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Governor's Harbour sailors compete in Nassau
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Ashton Johnson hiking out of his Sunfish
Patrick Similien and Ashton Johnson, members of the Govenor's Harbour Sailing Club, competed in the National Sunfish Championship held in Montague Bay, Nassau on June 21 and 22. The first of the two races on Saturday morning was two miles in length, with 12 knot winds and prepared Similien and Johnson for the two longer races in the afternoon with slightly stronger winds.
There were close to thirty boats in the race and most of the competitors had sailed in national and international competition many times before. There were four other junior sailors, all from Nassau, who had been sailing for five years. At the end of the first days racing Similien placed 26th overall and Johnson was placed 24th.
The second day, Sunday, the wind was a bit stronger, and only one other junior sailor competed. Our two boys from Eleuthera, did not get a very good start in the first race, but completed the challenging three mile course. The second race they got a much better start, but their thirty year old patched up boats had taken on a lot of water making them too heavy to keep up with the much newer, faster boats. Johnson was forced to retire, but Similien carried on bravely and would have finished the course but for a vicious thunder squall.
The second day, Sunday, the wind was a bit stronger, and only one other junior sailor competed. Our two boys from Eleuthera, did not get a very good start in the first race, but completed the challenging three mile course. The second race they got a much better start, but their thirty year old patched up boats had taken on a lot of water making them too heavy to keep up with the much newer, faster boats. Johnson was forced to retire, but Similien carried on bravely and would have finished the course but for a vicious thunder squall.
The Nassau Yacht Club awarded trophies in the afternoon with first place to Donnie Martinborough, second place to Jimmie Lowe, and third place to George Damianos. Lori Lowes was the Ladies winner. Top Junior was Michael Gibson Johnson and Similien were commended by the race committee, and most of the adult competitors, for their skill and determination. Each was awarded Nassau Yacht Club tee shirts at the ceremony.
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