Skipper Rives Potts and crew of Carina have been stripped of the Corinthian Trophy they were awarded at last week’s Newport Bermuda Race prize ceremony at Government House.The Corinthian Trophy is awarded to the yacht with the best performance by an all-amateur crew in the St David’s Lighthouse Division.The crew of Carina received the award after capturing class honours on corrected time (45:08.16) for the second straight race and third time overall to move level with Finisterre as the boat with the most wins in the St David’s Lighthouse Division.However, the trophy was returned to Bermuda Race co-hosts Royal Bermuda Yacht Club (RBYC) after it was discovered that one of the crew on board the McCurdy and Rhodes 48-ft Carina was a professional sailor.Newport Bermuda Race chairman John Osmond said: “The all amateur trophy was presented incorrectly because there was a Cat 3 (professional sailor) onboard which makes the boat ineligible for that prize.“The prize was returned to RBYC and will be presented to the proper boat.”RBYC commodore Jonathan Brewin expects the new recipient of the Corinthian Trophy to be determined in the near future.“The whole thing is under review and we are just assessing who is eligible for that award,” he said.Carina earned multiple awards during this year’s 635-mile ‘Thrash to the Onion Patch’.In addition to winning class honours, skipper Potts and crew walked away with the CCA Bermuda Station Trophy for the best corrected time by a vessel skippered by a Cruising Club of America or RBYC member in the St David’s Lighthouse Division. They also claimed the William C Finley Trophy for a yacht older than 15 years with the best corrected time in the same division.Prior to this year’s Newport Bermuda Race Carina logged more than 30,000 miles at sea since capturing a second St David’s Lighthouse Trophy in 2010.Carina also participated in the last Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in Australia.