By RBVIYC
BVI Optimist sailors at the 2016 St Croix Yacht Club Crucian Open. Photo: RBVIYC
7 Optimist sailors from the Royal BVI Yacht Club traveled to St Croix April 16 -17 to compete in the 2016 St Croix Yacht Club Crucian Open with all 4 of the Championship fleet sailors reaching the podium in their divisions.
The regatta hosted 72 competitors racing in the 420, Sunfish and Optimist classes on Saturday and Sunday.
Unpredictable 2-7 knot southerly winds brought light and shifty conditions that challenged the competitor’s patience but all of the RBVIYC racers finished well in their respective fleets.
In the 24 boat Championship fleet, Ryan Lettsome finished 21st overall, winning third place in the Under 10, White fleet.
In the Blue fleet for the 11-12 age group, Nathan Haycraft took second place and seventh overall, with Kyle Roose placing third in group and twelfth overall.
Rayne Duff held the lead after the first day of racing with 3, first place finishes under his belt and never finishing outside the top three. A less successful day two saw him drop to second overall but retaining the Red fleet honours in the 13-15 age group.
Samuel Allen was top of the pack for the BVI Green fleeters, finishing fifth overall. A consistent weekend for Allen included 2 second place finishes and just one result outside the top 10. Noah George made a blistering start to his regatta with third place in the first two races of the weekend. Not quite able to maintain that level, he continued to finish inside the top half of the fleet throughout and ended his regatta in eighth overall.
A solid first day for Nici Haycraft saw him take the race win in race 7 but, sitting out Sunday, he slid to 15 overall.
A great weekend for the RBVIYC junior sailing programme and congratulations to the team on another excellent regatta.
Results
Blue Fleet
2 Nathan Haycraft (7 overall)
3 Kyle Roose (12 overall)
Red Fleet
1 Rayne Duff (2 overall)
White Fleet
3 Ryan Lettsome (21 overall)
Green Fleet
5 Samuel Allen
8 Noah George
15 Nici Haycraft
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