NEW YACHTS
Oystercatcher XXXV – a 52ft rocketship
Fibre Mechanics/Carkeek CF-520 Hull length 15.85m 52ft 0in Beam 4.96m 16ft 3in Draught 3.60m 11ft 9in Displacement 6,800kg 15,000lb www.fibremechanics.com
Combining much of the concept behind Niklas Zennström’s radical Fast40 Ran VII with the experience of Oyster Yachts founder Richard Matthews is bound to result in an exceptional yacht.
Given Matthews’ latest 52ft IRC racer doesn’t have to fit a box rule, designer Shaun Carkeek had plenty of latitude to create the fastest possible 52-footer. As a result this boat is wider, more powerful and significantly faster than a TP52. It’s also just as likely to turn heads as Ran VII.
Matthews has been deeply involved with this project and has brought his enormous experience to many aspects of the vessel. The first boat out of the mould will be his 35th racing yacht and the builders, Lymington-based Fibre Mechanics, hope it will be the first of a short run of
