Above: The winning vessels of the 2025 Golden Hind Chandlery Commodore’s Race, Airgasm 3 (left) and Racing in Paradise (RIP). Below: The winning skippers, James Campbell (left) and Barney Crook. Photo: RBVIYC

The 2025 Golden Hind Chandlery Commodore’s Race on December 20, 2025, delivered close racing and glorious conditions, the perfect way to wrap up the 2025 racing calendar. Photo: RBVIYC

The 2025 Golden Hind Chandlery Commodore’s Race took place on December 20, 2025. Photo: RBVIYC

Latitude 18 in the multi-hull race of the Golden Hind Chandlery Commodore’s Race on December 20, 2025. Photo: RBVIYC

Multihull, 'Triple Jack', skippered by Richard Wooldridge, was third. Photo: RBVIYC/MThickett

Racing in Paradise is a winner!

Three trimarans and two monohulls made it out to play, and both fleets enjoyed three races. In the monohull fleet, IC24, Racing in Paradise sailed by James Campbell, Kay Reddy, Gilbo Simpson and Imogen New took a clean sweep of firsts and the monohull title.

Never far behind on corrected time and second overall were Matin van Houten and Pat Nolan sailing Beneteau F210 Bleue.

Airgasm3 comes first again!

The trimaran fleet was won by Barney Crook and his Corsair 31D Airgasm3 after taking two firsts and a second. Victory over Ting a Ling 2 in race two was by a mere 36 seconds on corrected time.

Chris Haycraft’s Ting a Ling 2 went on to win race 3 but had to settle for second overall. Richard Wooldridge and the Triple Jack team completed the podium

The Royal British Virgin Islands Yacht Club (RBVIYC), in a press release, extended appreciation to Golden Hind Chandlery for their continued sponsorship, the Race Committee Team of Colm, Alex and Tamsin and all the competitors.

Results

Monohulls

1. Racing in Paradise, James Campbell - 1, 1, 1

2. Bleue, Beneteau F210, Martin van Houten & Pat Nolan - 2,2,2

Multihulls

1. Airgasm3, Corsair 31D, Barney Crook - 1,1,2

2. Ting a Ling2, Corsair 31, Chris Haycraft - 2,2,1

3. Triple Jack, Kelsall 47, Richard Wooldridge - 3,3, DNS