Jamie Liddell wins the 2004 Sunfish Junior National Championship with 3.00 points, Alyson Myers takes the second place with 7.75 points and Ian Bishop is third with 11.00 points.

In the yellow fleet (skipper + crew), Sophia Whitehead and Laura Bishop finish first with 4.25 points, Emma Liddell and Rosanna Caley are second with 6.75 points and Peiter O'Brien and Mike Holowesko take the third place with 9.75 points.

This championship was very entertaining. A competitive regatta with three protests resulting in two disqualifications to keep the suspense until the last race on Sunday morning.

Again, congratulations to all participants. You did very well and competed with fair play.

Results & Pictures (pictures by Lori Lowe)

Two boats will represent our country in the Snipe World Masters in Rome between August 3rd and 8th. Lori Lowe will crew for her husband Jimmie and Robert Dunkley will be sailing with Hege Berthelsen from Norway.

For more details and to follow this event, please visit http://snipeworldmaster2004.snipers.it/

(by Alyson Myers) The echos of rules and protests were that could be heard over the waters of Montagu bay in the past two Thursday nights. The cause of this chaos on the water was a thing called "Team Racing." The usual Snipe crowd was divided into two teams with John Watson Galloway and Dwayne Wallas as team captains. This was a new experience for the majority of the participants. As a first timer, I found the races enhanced my understanding of the rules and that it is possible for these people to sail as a team. Instead of checking to make sure no one was overtaking you constantly, you checked to see if your teammates needed help. Thus, I found team racing a more fun way to learn the rules rather than sailing one on one. It was also more fun in general than sailing one on one.

Jul-15: John Watson's team wins vs. Dwayne's
Jul-22: Dwayne's team wins vs. John Watson's

This serie to be continued on Sept-19.

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