2009 Oyster 655 sold by Nicolle Associates

The Oyster 655 is one of the highest performance models prodced by Oyster Marine having a large powerful rig and extensive hydraulic systsems.  They are built from Carbon Fibre, Kevlar and E-Glass making them light but very strong.  The vessels are built to a very high standard and this particulr example has been professionally maintained by a live aboard skipper.

Hamble Marine Surveys and Nicolle Associates wish the new owner all the very best for the future.

Carl Whitewood joins an expanding Nicolle Associates

Carls’ list of qualifications for the position are almost too numerous to mention. His knowledge extends across both sailing and power boats and, apart from his Yacht Broker credentials, he has RYA instructor certificates in dinghy and keel boat racing and is a registered powerboat instructor.

Nicolle Associates are delighted with their new recruit; who has worked in most areas of the yachting industry including yacht management. Adrian Nicolle, the companys Managing Director comments, “One of the reasons for our success is the extensive range of services that we are able to provide for our clients. We do not just sell boats, far from it; if you want to charter your yacht, require us to manage maintenance work or a total refit we have the expertise to do it. It is rare to find someone with a knowledge platform that extends across as many areas as Carl’s and he is already proving to be an extremely valuable addition to the team”.

The Seaquest Prima 38 is designed for serious racing that also gets high marks for comfort. It’s easier to sail, faster and a lot more stylish than many other boats.

These yachts benefit from non-overlapping genoas and large mainsail areas making ease of handling, downwind they have conventional spinnakers which can power them along at speeds in excess of 20-knots. Add it all together; you have a true, serious inshore and offshore racing machine.

Recent upgrades to this boat include:

New Rudder, New Standing Rigging, New Upholstery, Heating, New water Heater, New Fridge Unit, New Carbon Main and Code 1.

This boat is in need of some internal cosmetic works hence the low price.

She is currently cruising the Baltic but is available for viewing and can be delivered to new owners port of choice

For a VAT registered company (i.e. Charter operator) this boat comes with a new VAT invoice so you can recover the VAT from the selling price if you qualify.

The asking price is only £40,000 ex VAT……….she is priced for a quick sale from a motivated vendor.

Please see this link for the Full Specification and Pictures.

Contact John Danby at Nicolle Associates for further information on +44 (0) 23 8045 2112

Broom 35 European

New Hood 2007, New Domestic Batteries 2010, New Starboard Battery 2009, New Port Battery 2008. Digital Ships Radio, Radar, GPS, Avon dingy and Mariner 4hp outboard, Erberspacher Central Heating, 2 Heads with Showers. Stern toilet to holding tank or sea. Forward toilet to holding tank only. Holding tank to pump out or sea.

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Oyster 655 discounted for a quick sale

Cruising World magazine winner of the 2010 Boat of The Year Award for the Best Premium Cruiser over 50ft.

She is equipped with an extraordinary inventory of manufacturer supplied upgrades and benefits from an upgrade to teak interior joinery, Hall Spars mast and boom with in mast furling, upgraded generator, hydraulic furling forestay / inner forestay and many navigation, electrical and domestic system improvements from the standard model.

In addition to the many Oyster upgrades to this 655, she benefits from some fabulous custom improvements that have been designed and constructed by specialist craftsmen. She has additional bench seating in absolute matching joinery style to her saloon extending the seating to a workable number of guests, she has protective covers for her floor, soft furnishings and many areas of deck equipment and a superbly improved custom stainless steel bimini matrix frame with improved canvas work and windows.

With the 655, performance was an established criterion from the outset. Designer, Rob Humphreys, created a set of hull lines with a relatively fine entry forward and a clean run aft. Add a low centre of gravity keel, a modern high aspect rudder and powerful sail plan and the result is a fast yacht that is a pleasure to sail.

The twin helm configuration puts the helmsman in exactly the right place and means that the spacious forward cockpit is safe and uncluttered. It is also much easier to get on and off the working deck since there is virtually flat deck access from the stern into the cockpit.

The Oyster 655 saloon makes best use of the yacht’s 18′ 5″ (5.62m) beam and, with the U-shaped galley to port, creates a spacious and contemporary open-plan living environment, with plenty of counter surfaces and stowage space.

The 655 has a spacious owner’s suite aft, with its own private access to deck, and three guest cabins.

British registered for secure transfer of title.

Management structure available if required.

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Picchiotti Nelson 45 Tigress Mark II 'Tiger Blue'

The MKII model of this sought after motor yacht provides and additional 2ft 9ins of beam giving far more internal volume and extremely spacious accommodation for 6 persons in three cabins excluding the saloon.

Tiger Blue is now on her way to Hamble for a Spring refit.

Designed by Peter Thornycroft with a true “Nelson” hull moulded in GRP to Lloyds approved scantlings with a Lloyd’s hull moulding Certificate. The hull was moulded and fitted out by the famous Italian yard of Picchiotti spa and is the highly regarded Tigress Mark II model.

The hull and superstructure are moulded in GRP and are of-white in colour with dark blue window surrounds.

Heavy duty rubber “D” fendering is fitted at the upper and lower sheer strakes. The aft deck is teak laid, with a non-slip finish on the side and forward decks.

‘Tiger Blue’ has been well maintained throughout her life with much refurbishment undertaken.

Her equipment and construction are to the highest standards and she gives absolute confidence and an excellent ‘go anywhere’ ability.

Owners Comments

We purchased ‘Tiger Blue’ from a friend who had refurbished her on a no expense spared basis.

During our ownership we have kept up service schedules for all items.  Only selling as we now have more free time and so able now to undertake more long-distance sailing.

Life on board Tiger Blue is extremely comfortable with no compromise as to sea-keeping.  Extremely good visibility from wheelhouse steering position enables year-round use.

An extremely competent, well equipped and comfortable sea boat with a strong pedigree. ‘Tiger Blue’ has been a joy to own.

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85' Yachting Developments, NZ Performance Cruiser 'Adjutor'

ADJUTOR was the Patron Saint of Yachtsmen, an apt name for this well proven performance world cruising yacht. In her design and construction, all efforts were put forward to enhance the yacht’s comfort, performance and ease of handling. In this context, it is important to note that performance means not only pure speed, but the ease with which a yacht maintains that speed and particularly, the comfort aboard when voyaging.

A tremendous amount of effort was expended in the design and construction of ADJUTOR in sound attenuation, not only keeping machinery sounds to a minimum, but even to the extent of reducing wave slap at anchor. Her hull shape minimizes the slamming that occurs all too frequently when driving a flat hulled racer upwind in a seaway.

Even her furniture was custom designed to live comfortably at any attitude of heel when underway. Indeed, this is a design that was created for living comfortably in the offshore environment. She also lives comfortably – and turns heads with her remarkably attractive profile – in every port of call.

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Discounted by 25% to sell quickly as the owners next boat is due to be delivered shortly.

From the Alan Burnard drawing board (the original designer for Fairey Marine in Hamble), is in excellent condition having benefited from a full engine out refurbishment in Spring 2008. She has new (2008) batteries, new (2008)Kohler generator, new (2008)bathing platform, new (2008)second raymarine plotter display, new (2008)shaft seals and full (2008) Awlgrip hull repaint.

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She won first prize for Best Presented Swordsman in the 2004 Fairey Owners Club Concourse D’Elegance and is presented for sale with all the goodies you would expect on a boat of this stature.

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC Announced as Title Sponsor of Cowes Week

One immediate benefit of the sponsorship will be a reduction in race entry fees, a move that will be welcomed by the 1,000-strong Cowes Week racing fleet. Other new developments are in discussion and will be shared over the forthcoming months.

Commenting on the announcement, John Grandy, Chairman of CWL, said: “We are delighted to have formed this new relationship with Aberdeen Asset Management and are looking forward to working together to develop Cowes Week further, for the benefit of everyone involved in this great regatta.”

Martin Gilbert, Chief Executive of Aberdeen Asset Management added: “We are very proud to be supporting one of the world’s premier sailing regattas. Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week is set to be a tremendous success and we are very much looking forward to enhancing the experience of both the crews and spectators who will descend upon the Isle of Wight later this year.”

The dates of Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week for the next three years are:
6 to 13 August 2011
11 to 18 August 2012
3 to 10 August 2013

CWL and Aberdeen Asset Management look forward to welcoming everyone to the inaugural Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week in August 2011.

Record entry for Fastnet Race - 250 sign up within a week

250 boats have entered the biennial, Rolex-sponsored race, which has a maximum entry of 300, 15 Class 40′s have signed up, making it the biggest class in the race, followed by 14 of both the Sigma 38 and the First 40.7.

2009 winner, Niklas Zennström’s J.V. 72, Rán (pictured), has entered again, as have the canting-keel 100-footers ICAP Leopard and Rambler 100, who are expected to battle for line honours.

RORC racing manager Ian Loffhagen said: ‘We expected an initial rush of interest because people were registering the details about their boat on our REMUS on-line entry system over Christmas.

‘However nothing had prepared us for this unprecedented amount of interest in the race. We are obviously delighted at how popular the race has become with entries from all over the world.’

Entry opened at midnight on Sunday 9 January with first entry Fred Mundle signing up his X332 Mardy Gras only 50 seconds later.