Kings Cup at Royal Nassau Sailing Club
by Lori Lowe 7 Dec 2010 08:26 GMT
4-5 December 2010
Hot shot sailor wins another title
Youth sailor Chris Sands pulled off an upset win with first place finishes in the last two races of the prestigious King’s Cup hosted by the Royal Nassau Sailing Club this past weekend.
While the fleet was small it was highly competitive with any one of Five teams capable of wining the series going into the last race. The King’s Cup is contested in the Snipe Class, a two man sloop rigged sail boat known for being highly technical and requiring solid race tactics.
For this regatta Chris teamed up with fellow youth sailor Donico Brown for their second competition together and their second win together; the last being in the Snipe Junior Nationals earlier this year. With this win Chris and Donico have proven the worth of Bahamas Sailing Association programs, both the local coaching programs and those geared towards assisting in sending our top sailors abroad to compete in International Competition. Donico was chosen to represent The Bahamas in the ISAF Youth World Championships in 2009 and Chris in 2010. Both also represented The Bahamas at the C.A.C. Games earlier this year.
In winning the King’s Cup Chris and Donico beat a number of senior skippers with extensive international experience including Robert Dunkley, Fernando de Cardenas, Lori Lowe and Jimmie Lowe who finished 2 through 5 respectively. After five races a mere 5 points separated 1st through 5th. Also competing in the Regatta were the very young team of Pedro Rahming and Mishael Taffin who handled themselves well in trying conditions.
The King’s Cup was presented to the Royal Nassau Sailing Club in 1926 by King George V and with the exception of the war years has been sailed annually ever since. It is believed the Chris and Donico, a youth team by Snipe Class rules, are the first wholly youth team to win the King’s Cup."
Overall Results:
1st Chris Sands & Donico Brown, 3-5-3-1-1=13pts
2nd Robert Dunkley & BJ Burrows, 5-2-2-3-2=14pts
3rd Fernando de Cardenas & Diane DeWitt, 2-3-5-2-3=15pts
4th Lori Lowe & Maria Aaboe, 1-4-1-5-5=16pts
5th Jimmie Lowe & Cameron Symonette, 4-1-4-4-4=17pts
6th Pedro Rahming & Mishael Taffin, 6-6-6-6-DNS=31pts