The St. David’s Lighthouse Division of the 53rd Newport Bermuda Race has been won by “Carina”, skippered by Warren sailor W. Barrett Holby, Jr.

Finishing with a corrected time of two days and 16 hours and 12 minutes, Carina sailed past the division’s namesake landmark just after 3:00 a.m. on Tuesday, securing its place in the history books as the most-winning yacht in the race's 118-year history since its founding in 1906. 96 boats started in the St. David's division.

Carina’s skipper W. Barrett Holby, Jr. added, “from five minutes before the start we just raced hard. We realized we were doing well, but we didn’t think about that, we just kept racing.” Holby sang the praises of his crew saying, “everybody pulled their own—we had great food, great navigation, great sailors, and great helmsmen. Everything came together.”

This is the fifth Newport Bermuda Race win for Carina (1970, 1982, 2010, 2012, 2024)—three of which have been under the ownership of Rives Potts.