On most Caribbean islands, cricket is the national passion, but on Anguilla it is boat racing April 15, 1998 - Site Map. Easter Monday Boat Race - 1998 Easter Monday is the first race of the season. From Sandy Ground around the western tip of Anguilla up the sourthern shore to Sandy Hill Bay, around a bouy, and back the same route to Sandy Ground. This report is for Joan Waskevich , who wrote A friend of mine will be sailing in the Easter Monday boat race. He owns Bluebird , his name is Carl a.k.a. Shadra. Please include a picture of his boat in your next issue of Anguilla news, because of course they will be the winners, ha ha. Bluebird came in first on Monday, De Chan was second, and UFO was third. We joined the race at the midpoint as they were rounding the buoy at Sandy Hill bay. Bluebird was in the lead, but De Chan was close behind. On the return leg, De Chan took the lead for a while, but Bluebird regained the lead to emerge victorious. (see the second picture above, which shows Bluebird touching the final flag and De Chan right behind them). There was a new boat in the race this year, Oliver Brook's | |
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