We are inching closer to the Cape Verdes and into that big patch of blue (no wind zone) which might or might not (fingers crossed) affect us for a day or so. At the moment we are trying to make way as much south as our sail plan allows us and we hope to go in between the islands tomorrow.
We have already introduced the four souls aboard this ship and today want to introduce this old lady Oyster Belle of Whitby. She is an Oyster 435 hull number 51 built in 1989 by Windboats Marine in Wroxham, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. The 435 was Oyster’s most popular model of which 65 were produced. She is a Holman & Pie design, cutter rigged, centre cockpit, 13.24m long overall, has a beam of 4.18m, and a draft of 2.13m; gross tonnage 18.86. Whilst she is more mature in years and needs a few kts to get going, she looks after us like a doting mother.
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