Stevie Dickinson confirmed his status as 'king of the white water' among the comet fleet on Sunday.

Penalised at the start line for striking a marker, Dickinson battled his way back through the fleet in overcast conditions, 25 knot south westerly winds and three foot seas to capture the east End Mini Yacht Club's James Perry Trophy in dramatic fashion.

Dickinson passed Keith Foggo just 50 yards in front of the finish line in St.George's Harbour to take the honours.

His latest triumph came six days after he seized an unprecedented 13th Long Distance Comet race title.

On Sunday, the veteran sailor was accompanied onboard his boat, Kitty Hawk, by Duncan Scott as regular crew Ty Trott spent the day video-taping the action from the shoreline.

Another veteran, Howard Simmons, placed third in the race which saw sailors start from St.George's Harbour, navigate through the narrows of St.David's on the southern side past Paget Island and back into the harbour twice.

Dickinson also grabbed line honours in the day's second race which was contested inside the harbour while Romano Ramirez placed second and Scott (Corn Flakes) Fox third.

"I think that I was very fortunate to win the race because for the longest time I was in last place - and I didn't think that I would be able to catch Keith (Foggo)," commented Dickinson yesterday.

"We were late at the start and I struck the marker so I had to restart. But Duncan (Scott) and I managed to turn on the turbo and reeled him in quite quickly."

Dickinson will now bid for a hat-trick of top honours when the comet fleet compete this weekend in the annual Territorials regatta which was originally scheduled for last Sunday in St.George's Harbour.