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JUST LAUNCHEDA SELECTION OF RECENT OYSTER LAUNCHINGSDerek and Julia HiggsOYSTER 53 - DANIELKAOwned by Eugene and DanielkaAnderson, DANIELKA is fullyfitted out with airconditioningandhydraulic furling. The yachtwill be kept in herhomeport of La Napoulein the south ofFrance withcruising plans forthe Mediterranean.OYSTER 53 - ZEPHYR IIZEPHYR II is owned by Derek and JuliaHiggs who previously owned the Oyster45, Zephyr, in which they cruisedextensively. ZEPHYR II was shipped toPhiladelphia then motored to Annapoliswhere she was commissioned beforebeing exhibited at the AnnapolisSailboat Show. The Higgs plan to spendthe winter in the West Indies withChristmas in the British Virgin Islands,before venturing to the East Coast ofthe USA next summer.Mike DickinsonThe Lee familyfrom Hong KongOYSTER 49 - PURPLE-XAfter spending his childhood atboarding school in Ipswich, Martin Leereturned from Hong Kong to build hisfirst sailing yacht – an Oyster 49, for hisfamily to enjoy. Having never sailedbefore, Martin, his wife and threechildren were totally committed to theproject and all went through the rigoursof getting their yacht master and dingysailor qualifications. Based in HongKong, the family placed their trust inOyster, visiting Ipswich just twicethroughout the project, once to sign thecontract and discuss specification andagain to take delivery of their finishedboat! PURPLE-X was officially handedover in Hong Kong.Eugene and Danielka AndersonOYSTER 56 - RENEE IIRENEE II was built as a cruising homefor Mike Dickinson who hopes to spendat least half the year on board. The boatwas delivered early, making what was tohave been a tight schedule to get downto the ARC in time for the start, arelaxing trip. On the way south Mike wassurprised to find that there was notenough water to get into RamsgateHarbour, although Port control insistedthere was plenty. It transpired that whilstdredging the ferry terminal the dredgingcompany had carefully piled the spoil inthe entrance to the yacht harbour. For alittle while Mike was worried that he hadthe only 56 that drew 9 feet! We lookforward to hearing from Mike as hecrosses the Atlantic.Liz and Bob Weiler54 www.oystermarine.com