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Some young crew in the Oyster World Rally got more than they bargained for when their parents had to return home to England leaving them to face a Pacific crossing on their own! David Glenn found them safe and sound in Fiji
There have been a few calls for medical help on the Oyster World Rally and a crew of Canadian doctors aboard Chinook have been the go-to ‘field hospital’. David Glenn listened to some gory details
Alan and Jean Du Toit sailed the longest Pacific leg aboard their Oyster 575 with no other crew and managed to cope with a broken boom only days after they left Galapagos. David Glenn met them in Fiji
Of the 100 or more yachtsmen and women taking part in the first Oyster World Rally nearly a quarter of them are youngsters in their 20s. David Glenn met some of them in Fiji
Sperry Top-Sider invented the world's first boat shoe in 1935, today their performance shoes are designed by athletes for athletes. Are you aware of the Sperry Top-Sider brand and do you own a pair of their shoes?
No, I've never heard of the brand (419 vote, 37%)
Yes, I've heard of the brand, but don't own a pair of their shoes (319 vote, 28%)
Yes, I'm aware of Sperry Top-Sider and do own a pair of their shoes (393 vote, 35%)
