Christschurch School wins Team Race Championship

Thirty-six junior teams competed on August 3-5 in the CJ Buckley Regatta, the Club 420 Association National Junior Team Race Championship held in East Greenwich, RI.

Excellent conditions allowed for more than 230 separate races in three days, with the Christchurch team of Hector Guzman, Jack Elkin, Andy Burns, Erik Demario, Thomas Walker and Sally Wilmot going 22 -1 to win the championship. Second place went to the Milton Mustangs with Eli Burns, Kevin Gallagher, Henry Burns, Emily Grace, Peter Barron and Ginney Alex sailing.

The CJ Buckley Regatta is an annual event started in 2003 in memory of CJ Buckley who passed away December 2002 from brain cancer. The Regatta is hosted by the East Greenwich Yacht Club and Greenwich Bay Sailing Association. Details