WEL C O ME
What an exciting and demanding year so far; 18 international boat shows during the winter/spring season, an Oyster owners’ dinner on the T ames in the snow, the fi rst 575 on the water, the 625 in production, Superyacht contracts and thus far, a higher value of orders in the fi rst half of 2010 than we secured in our best year of 2007!
And later this summer we’ll start moulding Oyster 100-03 in parallel with the fi t-out of 100-01 and 02 and Richard Matthews’ Oyster 125-01; four Superyachts in build – fantastic progress and thanks to everyone involved for their continuous hard work.
Oyster 100-01 will be on sailing trials soon and I really look forward to sailing her, reporting back in the next Oyster News and inviting some of you to come and test sail while she will be based in Turkey during the winter, in fi nal commissioning for her new owner.
On top of this we announce the new Oyster 885; an Oyster World Rally to celebrate our 40th anniversary in 2013 and I’m sure many of you will have spotted the face-liſt we’ve given to Oyster News.
In this edition you’ll fi nd some great articles explaining more about each of these new developments and the usual great stories from owners fi nding time to make wonderful adventures happen in their Oysters.
In forthcoming magazine ads and our new Fleet Review Brochure, that will be available at the autumn shows, you’ll see we’ve worked hard to refresh the Oyster brand image focusing on our key message that we’re here to help you, our owners, enable your dreams. One caption the team came up with that brought a smile to my face was ‘Seeking Adventure Capitalists’!
T e Oyster 885 fi lls a gap between the 82 (actually an 80ſt hull) and the 100. She is designed to give the maximum length and specifi cation possible without exceeding the MCA ‘24 metre rule’ and hence will provide an effi cient balance between charter and private use. At just over 300 m3 interior volume compared with the Oyster 100 at ~400 m3 ~235 m3
and 82 at (note: the 125 Flybridge is ~700 m3
she’ll be a powerful and exciting yacht with many new features. !)
T e Oyster 575 is a very sweet yacht to sail, balanced, easy to handle and the design is turning heads in the Mediterranean where the fi rst two are now based. T e fi rst 625-01 is being built at Southampton Yacht Services and we look forward to her premiere at our London Private View next spring.
Southampton Yacht Services, an increasingly important part of the Oyster Group, continues to grow its refi t business supporting many Oyster owners on the south coast and from much further afi eld with convenient and high quality aſt er sales care, whilst maintaining their reputation as a world leader for the restoration of classic yachts. I’m delighted to report that Robert Kathro has joined the team as MD of SYS and he and Oyster Operations Director, Kjell Vesto, are taking on the challenge of building the Oyster Group technical and design team into one unit based in two locations – Ipswich and Southampton.
T e Oyster World Rally will be challenging, but fun to organize and we have been greatly encouraged by around 40 owners expressing serious interest to date. We’re gathering the help of the World Cruising Club and those of our owners who have already circumnavigated. We expect to cap the entries at 30 yachts – on a fi rst come, fi rst served basis! So decide now, fi nd the time to realise a lifelong dream… and, for those of you reading this who are not yet Oyster owners, it’s not too late to join us.
Finally I’m pleased to say that as a result of much hard work by many here at Oyster (and my thanks to everyone of you), we remain a beacon of light in the complex ‘austerity-driven’ agenda of the new coalition.
Sincere regards to you all,
David Tydeman CEO, Oyster Group
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