The fourth annual Stormchaser dinghy regatta took place on the weekend of 9-10 June. The regatta was introduced to mark the arrival of the Hurricane season, and takes place in June every year. It is one of only two regattas held during the year where different classes of sailing boat are permitted to sail together. 
Once again, strong winds and choppy seas tested both the resilience and the skills of the sailors. 
Saturday saw four races run and there was plenty of capsizing and equipment failure as the racers pushed themselves and their boats to the limits. In the Laser fleet Raph Harvey showed why he is very much the man in form winning three out of four whilst Chris Delaney dominated the Laser Radial fleet as did Pablo Bertran in the Optimist fleet.  
Sunday saw the catboats joining in the action. They also found the conditions challenging, but Jerris Miller in Whittaker Cat showed how to handle them, by sailing a fast but cautious race. The team of Kelvin Browne, Andrew Moon and Mark Macfee, sailing Chisolm Cat seemed to be giving Miller a run for his money until disaster struck on the downwind leg. Helm Browne couldn't deal with a 'Death Roll' and the boat capsized and sunk leaving the club coach, commodore and ace sailor floating amidst the pieces of their boat. "It was definitely a learning experience" said Coach Browne. 

Source:caymannetnews.com