Oyster Jubilee Regatta - Fun and games and fine sailing



8:22 PM Thu 23 Sep 2010 GMT
'Oyster Jubliee Regatta' Tim Wright
Oyster Jubilee Regatta, second race day, organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in Sardinia, saw some entertaining activities take place while the 31-strong fleet waited for the infamous Sardinian breeze to fill in. After waterskiing and collective diving exhibitions had taken place this morning, approximately six knots of easterly breeze allowed racing to get underway and the fleet crossed the start line off Porto Cervo headed for the islands of Mortorio and Soffi. Overall leaders with two races completed are Trevor Silver's Oyster 65.5 Roulette V2 in Class One (60ft and over in length) and Sarabande, the Oyster 54 ...


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by Jill Campbell





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