbathing spaces.

Aquaries benefits from our new generation contemporary interiors, featuring beautifully handcrafted natural materials and modern styling, alongside the latest technology and mood lighting solutions.

The ideal platform for your next Mediterranean adventure, Aquaries is open for charters in the Balearic Islands and France.

Features

Powerful sailing performance
Triple Sea Scape vertical windows
Air conditioning
Automated bathing platform
Launched in 2025

Specification

GUESTS	4 maximum
CREW	2
Summer	The Balearics, France € 16,000/wk + VAT + expenses

FEATURES

Make yourself comfortable

Aquaries features new generation luxury interiors, with beautiful cool oak joinery throughout.

Stepping down into the spacious and light saloon feels like home, with wraparound windows ensuring excellent natural ventilation. Deep, comfortable sofas and a multi-function table that can be converted into a daybed complement the saloon.

The full width aft master cabin features a luxurious centre line double bed and ensuite heads and shower room. It is completed by Oyster’s signature triple Seascape windows, creating a feeling of light and space, with exceptional ocean views. The forward cabin is equally luxurious, with plenty of space for guests to relax and recharge. For the crew, there is a discrete bunk room tucked away between the saloon and forward cabin.

Flat-screen TVs in saloon and master cabin
Wi-Fi and 4G data connectivity
Integrated stereo and speakers in master cabin and saloon
Cockpit speakers
2 x inflatable paddleboards
Sea scooter
Snorkelling equipment
Inflatable tender with electric engine

Fully air-conditioned
Automated cassette bathing platform, with boarding ladder and integrated freshwater shower
Interior mood lighting throughout
Multifunction saloon table can be raised and lowered to create a comfortable day bed, perfect to relax on and enjoy the integrated widescreen TV

CREW

Meet the crew

Captain

Alex

Alex found his way into sailing after spending ten years at university, studying different subjects from Philosophy, History and Japanese studies to graduating in Psychology.

Now he has found his purpose working on and looking after boats with great appreciation for all the encounters with different people that come with it. He started out as a first mate on traditional sailing barges on the Dutch North Sea, where he met Anna and they decided to form a team. In the following seasons Alex build up great experience working in a variety of settings from a RYA Training Center, a shipyard, deliveries, some racing and a season as flotilla lead skipper in Greece. An atlanti…

Mate/Chef

Anna

Anna has been passionate about sailing since her childhood, when she first discovered dinghy sailing on a lake near her hometown in Germany. After graduating in Animal Management, she decided to fully dedicate herself to life on the water.

Her journey began in the Netherlands, where she worked on traditional sailing barges as a first mate. There, she met Alex, and together they chose to pursue a shared path in sailing and build a life on the water as a team. Anna then moved to Italy, where she worked for a RYA training centre and did a variety of sailing trips, yacht deliveries, and offshore races. At the end of the season she completed her Yachtmaster qualification. She spent the next season in Greece working as a flotilla lead s…