Sailors collect prizes in the Canouan Whitsuntide Regatta
Canouan Resort Development (CRD) donated $10,000 to the prize winners of the recently concluded Canouan Whitsuntide Regatta.{{more}}
The event saw two days of racing in which 19 boats participated. The climax of the races took place on Sunday. The drama on the high seas began at 10 am in the form of a neck and neck race in the âBig Gunsâ category Class 5 (28 foot boats) between Bequia Pride and Double Bluff.
The boats took a westerly course off Bachelor Hall (Grand Bay) racing to the marker at Friendship Bay (beyond Mayreau) and back.
The races were judged in a two day aggregate and the results are as follows: Class 1 Gumboats winner Aqua Finn 1, 2nd position Aqua Finn 2, 3rd position âSunfish.
Class 2 1st position âDe Sharkâ, 2nd position Denita G, 3rd position âMy Loveâ
In Class 3, the winners were âScope Internationalâ, 2nd position tie âLibertyâ and âArc Royalâ, class 4 1st position âMore Worriesâ, 2nd position âNerrisa J-2, 3rd position âNerissa J-1â.
In Class 5 1st position âBequia Prideâ, 2nd position âDouble Bluffâ, 3rd position âShylerâ.