{"id":76211,"date":"2023-09-27T15:51:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T19:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/?p=76211"},"modified":"2023-10-03T09:56:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T13:56:27","slug":"2023-caribbean-championship-challenger-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/regatta-series\/2023-caribbean-championship-challenger-lineup\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Caribbean Championship Challenger Lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style><div class='embed-container'><iframe src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4jBfsw2HR_g' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Winning one\u2019s fleet at the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series is one thing, but scoring the overall title takes the celebration up a big notch. At each regatta, individual fleet winners\u2019 names are placed into a Mount Gay Rum red hat, shuffled and drawn, with one winner earning a berth at the 2023 Caribbean Championship in October. Racing charter boats provided by Sunsail in the British Virgin Islands, teams will sprint from island to island for six days. Five teams (clockwise above) will take on our 2022 defender, Annapolis\u2019 Team Mirage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Defender: Team Mirage (J\/105)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Cedric Lewis and his talented crew from <em>Mirage<\/em> arrived in the BVI last October with two clear goals: to have fun and take down the defending champ. It took them six days and plenty of rum to claim the title. Now, with local knowledge and a handle on how best to get the most from their charter boat, <em>Mirage<\/em> will enjoy the upper \u00adhandle\u2014er, hand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/defender_Mirage-1024x875.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image disable-lazyload\" alt=\"Cedric Lewis and his team\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/defender_Mirage-1024x875.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/defender_Mirage-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/defender_Mirage-768x656.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/defender_Mirage-50x43.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/defender_Mirage.jpg 1200w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Cedric Lewis and his team from Annapolis upset the Caribbean Championship defender in 2022 on the final leg and after five days of racing in the British Virgin Islands, earning a return berth courtesy of Sunsail.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">St. Petersburg Challenger: Team Matros (S2 7.9)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Tom and Mary Bryant, \u00adleaders of the Michigan-based <em>Matros<\/em>, have confidence they\u2019ll be contenders in the BVI after winning the S2 7.9 class\u2019s Midwinter Championship in St. Petersburg. The trick, they say, will be to \u201cset up the boat each day for the conditions.\u201d Little do they know, it\u2019s the same every day in the BVI\u2014trades are trades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"631\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/StPete_Matros-1024x808.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Tom and Mary Bryant&#039;s Matros\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/StPete_Matros-1024x808.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/StPete_Matros-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/StPete_Matros-768x606.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/StPete_Matros-50x39.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/StPete_Matros.jpg 1200w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Tom and Mary Bryant&#8217;s Matros are top team in the S2 7.9 class and will travel from Michigan in November to have a crack at the Caribbean Championship.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">San Diego Challenger: Team Space Cadet (VX One)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Emerging from the San Diego regatta as the top VX One team in the class\u2019s regatta debut, skipper Charlie Welsh, of Newport Beach, California, will lead his teammates Liz Swain and Carolyn Smith to the BVI, with one big challenge: transitioning from their nimble sportboat to the cruisy charter boat they\u2019ve earned. Not to worry, Welsh says, the space cadets will be in their own orbit.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SanDiego_SpaceCadet-1-1024x793.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Team Space Cadet\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SanDiego_SpaceCadet-1-1024x793.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SanDiego_SpaceCadet-1-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SanDiego_SpaceCadet-1-768x595.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SanDiego_SpaceCadet-1-50x39.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SanDiego_SpaceCadet-1.jpg 1200w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">The VX One class was new to San Diego and skipper Charlie Welsh earned the big prize on his team&#8217;s first try.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Annapolis Challenger: Team Shamrock (J\/30)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Luck was firmly in hand for Bruce Irvin and his team of youngsters on the J\/30 <em>Shamrock<\/em>, which won an especially challenging edition of the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series in Annapolis. The crew, he says, were \u201cover the moon\u201d when the pick was made, and the only problem he foresees will be fitting them all on board in the BVI. No doubt, every berth will be occupied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Annapolis_Shamrock-1024x819.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Team Shamrock\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Annapolis_Shamrock-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Annapolis_Shamrock-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Annapolis_Shamrock-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Annapolis_Shamrock-50x40.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Annapolis_Shamrock.jpg 1280w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Skipper Bruce Irvin stays young with a young crew, elated with their Caribbean Berth earned in Annapolis.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chicago Challenger: Team Exile (J\/88)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While Jeff Davis\u2019 team on <em>Shamrock<\/em>, the J\/111 version was selected on the spot in Chicago following its win in the ORC division and sub-class. With pressing work commitments, however, Davis ultimately surrendered his berth to the Chicago regatta&#8217;s top J\/88 team on <em>Exile<\/em>, skippered by Andy Graff. Graff and Co., happily accepted the challenge, and while highly respected in their one-design class and on the shorthanded racing scene the Great Lakes, Team Exile will be tested to get the maximum speed and enjoyment from their Sunsail charterboat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/chicago_challenger_exile-1024x819.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Team Exile\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/chicago_challenger_exile-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/chicago_challenger_exile-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/chicago_challenger_exile-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/chicago_challenger_exile-50x40.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/chicago_challenger_exile.jpg 1200w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Andy Graff and teammates on the J\/88 Exile will take on the Caribbean&#8217;s ultimate challenge.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Marblehead Challenger: Team Elektra (IOD)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Carolyn Corbet, of Boston, and her teammates on <em>Elektra<\/em> did the unthinkable in Marblehead, usurping the International One Design defending class champion on the final day, and then winning the fifth and final championship berth. \u201cMy crew was hoping for this,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Marblehead_Elektra-1024x731.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Team Elektra\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Marblehead_Elektra-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Marblehead_Elektra-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Marblehead_Elektra-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Marblehead_Elektra-50x36.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Marblehead_Elektra.jpg 1200w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">With a stellar performance in Marblehead, Carolyn Corbet&#8217;s Elektra squad has big plans for the Caribbean Championship.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In October the 2023 Helly Hansen Caribbean Championship Series comes to a tropical showdown in the BVI. 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