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