The T&T Sailing Association was a proud contributor to history on Sunday last as the largest sailing event in the world took place at over 700 venues with over 16,000 sailors competing.
The global race, "Bart's Bash" was organised in memory of Andrew Simpson, the British Olympic sailor who tragically died in a training exercise with his America's Cup team last year.
The 44 local boats and 100 sailors present were greeted by unsettled weather for the morning which eventually cleared up to give almost perfect conditions for the 11 am start in the general handicap race over five miles.
There were two categories for the race; the optimist fleet (7-14 years) and the open fleet, where any sailing vessel can enter and a handicap is given, relative to the size and dimensions of the vessel.
The smallest boat in the open fleet was the Olympic class laser, measuring just under 14ft and the largest, a 57ft cruising yacht.
The "open" fleet race was won by Gregory Loe sailing his MR15 dinghy, followed by Jeffrey Chen in second and third, "Shabine" sailed by the Fatima Scout troop.
The Optimist fleet was won by Kristof Stuven, with Joshua Plenty in second and Christoph Dells in third to cap off a great day for the dinghy sailors who all managed to finish in the "Top 20" of the Open Fleet, and six in the "Top 10".
The day wrapped up with live music and prize-giving at the TTSA headquarters in Chaguaramas which was enjoyed by all the competitors and their supporters.
In an effort to boost its participants, TTSA is encouraging people interested in learning to sail or find out more information about the sport to come down to TTSA and discuss their training programmes.
Alternatively, email academy @ttsailing.org or like the facebook page to be kept up to date with all events and courses.