The Tribune

CLOSING ceremony festivities for the National Family Island Regatta C & E Class Championship were held in George Town, Exuma, on Saturday evening.

The National Family Island Regatta resumed April 21-23, 2022 after a long sailing break due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Deputy to the Governor General Cynthia Pratt, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Philip Davis, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments and Aviation Chester Cooper, and Minister of Agriculture, Marine Resources, and Family Island Affairs (with responsibility for regattas) Clay Sweeting together congratulated the Class C Champions - Patton Pride - and made presentations to all trophy winners.

‘Mother’ Pratt, as she is affectionately called, presented the Governor General’s Cup to ‘Patton Pride’, skippered by Mr Stefan Knowles.

Prime Minister Davis presented the Prime Minister’s Cup to ‘Whitty K’, skippered by Mr C Burrows.

Minister Sweeting, along with Leonardo Lightbourne, the parliamentary secretary, presented the crew of ‘One Bahamas’ (Class E) with the Ministry of Agriculture, Marine Resources & Family Island Affairs Cup.