O Y S TER NEWS
One of the most appealing aspects of sailing in the BVI’s is that nowhere is more than a few hours sail away. T is narrow archipelago discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493 marking the northeastern part of the ‘Windy’ chain, is only 35 miles from end to end. T e islands encompass such high status hideaways as the Peter Island Resort and Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island. T e closest we got to Branson’s particular piece of paradise was Alan Brook’s start line for Race 3, set within a stone’s throw of Necker’s inviting white sand beach. Any closer was out of bounds, for rumour had it that Oprah Winfrey was hiding there, away from the media spotlight that Kitty Kelly’s biography, published that week, had focused on America’s TV Queen. If Oprah was there, we hope she appreciated the excitement of an Oyster spinnaker start right in front of her balcony as the fl eet raced away from the Bitter End Yacht Club on nearby Virgin Gorda to sample the sumptuous delights and banquet on Peter Island!
T e event began with a gathering at Nanny Cay, a natural hurricane hole on Tortola’s southern shore where crews brought out the spit and polish to shine in the Concours d’Elegance competition before enjoying a beachside cocktail party and dinner at the famous Peg Legs restaurant. T ough they were not to know until the end of the regatta, Scott and Sue Gibson’s Oyster 72 Stravaig and Bill Dockser’s Oyster 82 Ravenous II were judged best presented yachts in Class 1, and Harvey and Sue Death’s Oyster 56 Sarabi along with Sophistikate, Richard and Angela Parkinson’s Oyster 46, took the honours in Class 2. At the prize giving, Sue and Harvey allowed their children to go up to collect their prize, in the vain hope they said, that the experience would encourage them to contribute more towards the cleaning next time!
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