Cruising Class during Bermuda Offshore Cruising Association's (BOCA) annual Danish Day Race last Sunday.

Dillightful headed home in front of High Energy , skippered by Penny Simmons, which took Class Two honours, while Reckless with Greg Vasic at the helm was the winner in Class Three.

Unlike the PHRF division, Class One results for boats with an IMS rating had to be calculated after the race, as wind speed is included in the calculation.

And when all the figures were combined, Reckless emerged on top, followed by Tonka (Gary Venning).

An excellent turnout of 25 craft competed in the festive event, with ideal weather conditions -- sunny skies, 15 knot north-north-easterly breezes -- and an innovative course designed by the race committee.

The format for the race was different from the usual BOCA events, with each boat being allocated individual starting times. Thus the faster boats started last and were forced to work their way through the fleet.

Afternoon Delight (Phil Wilson) was the first to take off, while Frequent Flyer (Jay Kempe) began nearly an hour later.

An added bonus was the inclusion of visiting yacht Night Train , a Hinckley 51 from Dover, Delaware sailed by Allessandro Vitelli.

Vitelli sailed a fine race despite a lack of knowledge of local waters, placing fourth in Class Two.

Traditional Danish festivities followed the on water action at Royal Bermuda Yacht Club.

The next event is the Fall Series (races one and two) on November 17. For more information contact Gary Venning (299-4321).

A record 12 boats hit the line on Sunday during the first race day for Optimist juniors in Hamilton Harbour.

The fleet has now been divided by skill level: the blue fleet consisting of veterans and the yellow fleet for inexperienced younger sailors.

Newcomer Rene Bouchard picked up a win in race five in the blue fleet but the day belonged to Giles Spurling who had two firsts, two seconds and a third for 51 points.

Alexander Kirkland was second with a first, two seconds, a third and fourth for 7.75 points.

In the yellow fleet, Gareth Williams led the way with four firsts and a fourth, which he dropped for a total of three points. A distant second on ten points was James Doughty, who sailed consistently for three seconds and two fourths.

The surprise of the day was Alexander Wentworth-Ping who managed a first in the last race.

Racing continues this Sunday at 1 p.m.