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NEARLY THERE!
The Oyster 62, Carpe Diem, owned
by Keith and Rosemary Hamilton
set out from Palma after taking
part in the Oyster Regatta in
September 2004. This September
will see them complete their
circumnavigation as they return to
Palma for this year’s event and we
look forward to celebrating their
achievement with them when they
sail into Real Club Nautico.
Windboats Celebrate 25 Years Building Oysters
To mark their 25th anniversary
of building Oyster yachts,
Trevor James of Windboats
Marine commissioned a
beautiful perpetual trophy,
which was presented during the
Oyster BVI regatta earlier this
year to the top scoring yacht
over the whole regatta. The
winner was David Yelloly’s,
Oyster 72, Spirit of Montpelier.
New Director at
EC Landamore
Congratulations to Kevin Webster who
was recently appointed a Director of
E C Landamore. Kevin joined Landamores
over 36 years ago, straight from school
and has occupied a variety of positions
since, starting in the workshop and latterly
moving into management. Kevin’s
contribution to Landamores and the Oyster
business has been enormous and his
appointment to the board is well-deserved.
NEW ATLANTIC
CROSSING GUIDE –
CAN YOU HELP?
Jane Russell, wife of David Russell,
the Engineering Manager at
E C Landamores, is editing a new Atlantic
Crossing Guide for the RCC Pilotage
Foundation. The new guide will be
updated and expanded to include
information on the African coast, the
passage to Brazil, routes through the
Caribbean including to Panama, routes
north from the Caribbean up the east
coast of North America, and northern
latitude routes via Greenland, Iceland
and Faroes.
From now until July 2009, Jane will be
collecting information ready for publication
in early 2010 and would love to have any
relevant feedback from anyone who is
sailing the Guide areas over the next 12
months. In particular she would like to
hear of any surprises, good or bad –
anything that, despite all the preparations,
was unexpected. This could be current
approaches or port information, or it could
be aspects of equipment, crew dynamics
or other observations on passage. Up to
date photographs would be greatly
appreciated. Any published contributions
will be acknowledged. If you would like
to contribute, either with text or photos,
please contact Jane by email at
russell001@btinternet.com.
Further information about the RCC
Pilotage Foundation with publications,
cruising and passage planning information
an be found at: www.rccpf.org.uk