Contest , skippered by Andreas Lewin, will be aiming to lift the coveted Coronation Cup for a record fifth consecutive year.

But hoping to put a stop to that boat's domination will be Elizabeth , with top Sunfish and Laser skipper Malcolm Smith at the helm, and Challenger , skippered by world ranked match-racing ace Paula Lewin.

Alan Powell will again skipper Victory and Willie White will lead Port Royal while Craig Davis, in the temporary absence of Somers Kempe, is expected to be at the helm of Echo .

Racing this Sunday takes place in St. George's Harbour at 11.00 a.m., 2.00 p.m. and 4.00 p.m.

POWERBOATING RAB A new rule designed to draw spectators goes into affect for this weekend's start of the Bermuda PowerBoat Association season.

For the first time, drivers face a three-race minimum in order to qualify for the Round the Island Race in August, translating into a mandatory 50 percent attendance rate for the first six races of the campaign.

And it's paid off already with nine boats -- and the potential of several more signing up by tonight's registration deadline -- having been confirmed for the National Spring Championship on Sunday.

Four classes of boats will have their engines primed and ready to go at Ferry Reach for the offshore race, starting at 1.00 p.m. The closed circuit race -- including personal watercraft racing -- begins at 2.30 at the same time.

Among those entered are BPA commodore Paul Rodrigues, who joins Jesse Furtado at the wheel of their D-class speedster, Geronimo . They'll be challenged by Shawn White and Michael Mello's Batboat in the popular class.

Others to watch include Warren Roe and Richard Correira aboard Progression and, in the B class, rival brothers Howard Paynter and Keith Paynter.

Next race day is May 31.

SQUASH SQU Play in the Commercial Risk Inter-School Squash Team Championships on the weekend saw some spectacular performances with Saltus Squashed Roaches compiling a 5-0 record in the A league round robin.

The winning team consisted of Andrew Robinson, Chris Collette and Michael Shrubb. Their closest challenge came from fellow Saltus team, Stray Cats, who finished with four victories. Their team included Simon Haworth, James Bergl and Francesca Bortoli.

In Division B a combination team from Harrington Sound and Saltus (Sean Harvey, Daniel Johnson and Graham Counsell) clinched the gold medal with three wins. They narrowly triumphed over a spirited Spice Valley Tigers who included Richard Arnold, Robert Bascombe and Omar Dunlop and a combined Saltus and Warwick Academy side of Andrew Stout, Stephan Johnstone and James Fletcher.

Saltus Junior School clinched another gold in division C when the Red Devils (James Fletcher, James Adams and Michael Jones) compiled a 3-0 record.

Close on their heals were the much improved Elliott Bulldogs (Antoine Richards, Omar Dill and Kareem James) who grabbed two victories but were pipped by the Red Devils in a 34-28 thriller.

Gilbert Too (David McKinnon, Rodel Halia and Steven Lambert) successfully defended their D Division title with a final 41-31 victory over the Super Shots (Cory and Ashley Brangman from Paget Primary and James Daniels from Saltus).

The bronze medal went to the Paget Lions team of Alex Trott, Aaron Pedro and Anada Hill who had a 39-31 win over Elliott Soul Sisters (Shonte Richardson, Karissa Roberts and Nicky Anderson).