2023 CARIBBEAN CHAMPIONSHIP CHALLENGERS

St. Petersburg Challenger Team Matros (S2 7.9) Tom and Mary Bryant, leaders of the Michigan-based Matros, have confidence they’ll be contenders in the BVI after winning the S2 7.9 class’s Midwinter Championship in St. Petersburg. The trick, they say, will be to “set up the boat each day for the conditions.” Little do they know, it’s the same every day in the BVI—trades are trades. San Diego Challenger Team Space Cadet (VX One) Emerging from the San Diego regatta as the top VX One team in the class’s regatta debut, skipper Charlie Welsh, of Newport Beach, California, will lead his teammates Liz Swain and Carolyn Smith to the BVI, with one big challenge: transitioning from their nimble sportboat to the cruisy charter boat they’ve earned. Not to worry, Welsh says,…

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Sailing World (Digital) - 1 Issue, Fall 2023

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