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REGATTA TIME IN ABACO - A chronology for anyone interested - by Dave Ralph These rough notes may be used for background or historical information . Information was taken from old programs, file notes and interviewing older participants and directors. From 1993 notes have been added annually. - Dave Ralph 1974 The Abaco Regatta Syndicate was formed by Bahamian and expatriate residents to raise money for building an Abaco Class A work boat to enter in the 1975 George Town Regatta. This boat, named the ABACO, was built by Emerson Albury at the William H Albury shipyard at Man-O-War Cay. It was later sold to a private group and re-named the ROUGH WATERS. A second boat, the ABACO II, was built by the Syndicate and later sold. Proceeds were used to begin the Abaco Regatta. Members of this original syndicate included: Marcell Albury, Chairman and Commodore; Hugh Cottis, Vice Chairman; Greville Cavendish & Carlin Malone, Directors in charge of the Race Committee; Graham Jones, Treasurer; Lindsay Scott, Secretary; Edwin Albury, Percy Archer, Lucien Stratton, David Gale, Monty Shepard, Alfred R Meyer, J S Wallace, Geoffrey Albury, William Demoranville, Mike Akehurst, Don Barnes Jr, Commissioner Karl Spencer, Honorary Director. Lindsay Scott was a driving force in this organization. 1975 There were no races this year in Abaco. 1976 First Abaco Regatta September 1st - 3rd Three days of races were held off Marsh Harbour and organized by the Abaco Regatta Syndicate. The fifteen entries consisted of one Abaco work boat and four work boats from Nassau along with approximately ten cruising boats. Cash prizes were given the work boats. A group of Abaco dinghies also raced but the logistics of getting the dinghies together from Man-O-War and Hope Town was formidable. The old Golden Harvest parking lot and the Union Jack restaurant were alive with street dancing to King Eric's Band from Nassau, and there were stalls with local crafts and food. A skippers' cocktail party was held on the Commissioner's lawn in Marsh Harbour. 1977 Second Abaco Regatta September 1st - 3rd Again, three days of races were held off Marsh Harbour, organized and sponsored by the Abaco Regatta Syndicate. The approximately fifteen entries consisted of the two Abaco work boats, ROUGH WATERS and ABACO TWO, and a variety of cruising boats. Logistics of transportation and a lack of sufficient cash incentives kept the Nassau work boats at home. Officers were Marcell Albury, Syndicate Chairman and Regatta Commodore, Carlin Malone, in charge of the races. Phoebe Gale solicited ads and produced the first printed program. A community fund raising dinner was held at the Crossing Beach several weeks in advance of the races. Man-O-War supplied conch and fish, Hope Town ladies furnished deserts and Cynthia Smith organized a Marsh Harbour crew to prepare and serve the food. Cynthia Smith continued the organization of the annual fund raising dinner at the Crossing through 1990. Members of the Rotary Club of Abaco staffed the bar with proceeds going to the Regatta. Rotary members have continued this tradition through the years. 1978 Third Abaco Regatta June 29th - July 8th This series of races consisted of three regattas and drew an estimated 30 entries. The Marsh Harbour regatta was moved to June 29th thru July 1st. The fleet then moved to Green Turtle Cay where the second regatta of the series was held with the eleventh annual Fourth of July Soveral race. This was begun in 1968 with 6 -7 boats by William Soveral under the auspices of the Green Turtle Sailing Club. The series third regatta was then held at Treasure Cay, July 6th - 8th. Cash prizes were still offered to the work boats in the Marsh Harbour series. However, cash stipends and per-diem allowances were not offered to crews or entries and a work-boat fleet did not materialize. The two Abaco work boats competed within the cruising fleet. Officers included Joe Combs of Hope Town, Commodore for the Abaco Regatta Syndicate's three races off Marsh Harbour, Bill Pascoe, Commodore for the Green Turtle Sailing Club, and Joan Appleton of the Sand Banks Yacht Club, Commodore for the three Treasure Cay races on July 6, 7 & 8. David Ralph composed and sold ads for the program. 1979 Fourth Abaco Regatta June 25th - July 4th The Regatta directors decided to redirect their efforts from paying work boats to race to enticing cruising boats to pay for the privilege of racing. This would perpetuate the Regatta and let the Regatta be a promotional tool for Abaco. This was the first year a race was held off Hope Town with a second race off Marsh Harbour. A trend began to stage a race off each principle town. The Treasure Cay races were included between the Marsh Harbour series and the Green Turtle race, letting the fleet complete the circuit in a progressive manner. Bill Pascoe accepted the Race Committee Chairmanship for the entire series. Joe Combs and Joan Appleton were Commodores for the Abaco Regatta Committee and the Sand Banks Yacht Club respectively. 1980 - Fifth Regatta Time in Abaco June 26 - July 4th The same three-regatta format continued with the Hope Town race on June 26th, Marsh Harbour on June 27th, Treasure Cay on June 30th and July 2nd, and Green Turtle Cay on July 4th. This is the last year the Crossing Beach fund raising party was held prior to the regatta series. The two Abaco work boats raced with the cruising boats into the early 1980's but finally conceded that their place was in competing with the other work boats in Georgetown which they have done quite successfully. Officers were Van Stratton, Commodore - Abaco Regatta; Joan Appleton, Commodore - Treasure Cay; Walter Robert, Commodore - Green Turtle Cay; Bill Pascoe, Race Committee Chairman; 1981 Sixth Regatta Time in Abaco June 25th - July 4th The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism began their patronage with financial assistance for the printed program. Most of the trophies were now bronze art works from the studio of Peter Johnston of Little Harbour, Abaco. Bill and Sally Pascoe organized a waterfront fun day at the Marsh Harbour Marina with a tug-of-war between man-powered rubber dinghies, a fun race consisting of home-made vessels costing under $100 and other equally serious events. The Marsh Harbour Sunfish Fleet staged a series of races in the harbour. Van Stratton was the Commodore of the Regatta series, Berkley Evans, Commodore for the Treasure Cay events, Roger Phillips, Commodore for Green Turtle Cay Sailing Club, and Bill Pascoe, series Race Committee Chairman. 1982 Seventh Regatta Time in Abaco June 26th - July 4th A Man-O-War race is added to the series under the direction of Marcell Albury. Treasure Cay remains in the series with only one race. The Marsh Harbour Fun Day is continued at the Marsh Harbour Marina. The Crossing Beach picnic party is incorporated within the race sequence. Officers are Van Stratton, Commodore, Marsh Harbour; Berkley Evans, Commodore for Treasure Cay; Roger Phillip, Commodore for Green Turtle Cay; Bill Pascoe, Race Committee Chairman. 1983 Eighth Regatta Time in Abaco June 25th - July 4th The five-race, three regatta format continues. Trophies were awarded after the Hope Town - Marsh Harbour races and after the Man-O-War Race - Treasure Cay races with grand overall winners after the Green Turtle race. The Marsh Harbour fun race is continued. Officers are Van Stratton, Commodore for Hope Town and Marsh Harbour regatta; Marcell Albury, Commodore for the Man-O-War race; Berkley Evans, Commodore for the Treasure Cay race, Roger Phillips, Commodore for the Green Turtle Cay event, Bill Pascoe, overall race committee chairman. 1984 Ninth Regatta Time in Abaco June 25th - July 4th This year saw 121 total entries participate in the events. There were three fleets this year: RTIA, with time allowances computed locally; PHRF, using the well-accepted system; and finally a Mother Tub class using a locally developed system. This last fleet was the most popular and was comprised of ordinary cruising boats loaded with bicycles, scuba gear, and enough groceries to last the trip. Ratings were adjusted for this fleet as the series progressed and the capabilities of the boat and crew became apparent. Essentially, by the end of the series, losers were racing losers and winners were competing together. We got more compliments from this fleet than complaints so we thought we were doing it right. The Fun Day in Marsh Harbour succumbed for lack of manpower. Bill Pascoe continued as Race Committee Chairman. 1985 Tenth Regatta Time in Abaco June 25th - July 4th The July 4th race at Green Turtle Cay topped previous attendance records for an individual race with 106 entries. This was Bill Pascoe's last year to fully organize these five races. SAILORMAN of Ft. Lauderdale organized a fun day on the Treasure Cay Beach for the fleet and continued to host this through 1988. 1986 Eleventh Regatta Time in Abaco June 25th - July 4th The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism moved to the forefront as a Regatta Patron by sponsoring the overall five-race winner. The race committee was comprised of Van Alan, Steve Hill, and Clay Wilhoyte. 1987 Twelveth Regatta Time in Abaco June 23rd - July 4th Bill Pascoe is the Commodore for his final regatta although he does give advice to the future committees. Overall winners are separated in the two serious racing classes with the Ministry of Tourism sponsoring the RTIA overall winner and Aero Coach sponsoring the PHRF overall winner. 1988 Thirteenth Regatta Time in Abaco June 25th - July 4th Bill Johnston was Commodore and Skip Shaw was Race Committee Chairman. A full color program was published with assistance from Rick Arscott of Aero Tours and Jim Kerr of Abaco Life. David Ralph continued to solicit the ads and help compose ads for the uninitiated. Five thousand program copies were distributed. The program format was similar to a full color magazine with articles and facts about the Abaco area. 1989 Fourteenth Regatta Time in Abaco June 26th - July 4th Treasure Cay asked to be relieved of their race and we added a race to Treasure Island (a.k.a. Baker's Beach) at Guana Cay. Premier Cruise Line sponsored a race and opened their cruise ship facility to our entrants with a hosted dinner and floor show. This was the last year for the fifteen mile dinghy-tow from Marsh Harbour. The bronze trophies from Pete Johnston were augmented with trophies from Abaco Ceramics of Treasure Cay and wood carvings from Edwin Albury of Man-O-War. Five thousand color programs were printed with the help of Southern Boating and Dave Ralph. Bill Johnston continued as Commodore and Clay Wilhoyte was Race Committee Chairman. 1990 Fifteenth Regatta Time in Abaco June 25th - July 4th Cynthia Smith continued preparing food for the Crossing Beach lay-day party in Marsh Harbour. The Guana Cay race shifted to the settlement with a party and dinner at the Guana Beach Resort. Five thousand color programs were again printed with help from Southern Boating and Dave Ralph. Bill Johnston was Commodore and Clay Wilhoyte was Race Committee Chairman for the first four races. The Green Turtle Race was run by Van Alan, Annabelle Roberts, Jim Roberts and Ross Sawyer with final awards at the Bluff House beach. 1991 Sixteenth Regatta Time in Abaco July 4th - 13th The dates of the regatta were changed, beginning ten days later with the traditional Green Turtle Sailing Club Fourth of July race. Awards were given out at the Bluff House beach. The fleet then worked its way southward to the conclusion in Marsh Harbour on July 13th. A lay-day beach party was held on the beach at Matt Lowe's Cay. This was organized by Al Smith of the Tiki Hut. Final awards were given out on the property behind Triple J Marina. A tent was staffed by local organizations and people providing crafts and food. King Eric's band from Nassau was hired for entertainment. The printed program was omitted due to a lack of manpower. Don Barnes was Commodore and Bill Johnston was Race Committee Chairman. 1992 Seventeenth Regatta Time in Abaco July 4th - 11th Following the previous year's format, the races began at Green Turtle Cay on July 4th with awards and a school benefit street on the town waterfront that evening. The race sequence then proceeded southward to the other communities and concluded in Marsh Harbour. The final awards party was again at the property behind Triple J Marina in Marsh Harbour. Food stalls were staffed by local people and organizations. No printed program was issued. An original oil painting by Don Barnes augmented the bronze trophies from Peter Johnston. Don Barnes was Commodore and Bill Johnston was Race Committee Chairman. 1993 Eighteenth Regatta Time in Abaco July 3rd - 12th Races will begin in Green Turtle Cay on Saturday with awards and a town party that evening. The series will then progress to Guana Cay, Man-O-War Cay, Hope Town and Marsh Harbour. During this series, each race will stand alone for winners while points will accumulate for overall regatta winners in the RTIA and PHRF classes. There is too much flexibility in the Mother-Tub ratings to determine overall winners in this popular class. Bill Johnston was commodore and race committee chairman. 1994 Nineteenth Regatta Time in Abaco July 4th - July 13th Dave Ralph became commodore by default when Bill Johnston resigned. Van Stratton remained as an RTIA Director. John Martin (Miami) had offered last year to run the races which we accepted. John enlisted the services of Ken Batzer (Lighthouse Point) to actually be race committee chairman. Mike Huck (on SYBERUS from Melbourne) helped Ken on the committee boat. Ken Batzer and John Martin volunteered their services for running the races. Sam Braxton joined the team late in the spring and successfully solicited sponsors and advertisers for the magazine type program which was resurrected on short notice. 2500 were printed by the publishers of Get-a-Ways magazine. 100 dozen tee shirts were bought from Solomon Brothers using a Susan Parotti dolphin design. All skippers meetings were held the night before the race day and the initial meeting was on the lawn beside Mikes Bar in Green Turtle Cay. The Roberts family orchestrated a street party on the Green Turtle Cay waterfront after the first race. Hobie 33 Worlds Championship was incorporated into the RTIA schedule with 5 races, two on the 4th, one on the 6th, and two on the 8th with final awards on the 8th at M H Marina. Dinghy tow for 8 dinghies from Outer Point to N Parrot Cay by Dave Ralph and a volunteer in a rental boat. 1995 - Twentieth Regatta Time in Abaco July 4th - July 12th Ken Batzer ran the races again. Nick Cripps (Jib Room) put together a social program of parties and shore events tied in with financial sponsorships. The Crossing Beach party in Marsh Harbour and the street parties in Green Turtle Cay are still some of our most popular events. A last minute program was fabricated in Miami by Carol Stout of Lightning Press in black & white as a minimal item. Silbert Mills at Admiral's Yacht Haven sponsored a dinghy treasure hunt on a lay day and drew 60 entries. Leila Bethel of Harbour View Marina towed the dinghies to Hope Town for the Hope Town Round-the-Islands race. July 3rd street party in Green Turtle Cay was for the benefit of the Historical Society and the improvements to their park. July 4th was by the Green Turtle Civic Club. July 8th Crossing Beach party was staffed by many local food vendors. Rotary Club staffed the bar. Budweiser sold beer with the Regatta being the beneficiary and Coca Cola sold soft drinks with profits to the Regatta. Guana Cay settlement held a public fund-raising street dinner on July 5th to raise funds for road improvements. 100 dozen T-shirts bought from Solomon Bros. Susan Parotti did a small front and full back design using the Abaco parrot as a centerpiece. Shirts did not sell well & we found out later that the tourists did not associate the parrot with Abaco. The regatta committee is comprised of Van Stratton, Dave and Kathy Ralph. Dave Ralph is Commodore again by default. 83 boats enter and 79 boats race. Race 1 at green Turtle Cay draws 64 boats. 37 Boats come to the races for the first time. Major sponsors are The Ministry of Tourism, Shell Bahamas and Coca Cola. 1996 21st annual Regatta Time in Abaco July 4 - July 12 (Written one year later July 11, 1997) Ken Batzer ran the races with assistance from Mike Huck. James Sarles of Freeport was hired to handle promotional aspects and solicit sponsorships. He made a program in conjunction with Lightning Press in Miami. First notice went out in mid-May which is too late. Pre-race registration on July 3rd was at Mikes Bar in Green Turtle Cay. Very crowded although no-one seemed to mind. A hurricane threat on July 7th caused the Hope Town race to be canceled. The storm stayed off shore but many boaters left. We did have the final race and awards on schedule. Awards were made for the four races. Crossing Beach party and Hope Town party were cancelled. 1997 Twenty Second annual Regatta Time in Abaco July 4 - 12 (written July 13 by D Ralph) Ken Batzer did not want to run the races again and suggested that Mike Huck run them. Mike had been helping Ken for the past two years. Mike Huck accepted the position of Race Committee Chairman. Mike has his own computer and race program software and a copy machine on board for making scratch sheets and result sheets. Help was picked up locally for setting the marks using an outboard motorboat. Mike had Lightning Press in Miami make the race rule booklet. Trophies are again by Pete Johnston, bronze fish and bird sculptures on mahogany plaques. Dinghies were towed to Hope Town by Adrian of the Moorings using their boat. Dave Ralph helped collect them (seven) and tie them to the tow boat in Fanny Bay. The tow takes between 1 - 2 hours with the dinghies being anchored off N. Parrot Cay. Race weather for all races has been excellent. Ruth Saunders of Paigem Publications in Nassau made a program. 100 dozen t shirts (50-50) were purchased. Paigem made the t shirt design. This was Paigem's first effort at making a program and they did a good job. Registration in Green Turtle was at Settlement Point on July 3rd. Sodas were for sale but no food was available. Race 1 on July 4. Awards were at Settlement Point on July 4th. Local people set up 4 - 5 food booths. Wm. Brewer had a tent with beer and rum drinks. Mike Huck announced the results and gave the awards. The Episcopal Church choir sang the US & Bahamian national anthems. Nipper's in Guana had a party on July 5th. They had a band but the power was off so it was truly "rake and scrape.". Race 2 on July 6. Guana Beach Resort had a party on the 6th. They served a buffet dinner and had a band and vocalist for dancing. Race 3 on July 7. Tiki Hut sponsored a beach party on Matt Lowe's Cay on the 7th. They got underway about 5:30 with a bar and grilled hamburgers. Small turn-out. No beach games were organized. July 8th had a party at Crossing Beach. About 6 vendors served food. Rotary staffed the bar and Trama One (Dan Wiltfang) sold sodas (sponsored by Coke). Rotary and Trama One split the proceeds with the Regatta committee. Food vendors were charged $10 to attend. This helped offset the $50 fee charged by Marsh Harbour Town Committee for using the Crossing. It also helped with the garbage clean-up. Fifteen large garbage bags (with string ties) were placed around the Crossing Beach area to encourage cleanliness. Eston Sawyer found a local DJ to provide music. Attendance was estimated at 200 - 300. The event lasted from 5:30 - 9:30. Mike Huck gave the awards for races 2 and 3 with Charlie Cook giving announcements and thanking sponsors. Pizza Hut sponsored a dinghy hunt on July 9th afternoon with prizes given that evening. Perhaps 75 attended. Race 4 on July 10?. Harbour's Edge in Hope Town sponsored a party on the 10th with 200+ (?) attending.Conch Inn sponsored a party on July 11th. Race 5 on July 12?. Final awards and party was at the Jib room on the 12th. As the party got underway a torrential rain began and lasted for nearly 2 hours. The upstairs bar was packed. About 7:30 enough people came downstairs to begin the awards. The room was packed solid as it was still raining outside. Awards, Gulfstream tickets and Jimmy Buffet T-shirts were given out. Regatta committee is again composed of Dave & Kathy Ralph and Van Stratton. Major Sponsors are Shell Bahamas and Coke Cola. The Ministry of Tourism is unable to assist as Regattas have now been relegated to the Ministry of Youth , Sports and Culture whose focus is on work boat regattas. Tourism suggests that we contact them again without using the word "regatta." They suggest having a "Boating Fling" or maybe just plain races. This sensitivity over the word "Regatta" applies only when contacting the Ministry of Tourism. 1998 Regatta July 4 - 11, 1998 23rd Annual Regatta Time in Abaco Registration and the skipper's meeting took place on July 3 at Settlement Point in New Plymouth with boaters going to various restaurants afterward. There was no organized street party. After the first race on July 4, there was a street party and awards at Settlement Point with food and drink booths provided by various Green Turtle Cay people and organizations. July 5 was a lay day with entrants moving to Guana Cay. Nippers in Guana Cay sponsored a lively party that night. July 6 was the Guana Cay race which followed a traditional Olympic course. A shore party followed that night at Guana Beach Resort . A band from the U.S. with a vocalist proved to be very popular. July 7 was another lay day with the fleet moving south to Marsh Harbour. Conch Inn, the Bistro and the Moorings sponsored a harbour-side party. July 8 saw the Man-O-War Gold Cup race in the Abaco Sound between Man-O-War and Marsh Harbour. Administrator Hart watched the start of the races from Mike Huck's Race Committee boat. The traditional Crossing Beach street party was held with food and drink stands. Sherry Parker, of the Ministry of Tourism office in Marsh Harbour, organized the food vendors. Rotary Club of Abaco staffed the bar. Awards were given for race two and three. These Crossing Beach parties break-up around 9:30 p.m. so the party-goers can move to the Marsh Harbour bars and party into the evening. (A one-man band was scheduled but nobody showed up.) July 9 was another lay day with boaters catching up on shopping, laundry and other chores. A party was held at Sapodilly's with only one bar in place. Either a larger bar is needed or two bar locations should be in place to accommodate the number of people. Admirals Yacht Haven staged a Dinghy Boat Treasure Hunt in the afternoon. Ann McFadden organized this event. (Ck - may have been on the 7th) July 10 saw the fleet sail the Hope Town Round the Islands Race.' They began off Marsh Harbour's Outer Point and finished near North Parrot Cay off Hope Town using islands as markers. This is always a popular race. However, the Race Committee is burdened with towing dinghies to Hope Town so the boaters can go ashore after the race. The Royal Marsh Harbour Yacht Club made the tow. Harbour's Edge hosted a party in Hope Town. The series finished on July 11 with the Marsh Harbour Race. Awards for races four and five were given at the Jib Room along with overall awards for the entire five race series. Trophies for all races were by sculptor Peter Johnston. Race Committee Chairman was Mike Huck on his boat SYBARUS. Paigem Publications of Nassau, with Ruth Saunders and Jane Braynen, prepared the program which was given away and they made the t-shirt art work. One hundred dozen t-shirts were ordered and either sold or given in the skippers' bags. About 70 boats participated. Major sponsors were the Ministry of Tourism, Shell Bahamas and Coca Cola. Mike Huck was the Race Committee Chairman using his boat SYBERUS. About 70 boats participated. 1999 Regatta July 2 - 10, 24th Annual Regatta Time in Abaco (As best known 20 April 99) This year's Regatta Time in Abaco will begin with a flourish on July 2. Registration and the skipper's meeting will be held in Green Turtle Cay during the late afternoon then the participants will be encouraged to cross the water to the Green Turtle Cay ferry landing on Abaco proper and be entertained by a Junkanoo Festival. Food and drink stalls will be set up with costumed Junkanoo groups entertaining the crowd. The Ministry of Tourism will have the Royal Bahamas Defense Force Band as the major entertainment draw. Race One will start on July 3 off Green Turtle cay with awards and a street party at Settlement Point in New Plymouth. Afterwards, awards for Race One will be presented that evening. Sunday, July 4, is a lay day with the boats moving from Green Turtle Cay to Guana Cay. (Social event not final yet but will be on Guana Cay) Race Two will be Monday July 5 off Guana Cay. An around-the-islands race course is being planned. Islands may include the Fish Cays and Foot's Cay. (Social event not final yet but will be on Guana Cay) July 6 is a lay day with the boats moving from Guana Cay to Marsh Harbour. Social event will be in Marsh Harbour. July 7 is the Man-O-War Gold Cup Race taking place in the waters between Man-O-War and Marsh Harbour. The Crossing Beach Street Party will be that evening with music, dancing and native foods. Awards for races two and Three will be presented. Sherry Parker, of the Ministry of Tourism office in Marsh Harbour, will organize an International food Fair or a Bahamian Fish Fry for that evening. As is our custom, the party will break up early so the party-goers can patronize the various bars of their choice for the rest of the evening. July 8 is a lay day for skippers and crew to enjoy the area and catch up on chores. Social event will be in Marsh Harbour. July 9 is the Hope Town race beginning off Marsh harbour and sailing around the islands to Hope Town. Islands may include Garden and Sandy Cays off Man-O-War Cay, Matt Lowe's Cay and Pointset Rock off Marsh Harbour and the Parrot Cays off Hope Town. A dinghy tow is required to get the contestants' dinghies to the finish area since the boats finish six or seven miles from where they began. This is one of the more popular races . Party in Hope Town. July 10 is the final Marsh Harbour race in the Abaco Sound off Marsh Harbour with final awards that evening in Marsh Harbour. Awards will be presented for races Four and Five and to overall winners for the entire five race series. Trophies are the popular original bronze artwork by sculptor Peter Johnston. Michael Johnston will be supplying a bronze ribbed dinghy to be awarded. Both artists work in their studios in Little Harbour. "Pete" is the proprietor of Pete's Pub in Little Harbour and can be visited by those boaters headed home by the southern route around Abaco's Hole-in-the-Wall. After the Regatta boaters can enjoy the area or begin their journey back home. Many will leave their boats here and commute between their home and this area to take advantage of our fantastic summer. By the U.S. Labour Day weekend in early September, all the boats will be gone or headed back to Florida. Anne Ray, a popular artist living on Lubber's Quarters has made a design for the t-shirt. It will be incorporated on posters and the program cover. Ann McFadden of the Triple J Marina has volunteered to distribute the T-shirts. She is also organizing the dinghy boat treasure hunt previously held at Admiral's Yacht Haven. Mike Huck will be Race Committee Chairman and run the races again. Awards were given for race two and three. |
