Close encounters of the sailing type

The 5F sailing regatta (First Friday in February Farmers cay Festival) was held on Friday and Saturday at Farmers Cay. Part of the festival is two days of “C” class sailboat racing. The boats would start miles away and head right for the anchorage (filled with over 20 cruisers). The boats had to sail right through the anchored fleet on their way to the finish line. Some came so close to the anchored boats that you could have jumped off the boat and landed on the passing race boat. The crews were hiking out on long boards (pries) to counter the tremendous size of the sails that the race boat carried, it was both exciting to watch and a demonstration of gymnastic skill as they moved back and forth on the pries to counter the effects of the wind gusts.



After the race they brought in the all Exuma marching band for the award ceremony and awarded trophies!