Oyster wins European Yacht of the Year award (From Boating Cornwall)
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Oyster wins European Yacht of the Year award
9:28am Wednesday 1st February 2012 in News
The Oyster 625, which has won European Yacht of the Year
Yacht builder, Oyster Marine have been honoured with the coveted title of "Best Luxury Cruiser" in the 2012 European Yacht of the Year Award.
The award is for the new Oyster 625 model, designed by Rob Humphreys and released last year.
The announcement was made during the awards ceremony on the first day of the Düsseldorf Boat Show, where the Oyster 625, the largest completed sailboat at the show, was on display.
Winners are selected by a jury of journalists from eleven major European magazines in the marine industry.
After exhaustive evaluation and testing and assessment of all the criteria of the nominated yachts, the Oyster 625 was voted number one in the best Luxury Cruiser category, beating some stiff competition to take the esteemed accolade.
Commenting on the award, Oyster CEO, David Tydeman said: "The Oyster 625 gives another dimension to the Oyster fleet and has been a winner with our owners since her launch.
"The next available yacht for this popular model is now Hull #12 and this huge achievement will no doubt bring new interest.
"Being nominated in the first place is a compliment and it's an honour to have won this title.
"I'd like to thank Rob Humphreys, the teams at Oyster and Southampton Yacht Services, but most of all the eleven owners who have already placed orders for this fantastic yacht."
The Oyster 625 is on show at the Düsseldorf and Miami Boat Shows and at Oyster's Private View at St Katharine Docks, London, which runs from April 25 to 29.
