Pipe Dream, skippered by Peter Haycraft, won the Royal BVI Yacht Club’s Governor’s Cup on Saturday.
The Cruising Class was won by Reba, skippered by Jon Charlton.
Challenging wind conditions during the start in Road Harbour made for an eventful beginning to the racing, with winds shifting from 20 knots to zero and back to 20 in a matter of minutes.
Furthermore, the start was delayed when Sorceress, entering in the Racing Division, ran aground. Fortunately they were able to recover the boat and made it to the start line.
The Racing Class held two races. The course consisted of an upwind leg to Brandywine Bay, a downwind leg to Nanny Cay, and finally an upwind leg to the finish line in front of the RBVIYC.
The first race was one lap of the course. The second race had two laps of the course. Both races had identical results, Pipe Dream took first place, while Rushin’ Rowlette was second followed by Firewater in third.
The Cruising Class also sailed to Brandywine Bay, then crossed the channel to round the South side of Dead Chest and Peter Island. They then came back across the channel to Nanny Cay, and finally upwind to the finish.
The weather conditions gradually lightened as the day progressed, and towards the end of racing the winds and sun provided perfect sailing conditions.
The award ceremony was held at the RBVIYC, and presented by Governor Boyd McCleary. The governor raced on board Reba, winners of Cruising Class.
Chris Haycraft received the Governor’s Cup trophy from the governor on behalf of Pipe Dream.
Mr. Haycraft also presented a “prize” to Sorceress, a gift certificate for salvage work from Mr. Rowlette’s salvage business, as a joke to commemorate their running aground. Mr. Rowlette himself also received a similar “prize,” for touching bottom during the course of the day.