Bermuda Sailors Finish Orange Bowl Regatta
Bermuda sailors recently concluded competing in the 2021 Orange Bowl Regatta off the Coral Reef Yacht Club in Florida, with the competitors taking part in one race on the final day.
Sophia Dias, Sam Redburn, Noah Amaradasa, Dylan Menzies, Oliver Soares, Jack Adderley, Evan Davis, and Nina Gotfredsen began competing in the Optimist Fleet that was split into three groups, and now have a nine race series.
Soares led the Bermuda sailors in the fleet, coming off the water 90th with 238 points, Dias finished in 95th with 262 points, while Menzies finished in 114th with 339 points and Amaradasa finished in 128th with 377 points.
Adderley ended the regatta in 136th position, while Davis finished in 142nd, Redburn finished 179th, and Gotfredsen ended the fleet in 195th.
Gryffyn Benevides, Fox Targett, Indira Coleman, Oliver West, and Tadhg Gotfredsen are all competing in the Optimist Green Fleet.
Targett was the top Bermuda sailor in the fleet, finishing 44th with 322 points, Coleman finished 52nd with 419 points, while Benevides finished in 60th with 499 points and Gotfredsen finished in 62nd with 563 points.
Bermuda sailors in the ILCA 4 Fleet of Isaac Wickramage, Ben Redburn, Ciarra Wells, and Pharaoh Benevides never got in a race on the day, while Sergio de Frias was also unable to compete along with the rest of the ILCA 6 Fleet on the day.
In the ILCA 4 Fleet, Redburn finished in 38th place with 209 points, Wickramage was 46th with 250 points, Benevides ended the regatta in 51st with 277 points, Wells finished in 55th place with 306 points, and De Frias finished in 70th with 222 points in the ILCA 6 Fleet.
