SIMPSON BAY--Fifteen sailors competed on the first day of the Hope Ross Series Saturday.
On this first day of the series, competitors from racing teams from MDA, Saint Martin Voile Pour Tous and the St. Maarten Yacht Club joined the regatta.
The race committee, led by SMYC sailing instructor and race officer Windy Celine, was able to start 4 races for 2 different classes: ILCA and Optimist.
“It was a beautiful day with very good wind conditions. We were lucky to have no rain during the races,” said Celine. “Despite the absence of the sailing team of St Barth, we still had a great turnout with SMYC and MDA sailors.”
Eight sailors raced in the ILCA class, with Emelien Le Nomand, from Saint Martin Voile Pour Tous topping the group. Frits Bus, the SMYC commodore, was second and Massimo Lapierre from SMYC finished third.
Seven sailors battled it out in the Optimist class. Nathan Sheppard finished in first place and was followed by Oskar Jarret Versteegden and Oceane Chilou.
The Hope Ross Series is part of the Grant Thornton Dinghy Season Championship and is hosted and organized by the St. Maarten Yacht Club.
The second day of the Series will be sailed on Saturday, May 4.
