New England Sailing Club has relinquished its firm grip on the Thunderbolt Trophy.
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The prize is one of the most coveted in the northern NSW sailing scene and was up for grabs at Lake Keepit on Sunday.
New England took on host club Lake Keepit in the regatta, which is decided by the scores of the top three boats.
Lake Keepit had the necessary answers to secure the trophy for the first time in a long time according to Commodore Ian Pine.
“I can’t remember the last time we had the trophy,” Pine said.
“It has been a number of years since we last won it.”
Pine was presented the trophy by his New England counterpart Bruce Floyd.
The trophy, named in honour of Captain Thunderbolt, has a history the renowned bushranger would be impressed with. “It has been going for more than 30 years and the original trophy actually went missing a couple of years ago,” Pine said.
“Nobody knows where it went, so we got a new one done up.”