Sculling races on the move from Exuma to Long Island

Mon, May 18th 2015, 11:51 PM

The scene for the Sands "Man in the Boat" sculling races was set at the 62nd Annual National Family Island Regatta in George Town, Exuma, this year. The sculling races were the talk of the crowd during the regatta weekend and provided a great deal of truly Bahamian excitement.

"All day, the regatta fans carried on conversations on who they thought would be the Sands "Man in the Boat" sculling winner for the National Family Island Regatta," said Lynden Johnson, Bahamian Brewery and Beverage sales manager. "In fact, Exuma residents were reminded that, two years in a row, someone from Andros won the sculling race in George Town, encouraging Exuma residents to register to scull the boat."

The sculling races had five sets of sculling heats. The sixth and final race of the day would declare the winner, which had local favorite Randolph "Reds" McKenzie, two former winners from Andros and one Long Island newcomer vying for the win.

All racers went out strong but when McKenzie, from the settlement of Barraterre, Exuma, reached the buoy first and turned toward the finish line, the crowd went wild cheering for him. McKenzie was declared the winner, beating out Josh Green and Clay Moxey, former sculling winners from Mangrove Cay, Andros, and Danny Knowles, a former sculling winner from Salt Pond, Long Island. Scullers Green and Knowles placed second and third respectively, also winning a Sands "Man in the Boat" sculling trophy and truly Bahamian Sands beer.

"The Sands 'Man in The Boat' sculling race has become a favorite event for regatta lovers. In fact, more and more Family Island regattas and homecomings are requesting the sculling races to take place there," noted Johnson. "We are extremely pleased with the amount of persons who registered and showed an interest in the Bahamian tradition of sculling in Exuma."

The next stop for the Sands "Man in the Boat" sculling race will be at the Long Island Regatta from June 3-6, in beautiful Salt Pond, Long Island. More importantly, the winners from the individual sculling races will travel to New Providence this November to participate in the Sands "Man in the Boat" Sculling Championship of The Bahamas. That event will be held at Montagu Beach.

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