After 10 years of watching teams from St. Croix and St. Thomas winning the Chief Minister’s International Youth Regatta–which is now the Premier’s International Youth Regatta following the 2007 Constitutional change–the BVI finally won its first title with a domineering performance, that saw them winning nine of 10 races over the two day event, organized by the Rotary Clubs of the BVI and the Kids And The Sea Program and presented by Digicel.
“It feels good to win but I wish there was a little more competition and St. Thomas was here,” BVI team captain Donte Hodge said. “But, I’m happy that we won.”
St. Lucia placed second with 23 points while Anguilla had 29 and the USA, 37.
Event coordinator Abigail O’Neal said the regatta went well and it captured the spirit of sailing, Rotary and KATS. “We ended up with four teams and 12 participants that competed in the Open Bic class. Some of the teams had to pull out at the last minute as this has been a lean year,” she noted. “We could have used more teams—that’s what the event centers around, the sailing. The more competitors we have the better. We had great breeze and great fellowship it was a successful event with good breeze.”
Results: Laser; 1. Donte Hodge, 1.5 points. 2. Jonathan Wood, 2.75. 3. Thomas Meixnor, 3.75. 4. Kadeem Joseph, 3.75. 5. Stephen Lovell, 4. 6. Zach Rosenberg, 4. 7. Marcus Sweeney, 5.75. 8. Chris Brockbank, 8. 9. Alec Mason, 8. 10. Hayley White, 8. 11. Sean Joyce, 8. 12. Catherine Madden, 9.
Open Bic: 1. Sam Morrell, 2.25. 2. Scott McKenzie, 3.5. 3. Marcus Sweeney, 6. 4. Jsoh Morrell, 6.75. 5. Stephanie Lovell, 7. 6. John Wood, 9.
