Last Saturday, twenty-seven young sailors from St. Barth, St. Maarten, and Anguilla competed in the 4th annual Anguilla Dinghy Regatta. St. Barth came with eight sailors, Sint Maarten with twelve, and Anguilla fielded seven avid competitors, all under the age of 15.

Despite the dubious weather, and some fickle winds, the intrepid sailors were able to complete nine races during the full day of racing.

The regatta format included four classes sailing two slightly different courses. Two classes (Gold Fleet and Silver Fleet) sailed in the Optimist Dinghies, one class raced in the high-performance, single-handed Lasers, and one in the two-handed 420 sailboat.

Scenes of the Dinghy Regatta with Children at the helms of the attractive competing boats. Photos courtesy Fred Randall

The results were:
Optimist Gold
First Place, Rhone Findlay, SXM
Second Place, Alec Scarabelli, SXM
Third Place, Louis Ollo, STB
Third Place, Cindy Brin, STB

Optimist Silver
First Place, Nathan Smith, SXM
Second Place, Ferdinand Unser, SXM
Third Place, Illian Halbertsma, SXM
Third Place, Kevin Salen, SXM

Laser
First Place, Ernst Looser, SXM
Second Place, Jean-Claude Blanche, STB
Third Place, Romero Gumbs, AXA

420
First Place, Kenny Richardson and Ethan Lloyd, AXA
Second Place, Kadeem Joseph and Jordan Peabody, AXA
Third Place, Jolyon Ferron and Saskia Looser, SXM
- Press Release

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