SailBlog - ARC Prize giving

Graham

22/12/2008, Gaiety Gros Islet, Saint Lucia Club

Having taken 25 days to reach Saint Lucia, we were clearly not expecting to win any prizes at the ARC Prize giving Party for arriving first! However, much to our surprise, QUASAR IV was awarded the Philip Hitchcock Trophy for being the safest boat as assessed by the 8 ARC Safety Inspectors that conducted safety checks across the entire fleet of 225 ARC boats. We were very pleased with this award and received a tankard and a free meal at the Coal Pot Restaurant in Castries, a top quality restaurant, right by the water's edge. The awards are all given in Saint Lucia rather than Las Palmas; it would be somewhat embarrassing if the voted 'safest boat' sunk on the way to Saint Lucia....