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The Lake Mainstay Resort located in Region Two had over the weekend, held its third annual Mash Jet Ski and Regatta Fury.According to Director of the resort,Andrew Miller Team USA Jersey, Wilfred Jagnarine,Orlando Oberto Team Italy Jersey, the event is a thriving one that he hopes will become big in the coming years.Although its attendance was just a couple hundred persons and the races did not have many participants,Team Canada World Baseball Classic Jerseys, the event could still be deemed a success. The races were very entertaining,Jhondaniel Medina Team Venezuela Jersey, and the after party was hyped.The day’s activities which were complemented by good weather, commenced on Sunday around 11 a.m. with a 40 horse power (hp) boat race. This saw about three racers competing for the grand prize of $40,Omar Bencomo Team Venezuela Jersey,000 and a trophy. Loknauth Jagarnauth managed to outdo his rivals- Lennox Baharally and Clint Gonsalves.This was followed by the ‘1100 CC Plus’ Jet Ski race which saw Keiron Da Silva defeating his sole competitor,Alex Maestri Team Italy Jersey, Neil Gonsalves, and winning $25,Luis Lugo Team Italy Jersey,000 and a trophy.The races were dominated in participation by Gonsalves and the Baharally families respectively.The Baharally family won three of the four 15 hp races. Kelvin Manning won one of the races. There were two female races of this kind, and Nalini Baharally won both. She was followed by Sarswattie Persaud and Madonna Thakoor in the two separate races.The other Jet Ski race saw Jerro Parks winning the first prize of $25,000 and a trophy. He was followed by Henry Da Silva.Loknauth Jagarnauth was named the winner of the most exciting race of the day- the 40 hp boat race. He won a trophy and a cash prize of $40,000. Coming in second position was Clint Gonsalves.There were also two canoe races- (Male and Female). Melissa and Nalini Jagarnauth won for the female leg,Nolan Arenado Team USA Jersey, while Sanjeev Ramdeen and Vinod Persaud outshone their male competitors.The races were followed by an after party on the beach, which saw electrifying performances from local artistes, Jumo “Rubber waist” Primo who had the night before retained his Soca Monarch title; the talented Big Red; five time Chutney winner Haresh Singh and Chutney Monarch 2013,Drew Maggi Team Italy Jersey, Young Bill Rogers.Mr. Jagnarine told media operatives yesterday that the Lake Mainstay Resort that he has many plans to upgrade the already beautiful Resort. |
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