Well hello sailors! The Rosie O'Donnell cruise may have sank but gay pride was buoyant yesterday in the 2007 Non-Mariners' Race.

Political satire took to the waves in chaotic scenes as 14 makeshift craft took to the high seas of Mangrove Bay.

Hundreds enjoyed the spectacle of amateurism and ineptitude as the teams embraced the Non-Mariners' motto: 'The sea shall not have them, the sea does not want them'.

Among the comic moments was a struggling Transparent Government vessel concealed under black trash bags, and the Soaring Hull - Gay and Proud, crewed by the pink-clad Mariners Rubgy Football Club.

Other 'boats' included HMS BHC (Bermuda Housing Corporation) Leak Proof and the Ministry of Transparensea.

The winners of the Non-Docksider Award for Incompetence however, were the Non-White Heron team, who said it was their "23rd non-straight non-victory". Their vessel? The Indignant Clinic, featuring a giant medical syringe and non-political slogans such as 'Faith Based Non Accountancy' and 'Privy Non Counsel' over the toilet.

Needless to say, the 200-yard race saw many non-finishers, but every vessel was a winner.