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2002 ARCTHE ATLANTIC RALLYOyster 406 Muskrat Peter and Anne ThomsonOyster 41 Gallivanter II Edward DuckettOyster 435 Nosille Roger and Valerie EllisonOyster 45 Crescendo Gerald GoetgeluckOyster 45 Iona Bess Michael and Jane Gerard-PearseOyster 485 Frequent Flyer Keith MillsOyster 53 Sea Life Michel GiroudOyster 53 Sandpiper of London Eugene BannonOyster 53 Crackerjack John PodburyOyster 55 Kealoha VI Leslie HollidayOyster 55 Snooty Fox Rafael BestardOyster 56 Kuyenda Jonathan MouldOyster 56 Renee Two Michael DickinsonOyster 56 Forever Young Brian HallOyster 61 Rasmus Hannes and Steffi FehringOyster 62 Dorado Terry King-SmithOyster 66 Sarita of Iken Robert GillespieOyster 53 Glass Slipper Tom and Gretchen Carbaugh (Antigua)Oyster 53 Drangonfly of Upnor Roger and Jo Dawe (Antigua)OYSTERS MAKE THE TOP 10 IN FIVE CLASSESOysters have been the most prolific participants since theARC started 17 years ago. This year, the 19 Oysterstaking part in the 2002 ARC featured well in the Resultswith nine making the top 10 in their respective classes.Oyster 56, Forever Young was the fourth boat to finish in Class Band 5th on corrected time. In Class C Oysters filled three of the topfive slots, with the Oyster 55, Snooty Fox, Oyster 55 Kealoha andOyster 53 Sandpiper taking 2nd, 3rd and 4th places respectively.In Class F, the Oyster 41 Gallivanter II was 2nd and the Oyster 45Iona Bess was 5th. Gallivanter II was overall winner of the Oystertrophy for the first Oyster on corrected time. The Oyster 62,Dorado took the prize for the first Oyster over the line, finishing in14 days, 6 hours.10th ATLANTIC CROSSING FOR OWNER OF SNOOTY FOXWe salute all those owners and crews who took part in the 2002ARC, but none more so than Sinto Bestard, who completed his 10thAtlantic crossing in his Oyster 55, Snooty Fox. Sinto, who is 71,has been totally blind for the last 25 years, a fact that hasn'tstopped him from sailing around the world in Snooty Fox and beingrecognised as one of Oyster's growing list of circumnavigators.Sinto, who learnt to sail in his native Mallorca, claims that "my life issailing – I can feel the wind in my skin and I know where the ropesare. It is only when I go ashore I get lost". We look forward tomeeting up with Sinto at the UBS Oyster Regatta in April.NOT QUITE THE ARC ONE OWNER HAD IN MINDFor Peter and Anne Thomson, owners of the Oyster 406 Muskrat,the 2002 ARC wasn't quite the uneventful crossing they had inmind when they set out from Las Palmas.The jubilant crew from Gallivanter II - winners of the Oyster Trophy"We want to record our appreciation for the support given to us in LasPalmas by the Oyster team. One reason we did the ARC is because ofthe Oyster backing but we had no idea of the extent of the support wewould receive. As the owners of the smallest Oyster in the fleet, andone that was 16 years old, we expected, at best, a cursory quick visitby one of your team the day before leaving. In fact a three-man teamdescended on us and went right through the boat, including amasthead rig inspection. We cannot speak more highly of the team'sprofessionalism and willingness to help – thank you so much."Peter and Anne Thomson, Oyster 406 Muskrat.Hannes Fehring's 61, Rasmus26www.oystermarine.com