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Just Launched A selection of recent <strong>Oyster</strong> launchings<br />
ABOVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:<br />
Tom Howard and Christian Figenschau, <strong>Oyster</strong> 56, Astahaya<br />
Mike and Devala Robinson, <strong>Oyster</strong> 46, Sea Rover<br />
Vince Dales, The Greenbird, powered only by nature<br />
Paul Bateman, <strong>Oyster</strong> 56, Stardust of Burnham<br />
John Maxwell, <strong>Oyster</strong> 655, Solway Mist II<br />
Steve and Geraldine Powell, <strong>Oyster</strong> 62, UHURU<br />
FAR RIGHT: Steve and Geraldine Powell, <strong>Oyster</strong> 62, UHURU<br />
OYSTER 56 ASTAHAYA<br />
Tom Howard and Christian Figenschau’s<br />
new <strong>Oyster</strong> 56 Astahaya is a stunning<br />
example of the <strong>Oyster</strong> marque, thanks to<br />
Tom and Christian’s interior design<br />
experience and meticulous attention to<br />
detail. Astahaya has a very customised<br />
and contemporary interior, which includes<br />
gloss finish to the interior teak woodwork,<br />
dark granite work-surfaces and upholstery<br />
in charcoal Alcantara. To celebrate the<br />
launch of their new yacht, Tom and<br />
Christian took the build team from<br />
Windboats out for a sail, before<br />
entertaining them to lunch at Fox’s Yacht<br />
Club. Astahaya’s launch party will take<br />
place at the Real Club Nautico in Palma<br />
just before the start of the <strong>Oyster</strong> Regatta.<br />
OYSTER 46 SEA ROVER<br />
Owners, Mike and Devala Robinson have<br />
previously travelled extensively around<br />
Africa in a Land Rover, so chose the name<br />
Sea Rover for their next big adventure.<br />
Sea Rover put in a brief appearance at the<br />
recent <strong>Oyster</strong> Regatta in Cowes, before<br />
heading to Guernsey en route to the Canary<br />
Islands for the start of the ARC, where she<br />
will join a large fleet of <strong>Oyster</strong>s for her<br />
transatlantic crossing. Mike and Devala plan<br />
to head straight to the Pacific for some<br />
‘extended cruising’ including Easter Island<br />
and the Marquesas. Sea Rover was the first<br />
<strong>Oyster</strong> to leave the new Landamores yard<br />
earlier this year.<br />
OYSTER 56 SKYCLAD<br />
The new <strong>Oyster</strong> 56 Skyclad is Vince<br />
Dale’s first boat and he has a varied<br />
cruising itinerary planned, taking in Turkey,<br />
the East Coast of the USA and the<br />
Caribbean, although not necessarily in that<br />
order! Skyclad will remain in Ipswich a<br />
little longer as Dale is currently on an<br />
important assignment in Australia where<br />
he will be co-piloting The Greenbird in<br />
an attempt on a world land speed record<br />
(which currently stands at 116.7mph)<br />
for a wind-powered vehicle. Skyclad’s<br />
cruising chute is painted to match the<br />
wing on The Greenbird, so should be an<br />
easy one to spot in future <strong>Oyster</strong> regattas.<br />
OYSTER 56<br />
STARDUST OF BURNHAM<br />
Paul Bateman is an experienced sailor,<br />
having owned various sailboats since<br />
racing dinghies out of Burnham.<br />
He still owns his previous boat, Starlight,<br />
a Moody 42 that he bought new 20 years<br />
ago, and can’t quite bear to part with.<br />
Stardust took part in the <strong>Oyster</strong> Regatta<br />
in Cowes and is another <strong>Oyster</strong> joining<br />
this year’s ARC after which she will make<br />
her way to her permanent berth in the<br />
warm waters of Barbados.