Staniel Cay Yacht Club has a New Years Day regatta every year for the cruisers in the area. Traditionally it is on New Years Day, however they do not race on Sundays so this year it was held on Jan. 2. Bev and I had discussed racing Dagny but with winds forecast in the mid 20 knot range we decided to pass on the event. We were planning on moving to Pipe Cay on Monday but a boat we had crossed paths with before invited us to sail with them. There were 9 boats in the race which, was twice around a triangle with a windward finish. The wind was constantly between 22-28 kts. throughout the race. It was a lot of fun and very exciting as part of the course took us through the anchorage that was still full from the weekend. The boat we were on was "Banyan" a Juneau 40 from Halifax and the crew were the owners, Dave and his wife Alex, Bev and I. After a good start we managed to get to the windward mark first and lead the rest of the way to victory. It was a great day and good way to end our stay in Staniel Cay.

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