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<br />BSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136335845932819606noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961676408044028994.post-62400268221557981752015-11-10T15:29:00.001-05:002015-11-10T15:29:12.468-05:00Tristan Eldon wins Subway’s Cecil G. Cooke Regatta 2015
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">NASSAU, The Bahamas (November 10, 2015). Written by Robert Dunkley,
National Sailing School Director–<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">2015 was the second year The Bahamas National Sailing School
and Nassau Yacht Club have hosted the Cecil G Cooke Memorial Jr Regatta.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sponsored by Subway and organized by Sandra
Cooke, this regatta honors the late Cecil Cooke, one of this country’s great
sailors who competed with Sir Durward Knowles’ in the 1960 Tokyo Olympics when
they won the first ever gold medal for The Bahamas. Having a great interest in
youth sailing, he would have thoroughly enjoyed this weekend’s event, as did all
the youth and parents who participated.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">This regatta was the largest junior sailing event ever in
Nassau and is one of four major junior regattas held each year in The Bahamas,
attracting sailors from a number of family islands. With 57 Participants from New
Providence, Grand Bahama, Harbour Island, Long Island and Abaco, the results
showed just how competitive our young sailors are throughout the country. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The junior sailors with their swag bags. Photo by Ana Elisa Wassitsch</span></em></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">These juniors, depending on age, size and skill level, raced
in different classes/fleets, such as the Optimist Dinghy Championship Fleet for
experienced 8 to 15 year olds, Optimist Green Fleet for beginners, Sunfish,
Laser Radial and Laser 4.7 for older more advanced sailors.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">Sailing conditions for this two-day, seven-race regatta were
perfect with a steady 10 to 12 knot breeze out of the east.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Robert Dunkley</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Robert Dunkley</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">While there are winners of each fleet, the overall winner
and sailor whose name is inscribed on the Cecil G. Cooke perpetual trophy is
the first place finisher in the Optimist Championship Fleet as this is the
class in which our juniors begin their sailing. It is the youngest group and
because of this, the group Cecil Cooke would have been most supportive of. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">That said, the overall winner this year is Tristan Eldon, a
13 year old from Nassau. He won convincingly in this competitive 26 boat fleet
by placing first in all seven races. This makes it his third major win this
year, the other two being KPMG Championship Regatta and The Bahamas Youth
Olympic Regatta. The Long Island trio of Isaac Fox, Luke Knowles and Enrique
Wells battled it out for the second and third place trophies. Isaac and Luke
were tied for second place and Enrique was one point behind them. Isaac won the
tie-break which gave him second, Luke was third and Enrique took fourth with
Melisha Higgins from Harbour Island taking top female. You couldn’t have asked
for any closer or more exciting racing.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sandra Cooke presenting Tristan Eldon with his overall first place award. Photo by Ana Elisa Wassitsch</span></em></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Loretta Butler-Turner, MP for Long Island, offers her congratulations to Tristan Eldon on his overall win. Photo by Ana Elisa Wassitsch</span></em></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">Carson Miller from Long Island won the Optimist Green Fleet,
with Joshua Weech second and Jaxon Parker Searcy third, both from Nassau.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">Helena Wassitsch took top honors in the Sunfish Fleet
closely followed by Jaqueline Frode, (both from Nassau) and Harbour Island’s
Antwuan Dean took third.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">The Laser 4.7 class was won by Tahj Ramirez with five firsts
and two seconds. Robbie Carey took second and Daisy Tinkler third – all from
Nassau. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">The Laser Radial class, in which our most advanced sailors
compete was won by Spencer Cartwright of Nassau with five firsts and two
seconds. Branden Sands from Cherokee Sound, Abaco was second and Cochise
Burrows from Nassau was third. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">Congratulations to all the sailors and a special thank you
to Subway for sponsoring this event, now our most popular mixed class junior
regatta in the country.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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BSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136335845932819606noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961676408044028994.post-28391646963102509032015-11-02T20:52:00.000-05:002015-11-02T20:52:17.606-05:00Branden Sands from Abaco beats the odds; wins Optimist National Championships held in Abaco waters. <div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Menlo Regular"; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Hailing from the tiny settlement of Cherokee, Abaco Branden
Sands and his younger sister Rachel showed their more experienced big city
rivals from Nassau just how to do it.
The only youth sailors in their tiny settlement, Branden and Rachel
largely train in a bubble of their own on Cherokee Sound with their father
coaching them but without the benefit of being able to train with other sailors
on a regular basis. When possible, their parents make the 40 minute trek with
them to Marsh Harbour and send them on the ferry to Hope Town, Abaco's only
active junior fleet with experienced coaches.
The perseverance of both he and his sister and the extensive
encouragement of their parents Tim and
Julie Sands is commendable. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Truly impressive is that, with the exception of attending a
number of regattas and training sessions in Nassau in the past two years,
Branden has trained with no real competition save that of his sister.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Racing in big fleets requires skills sets
very different than those that can be learned while training with only one
partner.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Branden showed that he learned
his lessons well during his various forays out of Abaco.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Menlo Regular"; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">In a fabulous event held for the first time in Abaco hosted by
the Hope Town Sailing Club and delayed from it's original October 3-5 dates by
Hurricane Joaquin, 15 year old Branden won a closely fought battle to emerge the
clear winner over four time National Champion Spencer Cartwright, who took
second and Tristan Eldon third, both from Nassau. In a fleet of 30 boats Top female finisher was
Melisha Higgins of Harbour Island in sixth place overall. Branden's sister Rachel topped her age group
of 11-13 year olds and finished 11<sup>th</sup> overall. Noah Simmons of Harbour Island took top
honors for 8 to 10 year olds.
Top in the 19 boat Green Fleet for first time competitors was Joshua Weech from Nassau.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Menlo Regular"; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The ascension of the Family Island athletes is a testament to
the hard work and tireless involvement of the parents and volunteers in each of
the communities who operate their sailing programs with guidance from the
Bahama Sailing Association. Competitors
attended from Abaco, Grand Bahama, Harbour Island and Nassau. Sadly missed were the competitors from Mack
Knowles Sailing Club in Long Island who were unable to attend due to the
difficulties of transport and communication in the aftermath of Hurricane Joaquin. Understandably, their communities were
focused on the restoration of the schools and rebuilding their homes and
lives. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Menlo Regular"; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">This win was made all the sweeter for Branden coming in his
home waters and because it was his last year of eligibility in the Optimist
Class. The Optimist Class is the largest
class of sailboats in the World, targeting children and youth from 8 to
15. The youth sailing community is
waiting with baited breath for next year's Nationals in which Melisha and
Rachel are expected to set the stage for a future of powerful if petite female
Bahamian sailors.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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BSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136335845932819606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961676408044028994.post-74195263275472034862015-09-22T15:05:00.000-04:002015-09-22T15:14:18.140-04:00SPENCER CARTWRIGHT WINS BAHAMAS JUNIOR SUNFISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2015<span style="font-family: Cambria;">This past weekend, September 19 & 20, Nassau Yacht Club
hosted the Annual Bahamas Junior Sunfish National Championship.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">Spencer Cartwright who is the current and 4 times National
Champion in the Optimist Dinghy class has now won the Bahamas Junior Sunfish
National Championship for his first time. Pushing hard and in the mix for top
honors was Cochise Burrows. Such close racing made for a very suspenseful and
exciting series. In the end Spencer beat Cochise by three points.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Melisha Higgins and Katelyn Cambridge (Harbour Island) #3957 coming out of the start in race #1.<br /></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">Winds throughout the weekend were light to moderate and
fairly shifty from the west, which made for fun and interesting sailing. When
taking the lead in any of the races it was extremely hard to keep it.
Positions, particularly in the last race constantly changed. One might say it
was all about luck but in reality it was very much a game of patience,
“heads-up sailing” and outthinking the opponents in this twenty boat fleet.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cochise Burrows (#197) leading the race with Spencer Cartwright (#3941) right behind him.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">Thirteen sailors form Harbour Island and one form Long
Island participated and sailed extremely well. Paloma Cartwright from Long
Island was fifth overall and received honors as the Top Female. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">Sailors racing were ages 12 to 17, with an average age of 14.
Almost all of them learnt to sail in the Optimist Dinghy class and have now
been sailing a few years. As Coach Dunkley put it, “ It is impressive to see how
well the youngsters from Harbour Island and Long Island are sailing. It is obvious
their sailing schools and clubs do a tremendous job in teaching them. So while
we congratulate the youngsters for their outstanding performance I would also
like to congratulate the organizers and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>coaches in these communities – The Higgins family in Harbour Island,
especially Melvin Higgins who coaches the kids a number of days each week and
the Cartwright families, especially Zoe and Mellisa in Long Island, who do the
same. It is always a pleasure to have them sailing here with us”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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with a round-robin format on the first day which determined who sailed in the
Gold Fleet (top half) and Silver Fleet (bottom half) on the second day. Trophy
winners were; in Gold Fleet, first place Spencer Cartwright (Nassau), second
place Cochise Burrows (Nassau), third place Conner Pinder (Nassau); overall Top
Female Paloma Cartwright (Long Island); Silver Fleet, first place Daisy Tinkler
(Nassau), second place Madison Martinborough (Nassau) and third place Joshua
Higgins/Collen Woods (Harbour Island).<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">Congratulations to all the sailors and a special thank you
to the Nassau Yacht Club for hosting this event and again to the Bahamas
National Sailing School sponsors Bahamas Hot Mix, East Nassau Rotary, KPMG,
Bahamas Ferries, Royal Bank, Coca Cola, Odyssey Aviation, Cable Bahamas &
Cable Cares, Kerzner Corp., Ministry of Sports, Ministry of Education and
Ministry of Agriculture. </span><br />
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BSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136335845932819606noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961676408044028994.post-56516522307587416622014-08-20T22:46:00.000-04:002014-08-20T22:46:07.709-04:00PAUL DE SOUZA WINS BAHAMAS JUNIOR SUNFISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2014<div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Paul
de Souza, the day before leaving to represent The Bahamas at the Youth Olympic
Games in Nanjing, China won this year’s Junior Sunfish National Championship by
winning the last race in the six series. It went down to the wire as his sparring
partner, Spencer Cartwright held the lead through the first five races. You
couldn’t have asked for a closer, more exciting series between these two
sailors. Was it a surprise? Not really, as these two champions have been
battling it out against each other for three years now. Spencer has dominated
the Optimist Dinghy Class in The Bahamas while Paul has been the one to beat in
the Junior Laser Class for the last two years. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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regatta was hosted by the Nassau Yacht Club on August 9th. The wind conditions
were near perfect: an oscillating breeze of 6 to 10 knots out of the southeast. 14 sailors
competed, including Branden and Rachel Sands from Abaco and Paloma Cartwright
and Tyler Cartwright from Long Island. Among the competitors were a number of
sailors who attended The Bahamas National Sailing School’s Summer Sailing Camp,
including Gregory Lindsey. Gregory is a student at T. A. Thompson Junior High
School and he sailed extremely well for his first time racing. When asked what
he thought of racing he replied, "it’s awesome. I am joining the Yacht Club
and aim to be a sailing instructor some day soon." With his enthusiasm for
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Another
sailor who surprised us was Cochise Burrows, one of our top Optimist sailors
this year. He sailed consistently well and took third place overall. His
dedication to training in the Optimist this past year in order to represent us
at the Optimist US National Championships in California has paid off.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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were honored to have Wellington Miller, President of the Bahamas Olympic
Committee, attend the awards presentation. He presented the trophies along with
Lori Lowe, President of The Bahamas Sailing Association. We thank both for
taking the time out of their very busy schedules to do this. The trophy winners
were; top female, Paloma Cartwright; third place, Cochise Burrows; second place
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Congratulations
to all the sailors and a special thank you to the Nassau Yacht Club for hosting
this event and to the BSA Junior Program sponsors Bahamas Hot Mix, Rotary Club
of East Nassau, KPMG, Palm Cay, Bahamas Ferries, Royal Bank, Coca Cola, Odyssey
Aviation, Cable Bahamas & Cable Cares, Kerzner Corp., Cardinal Co. Ltd. and
Ministry of Sports. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />BSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136335845932819606noreply@blogger.com69tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961676408044028994.post-12128959528400462192014-08-17T11:26:00.003-04:002014-08-17T11:26:25.613-04:00Bahamian Youth Olympic Sailor To Carry Flag In Honour Of Sir Durward Knowles<span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase;">16 AUGUST 2014, 08:06 AM</span><br />
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The 15-year-old will lead the 14-strong Bahamas team that features athletes in athletics, swimming and tennis but the eyes will firmly be on sailing's de Souza at the front of the pack.<br /><br /><em>"I'm very excited because I'm the flag bearer from the Bahamas because it's the 50th anniversary since Sir Durward Knowles won a gold medal in the Star class so they decided to pick me as the flag carrier just to honour that,"</em> explained de Souza.<br /><br /><em>"I couldn't be any happier about it,"</em> said de Souza with a beaming smile. <em>"I'm almost speechless and I'm really proud of myself and my country that we all made it to this event. We're all from a small country and there are so many people here who come from countries with millions and we're a country of thousands. I'm pretty proud to be able to carry the flag and represent my country.<br /><br />"He's a Bahamian hero to a lot of people because he was our first gold medallist ever and a lot of people look up to him. A lot of buildings have been named after him and he's pretty important in our culture."</em><br /><br />Knowles and Cecil Cooke took the Bahamas first Olympic gold medal on 23 October 1964 at the Tokyo Olympic Sailing Competition in the Star class. Fifty years on and the Bahamas National Olympic Committee has put the spotlight on sailing. Knowles and Cooke will be honoured on the anniversary of their victory by a luncheon where the IOC will present Sir Durward with the prestigious President's Trophy - the highest honour given to athletes by the IOC. Sandra Cooke, the daughter of Cecil Cooke, will receive the trophy on behalf of her late father.<br /><br />Representatives from the International Olympic Committee, International Sailing Federation (ISAF), Japanese Olympic Committee and the Commonwealth Games Federation are expected to attend.<br /><br />Knowles took his nation's first Olympic medal at the Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games and then eight years later picked up the first gold. In total the Bahamas NOC has five gold, two silver and five bronze medals with the foundations laid by Knowles.<br /><br />In advance of de Souza heading to Nanjing for the Youth Olympic Games, Knowles gave him a few encouraging words, <em>"A lot of times I am very modest and he said I need to be a little bit more confident in what I do and he said go out there and try your best,"</em> said de Souza.<br /><br />Scheduled to start at 20:00 local time on Saturday 16 August at the Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games promises to be a spectacular and unmissable affair. The IOC will be streaming the show live on its online channel, Olympic.tv, on www.olympic.org and on the official Olympic YouTube channel, with all three platforms providing coverage of all competitions from Sunday 16 August onwards.<br /><br />Sailing commences on Monday 18 August at 11:00 local time and will conclude on Saturday 23 August.<strong>ISAF Website</strong><br /><a data-cke-saved-href="http://www.sailing.org/events/youtholympicgames/index.php" href="http://www.sailing.org/events/youtholympicgames/index.php" style="color: #002664;">http://www.sailing.org/events/youtholympicgames/index.php</a><br /><strong>Entries</strong><a data-cke-saved-href="http://www.sailing.org/events/youtholympicgames/entries/qualification_system.php" href="http://www.sailing.org/events/youtholympicgames/entries/qualification_system.php" style="color: #002664;">http://www.sailing.org/events/youtholympicgames/entries/qualification_system.php</a><br /><strong>Nanjing 2014 Website</strong><br /><a data-cke-saved-href="http://www.nanjing2014.org/en/" href="http://www.nanjing2014.org/en/" style="color: #002664;">http://www.nanjing2014.org/en/</a><br /><br /><strong>About The Youth Olympic Games</strong><br /><br />The Youth Olympic Games brings 28 sports together in a unique multi-sport event for young athletes who are given a once in a lifetime opportunity to participate in high-level sporting competitions while also engaging in a Culture and Education Programme (CEP) focused on the Olympic spirit and Olympic values, skill development, well-being and healthy lifestyle, social responsibility and expression through digital media.<br /><br />At the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, Singapore 2010, Ian Barrows (ISV) and Lara Vadlau (AUT) won gold on the Boys and Girls One Person Dinghy, Byte CII, whilst Mayan Rafic (ISR) and Siripon Kaewduang-Ngam (THA) took the honours in the Boys and Girls Windsurfer, Techno 293.<br /><br />The same classes will be on show at the sailing event at Nanjing 2014 and will bring 100 of the finest young sailors, aged 15-16, together on Nanjing's Jinniu Lake.<br /><br />For each of the four sailing events, there are seven Youth Olympic Qualification Events (YOQE). Competitors qualify their National Olympic Committee (NOC) at a YOQE, and the NOC will then select its competitor for that event by the 8 July 2014 deadline.<br /><br />The seven YOQE for each event are made up of a World Championship and six Continental Qualification Events. At the Continental Qualification Events only nations within that continent will be eligible for YOG Qualification.<br /><br />Full details of the qualification system including the continental quotas in English and French are available in the full qualification system document <a href="http://www.sailing.org/regattainfo.php?rgtaid=13407" style="color: #002664;">here</a>.</div>
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BSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136335845932819606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961676408044028994.post-20591557259483375302014-08-15T22:41:00.001-04:002014-08-15T22:41:13.778-04:002014 Summer Youth Olympic Games - Nanjing, China<div class="MsoNormal">
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year old, Paul de Souza is representing The
Bahamas this month in the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China.
Paul is competing in the sport of sailing and will be racing in a Byte CII
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on NBCSN or CH 717 locally. It will be shown again at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="aqj">3pm</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> Sun
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on NBCSN. If you need to find all the showings in the week visit your guide
search and search for 2014 Youth Olympic Games and it should come up. Because
The Bahamas is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Bahamas's 1st Gold Medal
which was in sailing, Paul will be the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremony. This
is a great honor and we hope to get a good shot of The Bahamian team of 14
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hard for months in preparation. You can see the Notice of Race and Registration
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</aside>In this space recently, Paul de Souza was showcased as one of those young stars expected to rebrand the international sailing culture in The Bahamas.<br />
<span class="BodyCopy">deSouza is quite a young champion in his own right, perhaps the most versatile of them all.</span><br />
<span class="BodyCopy">There are others though, who are part of the wave that will enable The Bahamas to regain its worldwide reputation in international sailing. They were in action this past weekend in Montagu Bay during the Bahamas Youth Regatta. Robert Dunkley, Jimmy Lowe and others of that ilk have been doing a phenomenal job with the young male and female skippers throughout the country.</span><br />
<span class="BodyCopy">The Youth Regatta was evidence of where the program is. The international sailing environment in the country is vibrant, thanks to names such as Tahj Ramirez, Alvin Lewis, Maclean Goodfellow, Paloma Cartwright, Spencer Cartwright, Alande Forbes, Brandon Sands, Cochise Burrows, George Delafe, Delaney Goodfellow, Joshua Higgins, Isaac Fox, Luke Browning, Daisy Tinker, Ben Derbyshire and Melisha Higgins. They, a few others and, de Souza represent the solid base of junior international sailing and the future of the sport on the senior level.</span><br />
<span class="BodyCopy">Enough can't be said about the dedication of Dunkley, Lowe and their associates. They have crafted a magnificent program out of which has come such an outstanding product as Ramirez.</span><br />
<span class="BodyCopy">What he did over the weekend was spectacular.</span><br />
<span class="BodyCopy">In the seven races on the Optigold Class, young Ramirez crossed first four times. The other three races saw him capture second place. There is not much better one could ask for in any series of sailing.</span><br />
<span class="BodyCopy">A lot of the outstanding international sailors from the past have gone on into eternity. I refer to Bobby Symonette, Basil Kelly, Sloane Farrington, Cecil Cooke to name a few. The architects of the international sailing movement in the country, Sir Stafford Sands and Sir Roland Symonette have past also.</span><br />
<span class="BodyCopy">Still with us are Sir Durward Knowles and Godfrey Kelly. What's happening now with international sailing in The Bahamas is inspirational. The accomplishments of the pioneers of international sailing in the country present a monumental hill for the present-day stars to climb. With the patriarch of Bahamian international sailing, Sir Durward Knowles, leading the way, The Bahamas has a world championship, an Olympic gold medal, Olympic bronze medal, a 5.5 Meters world championship, several Sunfish World championships, a Pan American Games gold medal and world ocean racing success in its résumé.</span><br />
<span class="BodyCopy">Yes, it is a tall order for Ramirez, de Souza and company. </span><br />
<span class="BodyCopy">Nevertheless, they are moving along quite well on a very good pace. </span><br />
<span class="BodyCopy">Best wishes to Dunkley, Lowe and their colleagues with the program. The expectation is that the new era international sailing stars will make their fellow Bahamians proud, continually.</span><br />
<span class="BodyCopy"><em>(To respond to this column. kindly contact Fred Sturrup at <a href="mailto:sturrup1504@gmailo.com">sturrup1504@gmailo.com</a>).</em></span><br />
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This year's Bahamas Laser National Championship was sailed in Montagu Bay (May 24 & 25). Winds were light and surprisingly steady out of the east which made for very fair and competitive sailing. Eight sailors competed of which seven were junior sailors. All were from BNSS in Nassau. It was the first year in many that no one from the islands participated. The sailors especially from Freeport were missed as they always fielded a strong team.</div>
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Paul de Souza continued to show his dominance in the Laser Class as he won five out of the six races. Alande Forbes, his old sparing partner who has recently rejoined the BNSS Laser Team took second and Nathaniel Burnside, who over the last year has improved tremendously took third place. Congratulations to all who competed and a big thank you for Fernando De Cardenas and Lori Lowe for running the races and Nassau Yacht Club for hosting the event.</div>
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part of their continued support of the Bahamas Sailing Association and the
Bahamas National Sailing School.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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- Sunfish and Lasers are available sailing by Rotarians, friends
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What a great weekend of racing for our junior sailors. A light to moderate breeze out of the south made for great tactical sailing. The key was getting off to good starts and sailing where there was good pressure (wind).</div>
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Thank you to Royal Nassau Sailing Club for hosting this event and a big thank you to all who helped on and off the water - the usuals; Lucy Burrows, Jaci Derbyshire, Richard Browning, Roger Eldon, Tony Tillett, William Sands, Donico Brown, Mishael Taffin, Dominic Williamson and to Sean and Ginette Pinder who have just joined us for the first time.</div>
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Also, we take this opportunity to thank our many sponsors; Bahamas Hot Mix, East Nassau Rotary, KPMG, Palm Cay, Bahamas Ferries, Royal Bank, Coca Cola, Odyssey Aviation, Cable Bahamas & Cable Cares, Kerzner Corp., Cardinal Co. Ltd. and Ministry of Sports. </div>
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A few moments captured from the trophy presentation<br />
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BSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136335845932819606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961676408044028994.post-44553591068817855522014-05-07T21:11:00.001-04:002014-05-13T20:37:37.195-04:00Bahamas Youth Olympic Regatta, June 14-15, 2014<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">The
Bahamas National Sailing School along with the BSA Committee and Bahamas
Olympic <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GahaPC1_4pw/U2rZgU8ndlI/AAAAAAAAApY/WsOHfj3Vz7s/s1600/BOC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GahaPC1_4pw/U2rZgU8ndlI/AAAAAAAAApY/WsOHfj3Vz7s/s1600/BOC.jpg" height="200" width="197" /></a>Committee invite you to the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">first
ever BAHAMAS YOUTH OLYMPIC REGATTA</b> to be held in Nassau on June 14 and 15,
2014. This is an event that you and your sailor(s) certainly don't want to
miss. It is going to be big and it is going to be fun for all.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">Click the file name to download the needed docs: </span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-themecolor: text1;"><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/waj3kgb26wb2cw6/NOR%20-%20BAHAMAS%20YOUTH%20OLYMPIC%20REGATTA%202014.pdf" target="_blank">Not</a></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;"><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/waj3kgb26wb2cw6/NOR%20-%20BAHAMAS%20YOUTH%20OLYMPIC%20REGATTA%202014.pdf" target="_blank">ice of Race (NOR</a>) and <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/gtnsoitcn3y40dm/Registration%20Form%20-%20Bahamas%20Youth%20Olympic%20Regatta%202014.pdf" target="_blank">Registration Form</a>.</span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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activities including a BBQ Pool Party Saturday evening and presentation on
Sunday will be at the Nassau Yacht Club.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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those coming from the islands we intend to supply all boats (Optimists, Lasers
and Sunfish) so would appreciate your coordinating with your local Fleet
Administrator or Coach so they can inform us of the number coming by June 1st.
Your registration form should be given to us on June 13 or the morning of the
14th before 9:30. <br />
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All information you require should be in the NOR. However, should you have any
questions or need assistance with anything please contact your Fleet
Representative or Coach or the Opti Fleet Caption, Jaci Derbyshire.<br />
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We look forward to seeing you at the event.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
BSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136335845932819606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961676408044028994.post-6532661753107217612014-04-17T07:25:00.001-04:002014-04-17T07:25:44.852-04:00"Paul de Souza moving steadily toward sailing super stardom"
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Nassau Guardian, April 15, 2014, by Fred Sturrup: The
article in Tuesday’s Nassau Guardian highlights fourteen year old Bahamian
sailor Paul de Souza’s sailing profile including his preparation for the ISAF
World Championships and the the Youth Olympic Games both being held later this
year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.thenassauguardian.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46669&Itemid=50" target="_blank">Link to The Nassau Guardian online</a>BSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136335845932819606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961676408044028994.post-89731675082919834582014-04-16T23:58:00.003-04:002014-04-17T00:10:44.412-04:00Bahamas Claims Third at Charleston Race Week<style>
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After 3 days of intense racing with 10 races in light to
moderate breeze, Team Bahamas came away with a third place finish in the J/22 Class at Charleston Race Week 2014. </div>
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Skipper Chris Sands sailed along with fellow Bahamian Brent
Burrows and teammate Stefan Kuehn over the 3-day series. The trio are all
members of the nationally ranked College of Charleston Sailing Team, and CRW was their first
event competing together in the J/22.</div>
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Charleston Race Week is North America’s largest keelboat
regatta, featuring hundreds of boats and thousands of sailors from all over the
world. The J/22 fleet included top-notch sailors such as Aden King and Arthur
Libby, and played host to extremely competitive sailing with 4 of the 8 boats
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The Bahamian Team, sailing boat #6 (‘Quick Beat’) had a
tough first day, but rebounded on day 2 to place themselves into 3<sup>rd</sup>
overall. Day 3 saw extremely light breeze, and the team was unable to climb the
score sheet, instead extending their lead over the 4<sup>th</sup> place boat to finish in a respectable third place position. </div>
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The Bahamians were able to claim 2 firsts and 2 seconds over
the course of the 10 race series; finishing the event with a very well respected score line,
despite being their first regatta together as a team. </div>
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Greg Fisher, Director of Sailing at the College of
Charleston, and former J/22 World Champion had this to say of the trio’s performance,
<i>“<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">I couldn't be more proud of Chris
Sands, Brent Burrows and their teammate Stefan Kuehn with their tremendous
performance at Charleston Race Week. For them to jump in a boat they hadn't
sailed a week before, sail in a wide range of challenging conditions against a
tough & proven group of J/22 sailors, and finish a solid third is
tremendous. They worked hard in their practice sessions before the event, and were
diligent in their pre-race preparation. It had to be special for Chris, a top
starter on our varsity Dinghy team, and Brent, one of our best on our varsity Offshore team to be able to sail together again and finish so well!”</span></i></div>
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It is worth noting that the Bahamians finished as the top charter
boat, and top College of Charleston Boat (2 other C of C teams were competing).<br />
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The trio would like to thank <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">thank Mr. John Lawrence with Windermere
Corporate Management for his generous support, the Bahamas Sailing
Association, and
Director of Sailing Greg Fisher at the College of Charleston for his
support in providing a boat. </span></div>
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<a href="http://www.yachtscoring.com/event_results_cumulative.cfm?eid=968&RaceClass=J%2022" target="_blank">Full Results</a> </div>
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BSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136335845932819606noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961676408044028994.post-46326069505897142742014-04-08T16:17:00.003-04:002014-05-07T20:07:10.124-04:00HOMER LOWE REGATTA REPORT- April 5-6, 2014<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times New Roman; font-size: small;"></span></span><br />
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<strong>Click</strong> <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/7ibwih4t3fe0d4n/2014%20April%20Homer%20Lowe%20Regatta.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><strong>HERE</strong></span></a><strong> for the full report, including results, and more photos.</strong><br />
<strong>Click <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xmla6ntxa0ilk9s/QPD2vzobTU" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">HERE</span> </a>for the RESULTS.</strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: small;">The 24th Annual Homer Lowe Regatta was held in Marsh Harbour this past weekend, for Sunfish and Optis. Sailors came from Great Guana Cay, Grand Bahama, Cherokee, Marsh Harbour, and Man-O-War Cay, in addition to the Hope Town Sailing Team. <br />
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Representing Hope Town in the Sunfish Class of 12 boats: Richard Cook, Andrew Wilhoyte, Colin Buffin, and Jeff Gale. <br />
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Junior Sailors from Hope Town (including our Cherokee Juniors) in the Opti Class of 19 boats: Yvinski Alcime, Ethan Lowe, Malie Sweeting, Alexis Cook, Branden Sands, Joey Gale, Robin Jentil, Bessie Lowe, Chloe Sweeting, Andrew Joseph, and Rachel Sands. <br />
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On Saturday, the wind was light and fluky, and everyone got a little wet from passing showers. However, all four scheduled races were held, thanks to a lot of quick work by the Race Committee, who had to move the marks to follow the shifting wind direction. However, no one could have predicted the massive 45 degree wind shift in the middle of the fourth race, which trapped some unlucky sailors well to leeward of the mark! <br />
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Sunday's two races were sailed in steadier winds, much to the relief of everyone! After putting away the boats, sailors gathered at Snappa's for lunch and Awards. <br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times New Roman; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times New Roman; font-size: x-large;">AWARDS PRESENTATION </span></span> </b><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: small;">Winner of the Homer Lowe Sunfish Trophy (for the third time straight!) was Andrew Wilhoyte. Presenting the trophy to him was Ethan Lowe, great-grandson of Homer Lowe, who sailed in the Opti Class in his first-ever regatta. <br />
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Second place in Sunfish was Regatta Organizer Jim Kaighin, and third Duane Wallis - both from Marsh Harbour. A close fourth was Jeff Gale. Colin Buffin took 6th place, and Richard Cook 9th. <br />
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Winner of the Opti Trophy was Branden Sands, with Joey Gale in second. They were often within a boat-length of each other, working for the slightest advantage. So pre-occupied with covering each other, they let Chloe Sweeting slip through for a win in one of the races! Chloe took third place overall, and Rachel Sands took fourth, almost beating her brother in the last race. <br />
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Robin Jentil received special mention during the Awards for a great act of sportsmanship which the Race Committee witnessed - helping to coach a struggling first-time racer over the finish line. <br />
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The Race Committee promises a blow-out event for the Silver Jubilee (25th) Homer Lowe Regatta. Hopefully the Hope Town Sailing Team will again be well-represented! <br />
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Big thanks to the Race Committee! <br />
</span></span>BSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136335845932819606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961676408044028994.post-91715298084451354552014-03-19T21:33:00.000-04:002014-03-19T21:33:01.434-04:00Bahamas National Sailing School Bake Sale - March 29<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Message from the BNSS: Visit our sale for your sweets and treats!</strong></span></div>
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