Oct. 12, 2008 — The St. Thomas Yacht Club hosted the Columbus Day Regatta on Saturday and Sunday. There were 58 competitors from St. Croix, St. John, Tortola and St. Thomas. There were nine divisions competing: 420, Laser Standard, Laser Radial, Laser 4.7, Optimist Overall, Optimist Red (age 13-15), Optimist Blue (age 11-12), Optimist White (10 and under) and Optimist Green for Novice sailors.
Top three places in each category are as follows (Skipper / Crew):
420
1. Tyler Rice / Billy Gibbons — St. Thomas / St. Croix
2. William Bailey / Luke Davis — St. Thomas
3. Olin Davis / Isabelle Teare — St. Thomas
Laser Standard
1. Mark Vanden Driessche — St. Thomas
2. Robbie Hirst — Tortola
3. Tom Kozyn — St. Thomas
Laser Radial
1. Emma Paul — Tortola
2. Cindy Hackstaff — St. Thomas
3. Joyce McKenzie — St. Thomas
Laser 4.7
Karen Rice — St. Thomas
Optimist Overall
1. Addison Hackstaff — St. Thomas
2. Jason Putney — Tortola
3. Nicholas Gartner — St. Thomas
Optimist Red (age 13-15)
1. Kyle Brego — St. John
2. Augustina Barbuto — St. John
Optimist Blue (age 11-12)
1. Addison Hackstaff — St. Thomas
2. Nicholas Gartner — St. Thomas
3. Mollee Donovan — Tortola
Optimist White (10 and under)
1. Jason Putney — Tortola
2. Owen McNeil — St. Thomas
3. Colin Brego — St. John
Optimist Green
1. Ryan Wooldridge — Tortola
2. David Hirst — Tortola
3. Barney Knockold — Tortola
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