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Oyster World Rally 2022-23

On 9th January 2022, 25 Oyster yachts crossed the starting line at Nelson’s Dockyard, Antigua as they headed off on an epic adventure that has taken them through three oceans and the experience of a lifetime.

The Oyster World Rally 2022-23 was the third edition of our fully supported circumnavigation of the world. After 16 months at sea, over 27,000 nautical miles sailed and more than 25 destinations explored, on 4th April 2023 the Rally fleet crossed the finish line and was welcomed back into Antigua, completing their voyage of a lifetime.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Distance: 27k nm
  • Locations: 25 stopovers
  • Fleet: 25 Oysters
  • Duration: 16 months
The Oyster World Rally 2022-23
The Oyster World Rally 2022-23
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RALLY STORIES

Inspiring stories and adventures

Oyster 66 Archaeopteryx Sailing Bluewater
Skippers' Tips
Team work and spreading the load
Join yachting journalist Matt Sheahan for an exclusive interview series with skippers from the Oyster World Rally 2022-23. In this first chapter, Skipper Catherine Verdon tells us about her rally adventure on board Oyster 66 Archaeopteryx.
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Sailing Agulhas Current D
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A mighty force of nature
To reach Cape Town from the east, circumnavigators must face the mighty Agulhas Current, notorious for producing some of the world’s biggest waves. But with support, expert advice and patience it can be an exhilarating ride.    
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Oyster 675 Seabird Sailing
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Oyster 675 long-term review
Respected sailing journalist Matthew Sheahan caught up with Michael Hutchison, owner of Oyster 675 Seabird, to find out how the yacht is performing after several months at sea on the Oyster World Rally 2022-23.
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Panama Canal Crossing
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Crossing the Panama Canal on the Oyster World Rally
Read how the Oyster World Rally team has supported the 2022-23 fleet with a bucket list experience for sailors globally: transiting the Panama Canal.
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Rally life

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Cannon fires in Antigua for Oyster World Rally 2022 23 start Luxury yachts sailing in Antigua Caribbean Yachts sailing from Antigua
Oyster World Rally 2022 23 participants in Antigua Saying goodbye to Oyster 655 Irene IV in Antigua Oyster World Rally 2022 23 fleet at dock in Antigua Caribbean
San Blas Islands Oyster World Rally 2022 23 Oyster 725 Intrepid Sunset Bonaire At Anchor Adalia 2 at anchor in San Blas Islands
Fishing on board Oyster 655 Man Of War Oyster Black Lion At Anchor Sunset Oyster 575.02 Juno Sailing Flush Side Deck
Intrepid crew on San Blas beach Oyster World Rally 2022 23 fleet in San Blas Islands San Blas Islands Crystal Clear Water
Oyster 725 Intrepid sailing towards Cartagena sunset time Oyster Yachts transiting the Panama Canal Oyster Yachts in Panama Canal
Sea lions on beach Galapagos sunset Galapagos Iguana on beach Sharks and fish Galapagos
Tortoise swimming in Galapagos Islands Giant tortoise Galapagos Yachts at anchor in Galapagos Islands
Traditional dances in Nuku Hiva Marquesas Oyster yacht Moorea Marquesas French Polynesia Local women flower necklaces Nuku Hiva Marquesas
Marquesas Islands French Polynesia Horse riding Nuku Hiva Marquesas French Polynesia Local man Nuku Hiva Marquesas
Beautiful island French Polynesia Luxury sailing yacht in French Polynesia Oyster 72 Latobe French Polynesia
Sunset French Polynesia Oyster yachts in French Polynesia Moorea French Polynesia
Rally Group Canoeing Moorea Oyster Yachts in Moorea Oyster Yachts At Anchor Moorea
Oyster Yacht Nikaia Moorea Oyster World Rally Luxury Yachts Moorea Oyster World Rally Group Canoeing Moorea
Archaeopteryx Fiji Sunset Pacific Crossing Oyster World Rally Nikaia Adalia II Fiji Lau Group
Infinity Namena Island Fiji 1 Adalia II Fiji 2 Infinity Monuriki Island 4 2
Black Lion Sailing Fiji Oyster yacht at anchor sunset Fiji People relaxing on beach sunset Fiji
Aerial view oyster yachts at anchor Fiji islands Sunset over islands in Fiji Oyster World Rally 2022 23 People snorkelling clear waters Fiji
Black Lion sailing yacht Oyster 625 cruising Fiji islands Archaeopteryx Oyster 66 sailing boom Woman snorkelling underwater shot Fiji
Lakes in Australia Kangaroo on beach Australia Beach at night Fiji islands starry sky
Oyster 625 Makara sailing Indonesia Kids on boat Indonesia Aerial view two Oyster yachts sailing Indonesia
Oyster World Rally fleet at anchor Cocos Keeling Islands 2 Turquoise sea inCocos Keeling Islands Oyster World Rally fleet at anchor Cocos Keeling Islands
Zindya Dance Group performing Volcanic mountains Mauritius 2 Water rafting Mauritius
Volcano Mauritius 2 Torrential rain on Reunion to Durban passage 1 Drakensberg Mountains South Africa
Hike on Drakensberg Mountains South Africa Oyster Yacht Juno Sailing Cape Town passage on board Intrepid
Pink sunset in Cape Town South Africa Sailing yachts at anchor St Helena Aerial view of St Helena island
Oyster 575 Juno At Anchor St Helena Island Yachts at anchor Salvador Marina Fernando de Noronha yachts at anchor
Fernando de Noronha colourful signs Sailing yacht Juno at anchor Fernando de Noronha Fernando de Noronha Beach
Irene IV at anchor Antigua Oyster Serendipity Crew Antigua Oyster 675 Seabird arriving in Antigua completing their circumnavigation
Oyster Irene IV Crew Antigua Oyster 675 Seabird arriving in Antigua Oyster Serendipity Sailing Antigua
Cannon fires in Antigua for Oyster World Rally 2022 23 start
Luxury yachts sailing in Antigua Caribbean
Yachts sailing from Antigua
Oyster World Rally 2022 23 participants in Antigua
Saying goodbye to Oyster 655 Irene IV in Antigua
Oyster World Rally 2022 23 fleet at dock in Antigua Caribbean
San Blas Islands Oyster World Rally 2022 23
Oyster 725 Intrepid Sunset Bonaire At Anchor
Adalia 2 at anchor in San Blas Islands
Fishing on board Oyster 655 Man Of War
Oyster Black Lion At Anchor Sunset
Oyster 575.02 Juno Sailing Flush Side Deck
Intrepid crew on San Blas beach
Oyster World Rally 2022 23 fleet in San Blas Islands
San Blas Islands Crystal Clear Water
Oyster 725 Intrepid sailing towards Cartagena sunset time
Oyster Yachts transiting the Panama Canal
Oyster Yachts in Panama Canal
Sea lions on beach Galapagos sunset
Galapagos Iguana on beach
Sharks and fish Galapagos
Tortoise swimming in Galapagos Islands
Giant tortoise Galapagos
Yachts at anchor in Galapagos Islands
Traditional dances in Nuku Hiva Marquesas
Oyster yacht Moorea Marquesas French Polynesia
Local women flower necklaces Nuku Hiva Marquesas
Marquesas Islands French Polynesia
Horse riding Nuku Hiva Marquesas French Polynesia
Local man Nuku Hiva Marquesas
Beautiful island French Polynesia
Luxury sailing yacht in French Polynesia
Oyster 72 Latobe French Polynesia
Sunset French Polynesia
Oyster yachts in French Polynesia
Moorea French Polynesia
Rally Group Canoeing Moorea
Oyster Yachts in Moorea
Oyster Yachts At Anchor Moorea
Oyster Yacht Nikaia Moorea
Oyster World Rally Luxury Yachts Moorea
Oyster World Rally Group Canoeing Moorea
Archaeopteryx Fiji Sunset
Pacific Crossing Oyster World Rally Nikaia
Adalia II Fiji Lau Group
Infinity Namena Island Fiji 1
Adalia II Fiji 2
Infinity Monuriki Island 4 2
Black Lion Sailing Fiji
Oyster yacht at anchor sunset Fiji
People relaxing on beach sunset Fiji
Aerial view oyster yachts at anchor Fiji islands
Sunset over islands in Fiji Oyster World Rally 2022 23
People snorkelling clear waters Fiji
Black Lion sailing yacht Oyster 625 cruising Fiji islands
Archaeopteryx Oyster 66 sailing boom
Woman snorkelling underwater shot Fiji
Lakes in Australia
Kangaroo on beach Australia
Beach at night Fiji islands starry sky
Oyster 625 Makara sailing Indonesia
Kids on boat Indonesia
Aerial view two Oyster yachts sailing Indonesia
Oyster World Rally fleet at anchor Cocos Keeling Islands 2
Turquoise sea inCocos Keeling Islands
Oyster World Rally fleet at anchor Cocos Keeling Islands
Zindya Dance Group performing
Volcanic mountains Mauritius 2
Water rafting Mauritius
Volcano Mauritius 2
Torrential rain on Reunion to Durban passage 1
Drakensberg Mountains South Africa
Hike on Drakensberg Mountains South Africa
Oyster Yacht Juno Sailing
Cape Town passage on board Intrepid
Pink sunset in Cape Town South Africa
Sailing yachts at anchor St Helena
Aerial view of St Helena island
Oyster 575 Juno At Anchor St Helena Island
Yachts at anchor Salvador Marina
Fernando de Noronha yachts at anchor
Fernando de Noronha colourful signs
Sailing yacht Juno at anchor Fernando de Noronha
Fernando de Noronha Beach
Irene IV at anchor Antigua
Oyster Serendipity Crew Antigua
Oyster 675 Seabird arriving in Antigua completing their circumnavigation
Oyster Irene IV Crew Antigua
Oyster 675 Seabird arriving in Antigua
Oyster Serendipity Sailing Antigua
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RALLY LIFE

Experience what it is really like to be on the Oyster World Rally.

Circumnavigation completed
Circumnavigation completed
Join the fleet of Oyster circumnavigators for an emotional welcome back in Antigua, the final stop of the Oyster World Rally 2022-23.
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Turtle rescue Oyster 66 Serendipity
Rescuing a turtle
Watch as the crew on board Oyster 66 Serendipity successfully rescue a turtle that was stuck in a net during one of their passages on the Rally.
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Day in a life
Day in a life
Join the family and crew aboard Oyster 655 Man of War for a dawn to dusk experience (and birthday celebration!) as they sail Durban to Cape Town.
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Sailing Fiji
Sailing Fiji
With its white sandy beaches, bountiful coconut trees, serene lagoons and crystal-clear waters, Fiji is one of the most beautiful destinations in the South Pacific, and a sought-after stopover on the Oyster World Rally.
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Mauritius to Cape Town
Mauritius to Cape Town
Come aboard for the passage from Mauritius to Cape Town and experience it first hand.
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Crossing the Panama Canal
Crossing the Panama Canal
Jump on board Oyster 655 Irene IV and join their transit through the Panama Canal, a bucket list experience for every sailor.
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Antigua

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Panama Canal

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Galápagos Islands

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Marquesas Islands

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Tahiti

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Bora Bora

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Tonga

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Fiji

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Vanuatu

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Mackay

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Whitsundays

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Cairns

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Darwin

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Southern Indonesia

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Cocos Keeling Islands

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Mauritius

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Reunion

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Durban

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Cape Town

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St Helena

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Susan White Testimonial
Go for it! Life’s way too short. Don’t live with regrets. Even if you think you can’t do it, you can do it. With the right preparation, the right boat and the right attitude, you can definitely figure it all out.
Susan White – Oyster 625 Makara
Oyster 565 Infinity Monuriki Island
The Oyster World Rally was just the perfect opportunity to join a bunch of likeminded people that are passionate about sailing and are passionate about adventure
Ross Golding - Oyster 565 Infinity
Oyster World Rally Fiji People Relaxing on beach Sunset
We’ve travelled around the world and had amazing adventures, however our greatest experience has been to meet the many incredible people on the Oyster World Rally.
Pete & Liz Griffiths - Oyster 72 Latobe

2022-23 RALLY

Entry List

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USA
Liberty
Oyster 56/25 2002
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USA
Quester
Oyster 56/55 2007
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UK
Temerity
Oyster 56/63 2008
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USA
Shanties
Oyster 56/66 2009
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UK
Akoya
Oyster 565/03 2020
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UK
Adalia 2
Oyster 565/04 2020
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USA
Infinity
Oyster 565/08 2021
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Netherlands
Juno
Oyster 575/02 2010
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Germany
Nikaia
Oyster 575/11 2011
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Japan
Vida Mia V
Oyster 575/40 2017
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UK
Skye III
Oyster 595/01 2021
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USA
Black Lion
Oyster 625/03 2012
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UK
South Africa
Makara
Oyster 625/09 2013
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USA
Irish Blessing
Oyster 625/16 2016
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Ireland
Ruth II
Oyster 625/20 2018
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Canada
Yolo
Oyster 625/22 2018
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Ireland
Irene IV
Oyster 655/02 2007
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UK
South Africa
Man of War
Oyster 655/09 2008
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USA
Serendipity
Oyster 66/10 2004
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UK
Archaeopteryx
Oyster 66/12 2005
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Canada
Seabird
Oyster 675/04 2021
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Canada
Intrepid
Oyster 725/01 2012
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UK
USA
Latobe
Oyster 72/12A 2011
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UK
UK
Ocean Pearl
Oyster 625-01 2011
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Australia
Babe!
Oyster 54/17 2010
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RALLY LIVE UPDATES

Take a look back at the fleet's voyage of a lifetime with our Rally Live updates.

Rally Live Update Galapagos
Antigua to Galápagos Islands
Retrace the fleet's progress on the first leg of this extraordinary journey. This update covers the voyage from Antigua to the Galápagos. We share unique insights on the passage through the Caribbean Sea, hear first-hand about the Panama Canal transit and talk to the owner of Intrepid.
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Galápagos Islands to Fiji
Galápagos Islands to Fiji
We revisit the fleets epic 3000nm Pacific crossing, from Galápagos to the paradise islands of the Marquesas. Hear first hand about their journey and the voyage itself.
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Fiji to Australia
Fiji to Australia
Join the Rally team in Hamilton Island as they welcome the fleet at the halfway point of the Rally. We will retrace the voyage from Fiji to the northern tip of Australia, and hear first-hand from owners about the amazing experiences en-route.
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Reunion to South Africa
We join the fleet for a live Q&A in Cape Town after the extended Christmas stopover. We retrace the fleet's incredible journey so far, reliving their 2022 highlights and asking them a selection of questions from the audience.
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OYSTER WORLD RALLY 2022-23

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