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The 25.15-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1097" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Oyster Yachts (Company)">Oyster</a> yacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/11411" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Champagne Hippy 25.15m (82'6&quot;)Oyster Yachts2014">Champagne Hippy</a> sold in Palma after less than a year on the market. The deal was handled by James Barke of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6730" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Boats.co.uk (Company)">Boats.co.uk</a> who also acted as the representative of the seller. Thomas Benson of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6296" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Seymour Yachts (Company)">Seymour Yachts</a> introduced the buyer.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/202671/image/large-dd5ee42482bb50efd50694044fceb35e.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/202671"><a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/11411" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Champagne Hippy 25.15m (82'6&quot;)Oyster Yachts2014">Champagne Hippy</a> was delivered in 2014 from the British shipyard, originally named Polina Star III. Her exterior design and interiors were created by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1097" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Oyster Yachts (Company)">Oyster Yachts</a>, while <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/879" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Humphreys Yacht Design (Company)">Humphreys Yacht Design</a> penned her naval architecture. The following year after her delivery, Polina Star III suffered major hull delamination, causing her to sink. &nbsp;She was taken under the wing of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6730" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Boats.co.uk (Company)">Boats.co.uk</a> who rebuilt the sailing yacht for the Arc 2019. Nick Barke, Joint Managing Director of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6730" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Boats.co.uk (Company)">Boats.co.uk</a>, oversaw her repair. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/202670/image/large-310627d03e06fdd0c494e1cbb039ecc2.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/202670"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/202669/image/large-c80c698260fca10eba6c2c3e2b96335b.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/202669">Post reconstruction, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/11411" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Champagne Hippy 25.15m (82'6&quot;)Oyster Yachts2014">Champagne Hippy</a> has proven to be a successful charter vessel in the Mediterranean and the Caribbean. &nbsp;She has completed six transatlantic crossings in the past three years. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/202672/image/large-8650a47aa4fc19eee704e08313d7e972.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/202672">The GRP yacht can accommodate as many as eight guests between four staterooms and she has the classic layout of the popular <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1097" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Oyster Yachts (Company)">Oyster</a> 82 series. The main saloon has large windows and features a open style galley and dining area.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/202668/image/large-832b6aa3acc46f61d77c1a486d770e9b.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/202668"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/202667/image/large-4aef7a311c7ef682a459624c0acb41eb.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/202667">The master staterooms in the aft features a freestanding bed, office area and large ensuite. She also has a twin room, a bunk and a double in the bow. On deck the yacht has a dining table to the aft within the cockpit, and the bow is home to freestanding deck furniture. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/202673/image/large-be80040cc560453b20caa6572629fc37.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/202673">She is powered by one <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1470" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Scania (Company)">Scania</a> engine, which give her a cruising speed of 9 knots and a top speed of 12 knots. Her last known asking price is unknown.

Oyster sailing yacht Champagne Hippy sold

The 25m Oyster yacht Champagne Hippy sold in Palma after less than a year on the market.