SIMPSON BAY--The 30th Caribbean Dinghy Championship (CDC) took place this past weekend in Simpson Bay. The championship was hosted by the Sint Maarten Yacht Club (SMYC) and sanctioned by the Caribbean Sailing Association (CSA).
This year’s championship featured racing on over 50 boats in the Optimist, RS Quest, RS Zest, ILCA 4, ILCA 6, ILCA 7, and Sun Fast 20 classes.
Nearly 70 sailors representing 9 nations were in attendance from Antigua, St. Kitts and Nevis, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Bahamas, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, British Virgin Islands, and Sint Maarten.
The scoring format for each CDC provides individual rankings per class, and the results per nation are then combined to crown the Nations Cup Champion. For each nation, the scores from its five highest-scoring classes count toward its final Nations Cup score.
For the individual results in the ILCA 4 class, Joshua Weinhardt from St. Vincent came in third place, Tyden Jones from Antigua came in second place, and Armaan Manwatkar from the Bahamas took first place.
In the ILCA 6 class, Massimo Lapierre from Sint Maarten came in third place, Emanuel John Alexiou from the Bahamas came in second place, and Shanoy Malone from Antigua was in first place. And in the ILCA 7 class, Kishon Bruno from Grenada came in third place, Kyle D'Juran from Trinidad and Tobago came in second place, and Rhone Kirby from Antigua took first place.
In the RS Quest class, Ethan Baily and Isaiah Tonge from Antigua came in third place, Keston Munroe and Isaiah Alexis from Trinidad and Tobago came in second place, and Rio Stomp and Dax Henriquez from Sint Maarten took first place.
In the RS Zest class, Liya Goodwin and Kadia-Lee Newman from Antigua came in third place, Axel and Louisa Vanden Eynde from Sint Maarten came in second place, and Sariyah Stoute and Kyel Dickson from Trinidad and Tobago took first place.
In the Optimist class, Ruben Van Hest from Antigua came in second place, Lluc Agusti Correa from Antigua came in second place, and Nathan Sheppard from Sint Maarten took first place.
In the Sun Fast 20 class, Flynn Hiddes and crew from Sint Maarten came in third place, Garth Steyn and crew from Sint Maarten on IGY Racing came in second place, and Adam Da Costa and crew from Trinidad and Tobago on Budget Marine took first place.
With all those results tallied for the Nations Cup final, Trinidad and Tobago came in third place with 3821.2 points, Sint Maarten came in second place with 4155.1 points, and it was Antigua with 4427.5 points who defended their title and were crowned the Nations Cup Champion for the seventh time in a row.
Sponsoring the championship were IGY Marinas, and partners Sapphire Beach Club Resort, the Sint Maarten Yacht Club Bar & Restaurant, Zee Best Restaurant & Bake Shop, and Budget Marine.
