On Sunday July 26th, about 11 of the Class A racing boats left the Sandy Ground beach in aid of one winning the Peter Perkins Race.

Breaking down before reaching the stake which was dropped outside Cap Juluca, was the Real Deal, De Stinger and the Miss Anguilla.

The victorious Sonic

The Sonic was the first to reach the stake followed by the N.W.O, the Eagle and the Satellite, respectively.

The Eagle in second place

Sailing back to Sandy Ground for bragging rights in rough water and high winds, the boats had to now make tacks, call hard lees, sail with all the wind they got and place each other in order to be in the first five to reach the stake. The first boat to reach the stake, which was the Sonic, was the winner and also got five points, in second place was the Eagle receiving four points, followed by the Satellite in third place with three points, the N.W.O with two points and the Light and Peace got one point.

Hard lee between the Satellite and the NWO

The point system is used to determine which boat gets Boat of the Year.
At the end of Summer Festival 2009, one of the boats will be crowned Boat of the Year and one, maybe the same, will be crowned Champion of Champions.

Third, fourth and fifth positions

In 2002, 2005 and 2006 the UFO was crowned Boat of the Year and Champion of Champions but was tied in 2002 with the Superstar as Champion of Champions. In 2003 the Superstar won Boat of the Year and Champion of Champions.

The NWO followed by the Light and Peace

Below is the point standing for the races thus far.

Real Deal: 18
Sonic: 17
Super Star: 15
De Tree: 15
UFO: 13
Satellite: 13
Light & Peace: 12
Bluebird: 10
Eagle: 7
Miss Anguilla: 5
Wasp: 5
N.W.O: 2
Speed & Comfort: 2
Stinger: 1
De Chan: 0

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