It is often said big things come in small packages and this certainly proved to be the case in this year's Marion Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race.The Sea Sprite 34, Roust, the smallest yacht in the fleet, won the coveted Founders Trophy which is the top prize for the biennial race.Helmed by co-skippers Ian Gumprecht and Mark Swanson, Roust completed the 645-nautical mile race with a corrected time of three days, 17 hours, 44 minutes and 35 seconds.As well as claiming the Founders Trophy Roust won Class C honours and the Double Handed Trophy to complete a memorable treble.So what was the key to the yacht's success?“We did well because we had a good team,” said Gumprecht who hails from Oyster Bay, New York.Fellow New Yorker Swanson added: “I think we did well because we sailed hard and fast. We kept moving all the time, choosing to sail a little off a chosen course to get more speed.”Line honours went to the Andrew 68, Shindig, which completed the race a day earlier than Roust to claim the Blue Water Sailing Club Board of Governors Trophy.Helmed by skipper Michael Reney, Shindig, the biggest boat in the Founders Division, finished in an elapsed time of three days, 14 hours, 40 minutes and 13 seconds respectively.Class A honours went to Gardner Grant's J/120, Alibi, who also sailed the race double-handed with co-skipper Stephen Fisk. Alibi's corrected time was four days, one hour, 53 minutes and 12 seconds.The fully crewed US Naval Academy Navy 44 Mk II, NA22, Integrity, won Class B with a corrected time of three days, 22 hours and 40 minutes with skipper Mario Avila at the helm.Spirit of Bermuda, the sole entry in the Classic Yacht Division, won the inaugural Captain Ed Williams Trophy for the classic yacht with the best corrected time.The 118 foot long Sloop, co-chartered for the race by local sailor Preston Hutchings and Patrick McGee of Dallas, Texas, finished 18th overall with a corrected time of four days, 14 hours, three minutes and 20 seconds that included a 30 minute penalty for checking in late before the start of the race from Buzzards Bay, Marion, Massachusetts.“Everyone had an absolute blast,” Hutchings said. “We all got here safely and everybody had fun, which was the key thing.”Alice Kay, the remaining local yacht in the race, placed sixth in Class A and 32nd overall with a corrected time of four days, two hours, 57 minutes and 24 seconds. The 40-foot Yawl was skippered by George Cubbon, one of several sailors making their debuts in this year's Marion Bermuda Race.“Other than the wind going on the nose for the last 24-36 hours it was a great experience,” was the way Cubbon summed up the race.Claiming the coveted Beverly 'Polaris' Trophy awarded to the yacht with the best celestially -navigated performance was the Columbia 50, Hotspur II, helmed by skipper Ron Wisner.Etoile walked away with the Commodore Faith Paulsen Trophy which is awarded to the first yacht crewed entirely by women.The Stellar 52, helmed by skipper Anne Kolker (New York), also won the Ancient Mariner's Golden Teapot Trophy for the crew with the highest average age that completes the race for added measure.Among those attending Saturday's prize giving at Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club (RHADC) was Governor George Fergusson, race chairman David Patton and RHADC commodore Alan Williams.