2026 MINIMAL REGATTA WINNERS Over 15,000 in
PRIZES
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD 1st Place Yellow Conch Captain Catherine Viteri
12 year old young lady who paddled course with broken oar!
SINKER AWARD:
SINKER #3 Delphi – Captain Eliot Vrana
SINKER #2 Bae Watch Captain Sierra Long
1st Place SINKER Bucksnort Captain Jimmy the Kid
COSTUME AWARD 1st Place Costume Danger’s Grinch Captain Morgan Louw
PAINT JOB
Best Paint Job 2nd Place Gieger Key Paddle Hut – Artist Paxton Captain
Ally Calhoun
Best Paint Job-1st Place Twisted Tiki Artist Johnna Sismund Captain Rae
Most Patriotic Paint Job SSUSA 250 Artist Dave Baudin Captain Karen
Flesch
Special Prize for Combo Costume and Paint Job Birth of Venus Captain
Dora Thompson
CREATIVE
Most Creative Design – 3rd Place Dos Amigos Designer Scotch & Philly
Platt
Most Creative Design -2nd Place Miami’s Vice Designer JD McManus
Most Creative Design-1st Place The Green Ship Designer Dave Arnold & Liz
Levi
Youth Contender Award - Winner Key Lime Cruiser Captain Dawson (Also 2nd
Place Open)
FASTEST-KAYAK/CANOE
Kayak Design - 2nd Place Mauricio Captain Tony Martinelli
Kayak Design – 1st Place Geiger Key Paddle Hut 2 Captain Kris
Wantzloeben
FASTEST--OPEN DESIGN
Open Design – 3rd Place Birth of Venus Captain Dora Thompson
Open Design – 2nd Place Key Lime Cruiser Captain Dawson Fisher
Open Design – 1st Place Danger’s Grinch Captain Morgan Louw
Great Contender Awards
Quint’s Revenge – Captain Todd Sammons
SS Pinnacle – Captain Shannon McGuire
TSS Express No 2 – Captain Brenda Gran
The Wanderer – Captain Ron
Tires on Location – Captain Ranger
SS Ginger Bred – Designer JD McManus
SS Card Shark – Captain Susan Ross
