Peter Rebovich and his crew from Sinn Fein, the classic Cal 40, were the toast of Hamilton on Saturday after scooping much of the silverware from this year's Newport Bermuda Race.

Their haul included the St. David's Lighthouse, one of the most coveted prizes in offshore racing, together with the new North Rock Beacon Trophy for the top finisher in both the Gibbs Hill and St. David's Lighthouse Divisions.

It was Sinn Fein's second consecutive St. David's Lighthouse win and their fourth consecutive Class 1 victory. Only one other boat, Carleton Mitchell's Finnesterre, has won the St. David's Lighthouse Trophy more times.

An elated Julien Dougherty and his crew of Tenacious, a Beneteau First 36.7, the giant killers of the professional Gibbs Hill Division, claimed the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Trophy.

Bermuda resident Paul Hubbard was the big winner in the Cruiser Division. He won the Carleton Mitchell Finisterre Trophy for the top performing yacht among the cruising classes for his crew's performance on Bermuda Oyster, an Oyster 435.

On his way to the top spot he also won Class 12. Fellow Bermudians Colin Couper in Babe and Stephen Sherwin in Nasty Medicine also took home their share of silver.

Richard du Moulin collected the Philip S. Weld Trophy as captain of Lora Ann, the top double-handed yacht to finish on corrected time. This was du Moulin's fourth consecutive win in the double-handed division and his crew, Chris Reyling's, third victory.

The Henry B. duPont Memorial Trophy for the yacht in the Newport Bermuda Race that is the overall winner of the Onion Patch Series was awarded to Randall G. Baldwin's Cabady, a Taylor 42.

The US Sailing Team comprised of Rambler, Bella Mente and Flying Jenny VI won the Onion Patch Trophy for the winning team in the Onion Patch Series.