points of the day with first and third-place finishes. But she failed to score enough points to push her farther up the ladder to the Coronation Cup.

However, her latest placings did help to make up for a disappointing disqualification from the previous weekend's Fitted Dinghy racing.

The race committee voted to throw out Victory's win in the second race because she touched a sunken Port Royal's boom while attempting to sail around her.

After a second-rate performance in the 2 p.m. race, Sandys Boat Club's Challenger fought off Contest to clinch the Middleton Shield in the next race, boosting her overall standings by 10 points over the rest of the fleet.

The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club's Contest also enjoyed a pleasing day of racing, placing a consistent second in both races.

Skipper Paula Lewin -- the first woman ever to take the helm of a Fitted Dinghy -- proved to be tough competition for the six male skippers. She guided Contest from second last into second place in the 4 p.m. race.

Port Royal , sailing out of the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club with Paul White at the helm, gave one of her better performances in the day's first race, managing to place third. But her luck ran out in the second race when she sank.

The RHADC'S Elizabeth suffered a blow in the first race when her mast broke in half just after the start. However, skipper Brian White was able to secure another in time to compete in the second race.

Echo , skippered by Peter Bromby, gave surprisingly mediocre performances in both races, finishing last and second to last.

Contest , with Andreas Lewin at the helm in the first race, took the lead for the first half. She was followed closely by Port Royal and Victory .

Echo and her sister dinghy Challenger , skippered by Paul Fisher, lagged behind, apparently concentrating on beating each other.

Victory , with Michael Oatley at the helm, moved in swiftly on Contest on the fifth leg after making a couple of effective tacks. She managed to maintain a 50-yard lead to the end, winding up with the E.R. Williams Cup.

The next races are set for July 25 in Mangrove Bay. PHOTO RACING AHEAD -- The crew of Sandys Club Challenger work to maintain their lead in the second race which saw new dinghy Port Royal (in back folowed by Victory) sink.