On the final day of the Oyster Jubilee Regatta, the international fleet of Oyster yachts remained dockside at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda as the infamous Mistral wind arrived, gusting up to 60 knots and howling along the rugged coastline.

During the week, the 30 Oyster yachts enrolled in the regatta, experienced a range of conditions over the course of the event, from light northerly breezes to 20 knots of south-easterly wind and from sunshine and blue skies to squalls and today’s gale force gusts. One constant at this regatta however has been the relaxed and friendly atmosphere which characterized racing as well as the exclusive social events Oyster owners enjoyed each evening.

Oyster Jubilee Regatta, Porto Cervo 2010 - Photo Credit Oyster Tim Wright

With no racing on Day 4, which was sponsored by Pantaenius, the overall results after the three days of racing became final and the winners of the Oyster Jubilee Regatta were Trevor Silver with his Oyster 655 Y sailing yacht Roulette V2 in Class One and Gerd and Annemarie Kohlmoos with their new Oyster 54 Sarabande in Class Two.  Prizes were also awarded to the winners of each day’s race and for the Concours d’Elegance during the prize giving ceremony at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda’s Clubhouse, which was presided over by Club Director, Enrico Molé, Sports Director, Edoardo Recchi and Oyster CEO David Tydeman.

Trevor Silver, owner of Roulette V2 hails from London and was understandably pleased with his result: “Obviously we are delighted to win here in Porto Cervo. We have had a bit of luck but I believe that the secret to our success was that the core of this crew have been together for some time and get on extremely well. Although we still have a few debates on board! I am absolutely delighted with the boat, Roulette has been fast since I got her two years ago and we have sailed her a lot, including the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and recently the beautiful sailing grounds around Croatia. I plumped for the Oyster 655 because it is one of the sportiest models in the Oyster range; a fast hull shape and carbon mast gives Roulette a great turn of speed.”

Class 1 winner, Trevor Silver, Oyster 655 Roulette V2 - Photo Credit Oyster Yachts

 Gerd and Annemarie Köhlmoos’ Oyster 54 Sarabande comes from Hamburg, as do all of the crew and after sailing their new yacht out from the Oyster yard at Ipswich they cruised extensively in the Baltic Sea before bring her to the Mediterranean. Their win in Class 2 was convincing with three first places over three races.

Class 2 winners, Gerd and Annemarie Köhlmoss, Oyster 54 Sarabande - Photo Credit Oyster Yachts

 Following the final prize giving, owners, crews and the Oyster team closed the event in style at a Gala Dinner hosted by the YCCS. Fantastic food and wine, great company and the music from the band flown in specially from Milan for the event had owners and crews partying into the small hours.

“We have organized numerous regattas this year,” commented YCCS Commodore Riccardo Bonadeo, “with boats ranging from Maxis and Superyachts to 8-metre one-design craft, but I can safely say that this has been one of the most entertaining we have hosted. The relaxed, family-oriented atmosphere combined with the beauty of the Oyster boats made for a wonderful week of sailing and socializing.”