Tuesday, April 9, saw the start of the 2013 Oyster Regatta Grenada. The race kicked off with a passage race to Le Phare Blue. Competing will continue today, with a passage race to Camper & Nicholson Marinas’ Port Louis Marina.
The Oyster Regatta Grenada has started with the official opening night, representing a spectacular occasion, with a traditional Grenadian welcome and dishes. The first race will kick off today, on April 9.
Launched by the prestigious UK-based shipyard Oyster Marine earlier this year, the 38m superyacht Twilight is the first of the Oyster 125 vessels, designed by acclaimed Dubois Naval Architects.
This year’s annual Caribbean Oyster Regatta will start tomorrow, on April 9, being hosted by Camper & Nicholsons Marinas’ Port Louis Marina, situated in the popular Caribbean yacht charter location – Grenada.
After Day 2 at the 2013 Loro Piana Caribbean Superyacht Regatta & Rendezvous, sailing yacht Cape Arrow took the victory in Division A, while the classic yacht Bolero took the Day Two win in Division B.
The first day of the 2013 Loro Piana Caribbean Superyacht Regatta and Rendezvous saw the victory of luxury charter yachts Salperton and Parsifal III.
At the moment, the Oyster yachts, taking part in the first ever Oyster World Rally, are 900 miles into the Pacific Ocean, in the beautiful South American yacht charter location – the Galapagos Islands.
Designed by award-winning UK design studio Dubois Naval Architects, the first Oyster 125 Flybridge superyacht Twilight is currently undergoing client sailing and acceptance trials in Turkey.
February 15 saw the fleet of 26 Oyster yachts participating in the Oyster World Rally 2013 meet up in Panama. The yachts have now entered the Panama Canal to cross into the Pacific Ocean.
This year’s Loro Piana Caribbean Superyacht Regatta & Rendezvous will host an impressive number of luxury vessels. So far, 21 sailing yachts and 6 motor yachts have registered, including such spectacular vessels as the 56 m Perini Navi charter yacht Phantalassa.
Dubois designed 47 m Alloy superyacht Loretta Anne, 50 m Fitzroy luxury yacht Ohana (G50), as well as the second Oyster 100 yacht Penelope have been announced as finalists for the prominent World Superyacht Awards 2013.
The highly anticipated 46th edition of Antigua Sailing Week will once again host the big yachts of the Caribbean, including the beautiful Farr 115 charter yacht Sojana. So far, more than 70 yachts have signed up for this popular race.