O Y S TER NEWS
THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME B Y D A VID TYDEMAN
OY STER WORLD RALLY 2013 –201 4
A few months ago, Liz Whitman said quietly to me that she’d been wondering if we should try to do something special for Oyster’s 40th anniversary in 2013 and how about a World Rally!
As with all really good ideas, they grow legs and start running – thanks Liz!
Seriously, it’s a wonderful idea and we’ll make it work brilliantly. We’ve asked the World Cruising Club (WCC) about their experiences and I’m delighted to say we have the basics of an agreement with them to work together to make this exclusive Oyster event the best the world can off er. We’ll try to combine their knowledge of ports and customs around the world with our years of experience in knowing what makes Oyster regattas so fulfi lling and fun to take part in.
By 2013 WCC will have run three World ARC events and our partnership with them in the Transatlantic ARC, almost since its inception
25 years ago, has shown us how we can add the Oyster layer of customer care and aſt er sales around their splendid organization. Providing the 5-star quality we strive to deliver to Oyster owners all the time, wherever in the world they are.
David Holliday, owner of the Oyster 72, Kealoha 8, bought his yacht with the 2008-2009 World ARC event in mind (one of four Oysters taking part and overall winner) and he has provided us with generous help and guidance over the past month or so, fi nally giving us the confi dence to announce this fi rst Oyster World Rally in this Oyster News.
We plan to refi ne the World ARC routing and timings (see their web site at
www.worldcruisingclub.com) with a start in early January 2013 from the Caribbean. T is timing will allow you to enjoy the Oyster Olympic event in the Solent in 2012 and have time to get across to the Caribbean in autumn 2012. We will run a mobile servicing and support preparation team throughout the second half of 2012.
T e Caribbean start will get the Oyster fl eet through the Panama Canal and into the Pacifi c fairly quickly, maximizing the time visiting the Galapagos Islands and the beautiful Society Islands - Tahiti, Bora Bora, Moorea and others.
From the Pacifi c we will head to the Great Barrier Reef, round the top of Australia, partying in Bali and heading west for Cape Town for Christmas and thence to Brazil before joining up for a fi nal grand party with the Oyster Caribbean Regatta in April 2014. All planned with a knowledgeable eye on typhoon and hurricane seasons to keep you sailing in the best weather possible. T e route avoids a Red Sea passage and so will miss out the Mediterranean, but we will try to create a ‘grand reunion’ event in Europe in autumn 2014 or summer 2015. Who knows, we may be persuaded to do it again in 2018-2019!
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