TORTOLA—On Saturday night, Alec Anderson played the role of chef, serving up roast beef at Government House, during the Royal BVI Yacht Club’s 35th anniversary dinner.

By Sunday afternoon, Anderson and his bMobile/LIME crew had snatched the Nanny Cay Nations Cup crown from St. Thomas Olympic silver medalist Peter Holmberg, by registering seven bullets in 12 races and finishing no lower than third.

However, the Holmbergs' regatta was marred by a costly error in race seven when they sailed around the wrong windward mark with a comfortable lead.

“When I found out that the USVI were going to have Peter Holmberg, John Holmberg and Maurice and Morgan Avery who built the boat, I was a little nervous and skeptical about the regatta,” Anderson admitted. “I’m surprised to win but at the same time, our team worked really hard to win.”

Holmberg said it was a great race and it’s also good to see the youth. “Last year we beat them by a point and this year, he did a good job and learnt over the year, he did really good and I have fun racing against them,” Holmberg said. “It was good to see them win. Right behind us, Robbie (Hirst) had another youngster (Dontae Hodge) and it was good to see Robbie helping him along. He did really good under pressure. It was really a nice thing to see.”

Richard Wooldridge from Racing in Paradise who organized the event, said at the top end, racing was intense.

Final Results: 1) bMobile/LIME (BVI) Colin Rathbun/Alec Anderson, 22. 2 Ondeck Ocean Racing (USVI), Peter & John Holmberg, 29. 3. Team BVI - Robbie & Mike Hirst/Dontae Hodge, 34. 4. Canuks, Mark Plaxton/Chris Watters, 37. 5. Holland, Frits Bus, 45. 6. Blighties, Andrew Waters, 52. 7. HIHO (USA) - Andy Morrell, 55. 8. Antigua, Bernie Evan-Wong, 63. 9. St Maarten, Simon Manly, 66.10. Stormtrysail (USA), John Carlton – 66. 11. Ireland, Clair Burke , 71. 12. 5 Go Sailing (UK), Matt Hood, 85.

(Dean "The Sportsman" Greenaway is a freelance journalist. This article does not reflect the views of the BVIOC)

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