The Commodore for Comet Sailing in Bermuda Gladwin Lambert announced the 2009 Comet Season winners at their Prize Presentation recently.
Stephen Dickinson and his crew Martin Finnegan walked away with the Biggest Trophy on the night being crowned 2009 Fleet Champions.
Dickinson and his regular crew Finnegan went the entire season undefeated, including internationally in the Comet, the pair won the St. David’s Cup, the Oil Docks Cup, they also won the Game Fish Inn Regatta Championship, the Territorial ECYRA Regatta Championship, the Edna Foggo Pitcher Regatta Championship, the Edward Cross Long Distance Race Trophy and the International Comet Trophy. Dickinson also won the Flag Pole to Flag Pole Title with Pat Young and he also won the Lawrence Stickers Hendrickson Regatta Title with Zaniko Hendrickson.
Also honored on the night was three Comet Stalwarts Howard Lee, Colin Clarke and Howard Simmons all three are active sailors over the age of 70 and have been sailing for most if not all their lives.
The Commodore also presented 13 crew members with awards for their dedication to sailing as he stated, “Without you the skippers will not be able to compete”.
The crews that were presented Trophies included, Daren Hodsoll, Tre Johnville, Finnegan, Hendrickson, Greg Proctor, Roger Henderson, Danielle Bailey, Shannon Morrissey, Omar Lodge, Gregory Trott, Liam Perry, Miziya Selessie and Wesley Tucker.
Johnville was voted Most Improved Skipper, other race season winners include Rudy Bailey and his crew Anthony Bailey in the Mid Winter Regatta, Lambert and his crew Proctor in the France Powell Shield and Scott Fox and his crew Darren Hodsoll won the Willett Kelly Cup.
