Remember the words of the Sea-Goddess Thetis, mother of the great warrior Achilles:

"If you stay in Tortola, you will find peace. You will find a wonderful woman, and you will have sons and daughters, who will have children. And they'll all love you and remember your name. But when your children are dead, and their children after them, your name will be forgotten... If you go to Anegada, glory will be yours. They will write stories about your victories in thousands of years! And the world will remember your name."

I may have paraphrased a little. But I am sure victory in a yacht race is comparable to the conquest of Troy. Who knows, you may get to rescue the most beautiful woman in the world, whose face launched a thousand ships.

Be that as it may, on Saturday 20 June the Yacht Club is organising the annual race to Anegada in honour of the late Lowell Wheatley. A legendary character in his own right, Lowell did a great deal to put his island on the map as a destination for discerning sailors and fishermen. With sponsorship from the Anegada Reef Hotel and Tico's, the race and ensuing party are themselves the stuff of history. So find yourself a boat - racer, cruiser, trireme or Viking longship, we'll give it a rating, and hie yourself to the Yacht Club on Friday evening 19 June to register for the race. It will be run pursuit style, so we will be assigning start times Friday night. Please call or email Guy Eldridge at 852 1000 or cpnsailingrbviyc@gmail.com with any queries or if you are going to show up in something non-standard.