FAIRHOPE, Ala. — This weekend, the Fairhope Junior Yacht Club brought back to Fairhope Yacht Club the Joe Arns Trophy as the Mobile Bay Champions.

Robert Adams and his crew, Alex Donald, flying the spinnaker, successfully performed against junior sailors from Buccaneer, Long Beach and Gulfport yacht clubs to win the most spectacular trophy awarded to Gulf Yachting Association Juniors.

Nine FYC juniors participated in the regatta across the bay. In addition to Robert, three sailed in the Laser Fleet and four in the Opti Fleets. Catherine Donald, sailing for the first time in White Fleet took a solid first place as well as Mitch Powell, first in the Blue Fleet; and John Pereira, first in the Red Fleets.

Robert, who has showed proficiency on spinnakers on his dad's Rhodes 19, sailed the 420 Spin/Trap class for the first time this regatta.