Hot Shot Sailor Wins Another Title

Mon, Dec 6th 2010, 03:55 PM

Youth Sailor Chris Sands pulled off an upset win with First place finishes in the last two races

of the prestigious Kingʼs 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 Kingʼs 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 Kingʼs 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 Kingʼs 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

Kingʼs Cup."

Results:

1. Chris Sands / Donico Brown ==> 3-5-3-1-1=13

2. Robert Dunkley / BJ Burrows ==> 5-2-2-3-2=14

3. Fernando de Cardenas / DIane DeWitt ==> 2-3-5-2-3=15

4. Lori Lowe / Maria Aaboe ==> 1-4-1-5-5=16

5. Jimmie Lowe / Cameron Symonette ==> 4-1-4-4-4=17

6. Pedro Rahming / Mishael Taffin ==> 6-6-6-6-DNS=31


Photos: Christopher Sands and Donico Brown winners of the 2010 Snipe Kingʼs Cup with Malcolm McKay, Rear Commodore of RNSC. (Photo credit: Emanuel M. Alexiou)

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