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NEWS ROUNDUPA FRIENDLY WAGEROyster 56 CHINOOK and Oyster 56 FOREVER YOUNG are sisterships withidentical rigs and shoal draft keels. It's therefore not difficult to understandthat a certain amount of rivalry exists whenever these two boats are racing orparticipating in Oyster rallies!At the Oyster Regatta in Palma, Mallorca the results had clearly gone in favourof FOREVER YOUNG. After a not inconsiderable search in the village ofAndraitx the crew of CHINOOK secured the requisite bottle of Canadian ClubWhisky and, keen to show their appreciation of their rivals, arranged arefuelling at sea with FOREVER YOUNG.ROYAL LANGKAWI REGATTAOyster Owners, Robert and RosemaryForrester, sent us this picture of their435, DEUSA, sailing past the Eaglelandmark in Langkawi Island,Malaysia. Having spent the last 3years cruising Thailand, Malaysia andthe Andaman Islands, Robert wasasked to help organise the inauguralRoyal Langkawi International regatta,held out of Langkawi in March. Some70 yachts are expected to take partincluding three Oysters. Furtherdetails about the regatta from:www.langkawiregatta.comMIRROR WORLDSAssistant Rigging Manager at Fox'sStainless, Craig Bond and his eight yearold son Mitchell, came a fantastic 8thoverall out of a 96 boat fleet in the 2003Mirror World Championships held inTasmania in January. Mitchell, who hasbeen sailing with his Dad since the ageof four, competed in his first WorldChampionships in Ireland two yearsago. They are current Eastern AreaChampions and ranked in the top threein the UK. Their goal is to win theWorlds in Sweden in 2005, by whichtime Mitchell will be 10, and, as his dadsays, "Will be more interested in callingthe shots rather than getting out thesweets down the run"!