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VIDEO: Young sailors compete in Lewes Yacht Club regatta

Young sailors taking part in the annual Lewes Yacht Club Junior Regatta prepare to start the first race of four during a long day on the Delaware Bay. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
August 17, 2017
Sails covered Delaware Bay in front of the Lewes Yacht Club during a day of competitive sailing. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Sailors round a mark and prepare to hoist their spinnakers. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Spinnakers capture the wind as sailors in the Club 420 class take part in a race. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Fishing Bay Yacht Club members Jordan Bendura, left, and Andrew Ciszewski finished first and second in the Laser class. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Mya DiSabatino, a Lewes Yacht Club sailor, races in the Optimist Green class. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Lasers and Club 420 boats crowd around the committee boat before the start of a race. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Ian Ronald from North East River Yacht Club finished second overall in the Club 420 class. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Sailors in the Optimist class launch their boats into the Delaware Bay. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
The youngest sailors participate in the Optimist class races. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO

Competing in four classes, more than 40 young sailors from the Delmarva region took part in the Aug. 9 Junior Regatta at Lewes Yacht Club.

The top LYC finisher was Ryan Evans, who finished fourth in the Optimist Green Division.

Winners included the following:

Optimist Green: Vincent Dyer, Miles River Yacht Club, St. Michaels, Md.

Optimist Red, White and Blue: Walker Angus, Fishing Bay Yacht Club, Deltaville, Va.

Laser: Jordan Bendura, Fishing Bay.

Club 420: Iain Shand, North East River Yacht Club, North East, Md.

Other LYC finishers included:

Optimist Green: 7. Rachel Delhie; 8. Mya DiSabatino; 9. Kiera Fletcher.

Optimist Red, White and Blue: 13. Alden Bowman; 15. Bailey Fletcher.

For complete results, go to: regattanetwork.com/event/15163#_newsroom+results.

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