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Showdown in St thomas
Hundreds of sailors at the International Rolex Regatta (March 27-29) rallied (for those who choose it over mooring off the yacht club), we’ve set the stage
after two days of hard racing to enjoy a reggae music concert and food fest for a bigger, even better event next March.”
at the mega yacht marina Yacht Haven Grande, then hit the water for a final In IRC class, Jim Mitchell’s (SUI) RP52 Vincitore turned in five seemingly
showdown in one of the most spectacular sailing arenas in the Caribbean, if effortless victories over six races. The schedule included a day of “town”
not the world. The third and final day of races, which magnificently threaded racing that put both tourists and islanders into stop-and-watch mode as the
their ways through and around cuts, cays and islands off the east end of St fleet made its way from the club to the harbour of Charlotte Amalie and back.
Thomas, U.S.V.I, served up winners in six classes: one for IRC, three for CSA On the final day, the courses played more to an audience of offshore sea
(Spinnaker Racing, Spinnaker Racing/Cruising and Non-Spinnaker Racing) and birds, but Vincitore impressed the rest of the class by legging out early and
one each for One-Design IC 24s and Beach Cats. The event has been hosted never letting up.
by St Thomas Yacht Club for 36 years and this year attracted over 60 local and “We won totally because of the crew,” said Mitchell. “It’s the coolest thing
visiting teams from the US and Europe. that we had three generations of Mitchells aboard, including my 77-year-old
“The quality of the weather, the racers and the racing was again father – that’s what it’s all about. It was just an awesome time.”
outstanding,” said Co-Chair John Sweeney, “and with some new features in For his performance Mitchell was awarded a Rolex watch in a Prize
place, such as the berthing at Yacht Haven Grande and American Yacht Harbor Ceremony that featured a stage on the water built specially for the occasion.
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