After all was said and done, it was the J-Class Ranger that took the 2010 Bucket. John Williams and his crew raced consistently and well, earning a well-deserved victory. Second place belonged to the the Perini Navi Andromeda la Dea, with the Perini Navi P2 in third place overall.
The third and final race of the 2010 St. Barths Bucket (the “Wrong Way Around” course) was sailed in conditions very similar to the previous days: fluky winds in the 10 to 15 knot range. The usual noon start was preceded by a couple of Bucket Scholarship holders, thus spoiling Gloria’s virtual deadlock on the Escargot Cup, which was awarded to the consistently sailed Toto. P2 and Unfurled earned second and third place in the Gazelle fleet, while Axia and Hetairos were runners up in the Grande Dames contingent.
It would be a mere redundancy to add that the sailing and the shore side activities were of the customary caliber, with Visione a hands-down winner of the yacht open house on Friday night — after all the rest of the fleet had closed she kept the party going until midnight! We expected marvelous sailing (this is, after all, the Caribbean) and indeed we got it. The combination of St. Barths, 39 megayachts, and the blue skies and waters worked their usual magic!
As Tony Hambrook, Managing Director of Alloy Yacht stated, “This was the best regatta ever, anywhere!”
Results: Race 3
Race 3 Points | Finish Time | Time Delta | |||
| ANDROMEDA LA DEA | 1 | 3:21:25 PM | 0:00:00 | ||
| RIELA | 2 | 3:24:27 PM | 0:03:02 | ||
| HELIOS | 3 | 3:25:10 PM | 0:03:45 | ||
| METEOR | 4 | 3:26:06 PM | 0:04:41 | ||
| ANTARA | 5 | 3:28:03 PM | 0:06:38 | ||
| AVALON | 6 | 3:29:38 PM | 0:08:13 | ||
| GEORGIA | 7 | 3:30:50 PM | 0:09:25 | ||
| GLORIA | 8 | 3:33:16 PM | 0:11:51 | ||
| DSK | 9 | 3:37:26 PM | 0:16:01 | ||
| RANGER | 10 | 3:37:42 PM | 0:16:17 | ||
| REBECCA | 11 | 3:38:49 PM | 0:17:24 | ||
| LIARA | 12 | 3:39:29 PM | 0:18:04 | ||
| UNFURLED | 13 | 3:39:43 PM | 0:18:18 | ||
| SALUTE | 14 | 3:40:22 PM | 0:18:57 | ||
| HIGHLAND BREEZE | 15 | 3:40:45 PM | 0:19:20 | ||
| P2 | 16 | 3:41:15 PM | 0:19:50 | ||
| VARSOVIE | 17 | 3:41:16 PM | 0:19:51 | ||
| SALPERTON IV | 18 | 3:42:01 PM | 0:20:36 | ||
| WHITE WINGS | 19 | 3:42:11 PM | 0:20:46 | ||
| AXIA | 20 | 3:43:18 PM | 0:21:53 | ||
| SOJANA | 21 | 3:44:56 PM | 0:23:31 | ||
| WHISPER | 22 | 3:46:17 PM | 0:24:52 | ||
| GANESHA | 23 | 3:47:35 PM | 0:26:10 | ||
| VISIONE | 24 | 3:47:58 PM | 0:26:33 | ||
| GHOST | 25 | 3:48:31 PM | 0:27:06 | ||
| ADELA | 26 | 3:48:43 PM | 0:27:18 | ||
| HANUMAN | 27 | 3:48:44 PM | 0:27:19 | ||
| SAUDADE | 28 | 3:48:56 PM | 0:27:31 | ||
| MYSTERY** | 29 | 3:49:04 PM | 0:27:39 | ||
| ARTEMIS | 30 | 3:49:39 PM | 0:28:14 | ||
| WINDCREST | 31 | 3:50:33 PM | 0:29:08 | ||
| HETAIROS | 32 | 3:52:05 PM | 0:30:40 | ||
| SHAMOUN | 33 | 3:52:26 PM | 0:31:01 | ||
| HYPERION | 34 | 3:53:45 PM | 0:32:20 | ||
| DESTINATION | 35 | 3:53:50 PM | 0:32:25 | ||
| HAMILTON II | 36 | 3:53:59 PM | 0:32:34 | ||
| SYMMETRY | 37 | 4:01:29 PM | 0:40:04 | ||
| TOTO | 38 | 4:33:55 PM | 1:12:30 | ||
| BARACUDA | 39 | DNF | ‘ |
* Safety Penalty: 5 Minute
** Over Early Penalty: 5 Minute
Results: Cumulative
Race 1 Points | Race 2 Points | Race 3 Points | Total Points | Rank | |
| RANGER | 13 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 1 |
| ANDROMEDA LA DEA | 4 | 26 | 1 | 31 | 2 |
| P2 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 3 |
| AXIA | 3 | 11 | 20 | 34 | 4 |
| UNFURLED | 19 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 5 |
| GANESHA | 7 | 10 | 23 | 40 | 6 |
| GEORGIA | 9 | 25 | 7 | 41 | 7 |
| AVALON | 5 | 31 | 6 | 42 | 8 |
| REBECCA | 30 | 2 | 11 | 43 | 9 |
| SAUDADE | 8 | 8 | 28 | 44 | 10 |
| DSK | 20 | 15 | 9 | 44 | 11 |
| SALUTE | 2 | 29 | 14 | 45 | 12 |
| GHOST | 17 | 3 | 25 | 45 | 13 |
| HANUMAN | 12 | 6 | 27 | 45 | 14 |
| WHITE WINGS | 6 | 20 | 19 | 45 | 15 |
| HETAIROS | 1 | 13 | 32 | 46 | 16 |
| HELIOS | 24 | 23 | 3 | 50 | 17 |
| ANTARA | 11 | 34 | 5 | 50 | 18 |
| RIELA | 16 | 35 | 2 | 53 | 19 |
| WINDCREST | 14 | 9 | 31 | 54 | 20 |
| LIARA | 28 | 14 | 12 | 54 | 21 |
| VISIONE | 26 | 7 | 24 | 57 | 22 |
| SOJANA | 29 | 12 | 21 | 62 | 23 |
| ADELA | 18 | 19 | 26 | 63 | 24 |
| HAMILTON II | 15 | 16 | 36 | 67 | 25 |
| WHISPER | 23 | 22 | 22 | 67 | 26 |
| VARSOVIE | 34 | 17 | 17 | 68 | 27 |
| METEOR | 36 | 33 | 4 | 73 | 28 |
| SALPERTON IV | 27 | 28 | 18 | 73 | 29 |
| HIGHLAND BREEZE | 32 | 27 | 15 | 74 | 30 |
| HYPERION | 22 | 18 | 34 | 74 | 31 |
| MYSTERY | 25 | 21 | 29 | 75 | 32 |
| BARACUDA | 21 | 24 | 40 | 85 | 33 |
| GLORIA | 39 | 39 | 8 | 86 | 34 |
| ARTEMIS | 33 | 32 | 30 | 95 | 35 |
| SHAMOUN | 35 | 30 | 33 | 98 | 36 |
| DESTINATION | 31 | 36 | 35 | 102 | 37 |
| SYMMETRY | 37 | 38 | 37 | 112 | 38 |
| TOTO | 38 | 37 | 38 | 113 | 39 |
A full recap of the St. Barths Bucket and Race Information about the Upcoming Newport Bucket Regatta is available at www.bucketregattas.com
