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For the first time ever, the Bahamas Sunfish National Championship set sail in the Exuma Islands September 10-11 2005, drawing a record number of sailors to race in the picturesque waters of Staniel Cay. For an area already steeped in the sailing tradition of Bahamian sloop racing, the Sunfish regatta adds valuable experience in one-design racing for local sailors to hone their competitive edge. The number of boats taking part was nearly double that of the 2004 Nationals held in New Providence. With 31 boats at the start line, this was the largest Bahamas National Championship in 30 years. The event attracted top sailors from Nassua, Staniel Cay, and the nearby Black Point Settlement on Great Guana Cay. Among them was hometown favorite, Nioshi Role, a 16-year-old junior sailing champion from Staniel Cay, who placed a respectable 13th in the highly competitive fleet. "It was great, but I was a little nervous with so many people watching over me," says Rolle, who found herself urged on by spectator boats filled with family and friends as she approached the windward mark of the first race. Now a senior high school student in Nassau, Rolle races Snipes at the Royal Nassau Sailing Club, Sunfish at Nassau Yacht Club, and helms Termite, a C class boat in Staniel Cay. On day one of the regatta, light wind conditions of four to eight knots combined with late-day tidal current, to the advantage of those sailors who had more technical experience from racing at national and international levels. Dominating the event was Donnie Martinborough, who took top honors with two first-place finishes and one third. Martinborough is a three-time Sunfish World Champion who recently finished fourth at the U.S. Masters Championship in Sarasota, Florida. Race two was won by Lori Lowe, a snipe sailor out of the Royal Nassau Sailing Club. She crossed the line with a decisive lead over the fleet, eventually earning her eight position overall and top female sailor honors. "If the wind is light, I'm there competitively. If not, forget it," she had predicted before the regatta. Unfortunately, the diminishing winds just never picked up, forcing cancellation of a fourth race, which actually drew shouts of relief from the assembly of sun-beaten sailors waiting it out at the start area. After a cloudless, humid afternoon, most were anxious to beach their Sunfish and enjoy a cooling refreshment at Staniel Cay Yacht Club, co-host of the event with the Nassau Yacht Club, which provided race management and organization.
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