Oyster Jubilee Regatta close YCCS 2010 calendar

by Jill Campbell on 26 Sep 2010 Oyster Jubilee Regatta and on the final day, the international fleet of Oyster Yachts remained dockside at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda as the infamous Mistral wind arrived, gusting up to sixty knots and howling along the rugged coastline.

The overall classification after three races therefore becomes final and the winners of this 25th Oyster Regatta are Trevor Silver with his Oyster 655 Roulette in Class One (yachts over 60ft long) and Gerde and Annemarie Kohlmoos with their Oyster 54 Sarabande in Class Two (LOA under 60ft). Prizes were also awarded to winners of each day’s race as well during the prize giving ceremony at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda’s Clubhouse.

The 31 Oyster yachts enrolled in the regatta which took place from 21st to 25th September experienced a range of conditions over the course of the event, from light northerly breezes to 20 knots of south-easterly wind and from sunshine and blue skies to squalls and today’s gale force gusts. One constant at this regatta however has been the relaxed and friendly atmosphere which characterized racing as well as the exclusive social events Oyster owners enjoyed each evening.

Trevor Silver, owner of Roulette hails from London and was understandably pleased with his result: 'Obviously we are delighted to win here in Porto Cervo. We have had a bit of luck but I believe that the secret to our success was that the core of this crew have been together for some time and get on extremely well. Although we still have a few debates on board!

I am absolutely delighted with the boat, Roulette has been fast since I got her two years ago and we have sailed her a lot, including the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and recently the beautiful sailing grounds around Croatia. I plumped for the Oyster 655 because it is one of the sportiest models in the Oyster range; a fast hull shape and carbon mast gives Roulette a great turn of speed.'

Gerde and Annemarie Kohlmoos' Oyster 54 Sarabande comes from Hamburg, as do all of the crew and after sailing their new yacht out from the Oyster yard at Ipswich, they have cruised extensively in the Baltic Sea before bring her to the Mediterranean. As with the entire Oyster range, Sarabande has several bespoke features including a taller mast to increase performance. Her clean hull lines, powerful rig and a lower centre of gravity bulb keel have created a fast, stiff, comfortable passage maker.

Following the final prize giving owners, crews and the Oyster staff closed the event in style at the Gala Dinner hosted by the YCCS.

'We have organized numerous regattas this year,' commented YCCS Commodore Riccardo Bonadeo, 'with boats ranging from Maxis and Superyachts to 8 metre one-design craft, but I can safely say that this has been one of the most entertaining we have hosted. The relaxed, family-oriented atmosphere combined with the beauty of the Oyster boats made for a wonderful week of sailing and socializing.'

Oyster Regatta 2010

Class 1 - Summary Results - as of 24-09-10 at 15:13

Place, Boat Name, Helmsman, Owner, Nation, R1-R2-R3-Points
1. Roulette V.2 Trevor Silver, ,2,0.75,2, 4.75
2. Sotto Vento Richard Smith, ,3,7,0.75, 10.75
3. Albertone3 Alberto Vignatelli, ,0.75,10,3, 13.75
4. Pandemonium Stuart Smith and Barry J Cooper Jr., ,7,3,4, 14.00
5. Kealoha 8 David Holliday, ,6,6,7, 19.00

Class 2 - Summary Results - as of 24-09-10 at 15:42

Place, Boat Name, Helmsman, Owner, Nation, R1-R2-R3-Points
1. Sarabande Gerd and Annemarie Köhlmoos, ,0.75,0.75,0.75, 2.25
2. Boarding Pass III Bill Munro and Susan Harris, ,3,2,4, 9.00
3. Temerity Peter and Barbara Rogers, ,4,4,5, 13.00
4. Spirit of Spring Stuart and Caroline Popham, ,5,3,6, 14.00
5. Solway Mist of Kippford Alan and Shirley Cook, ,7,10,3, 20.00

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