THE OYSTER PALMA REGATTA 2009
After some considerable strap adjusting onboard, the Oyster fleet was treated to a
private view as Capriccio of Rhu emerged from the cliff lined entrance flying all
before her.
At the time, the Race Officer and his crew on the committee boat were still
considering when and where to make a start for the Dolphin Sails Trophy Race,
and Michéle came up with a sensible suggestion. “We have some wind. Why not set
the line in front of us and time the start when we cross it?” She asked helpfully.
We were treated to a downwind start and the Dolphin Sails representatives must
have been rubbing their hands in glee as crews fought to prevent several spinnaker
wraps as the shifting winds sweeping down from the high cliffs protecting Andraitx
“
Your event is simply amazing.
The Oyster welcome and every
played perverse tricks on the fleet.
crew's sportsmanlike and easy
Timing the downwind start correctly proved no easier than it had been aboard
attitude made it very enjoyable,
Capriccio of Rhu, and led to some frantic last minute jostling to avoid crossing
the line prematurely. Three of the Oyster 655s – Richard Smith’s Sotto Vento, from the beginning. We really
Chris Ducker’s Flying Duckman and Solway Mist II skippered by Alexander
Markarov crossed the line three-abreast, leaving Heinrich Schulte and his family,
enjoyed the feeling of being
“
racing the rival Anabasis, a clear run.
part of the Oyster family for a
At the Cal Figuera lighthouse, 17 miles into the race, positioning was just as few days.
tight, with Sotto Vento rounding just inside Anabasis, while Flying Duckman,
Solway Mist II and Robert Gillespie’s larger Oyster 82 Sarita did their best to stifle >
Rudolphe Gautier, Société Nautique de Genève
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