This may look like a celebration for the first and second place trophies at the Geneva Spring Regatta but the story is a little strange. 

 

Andy Burdick (right) and Tom Burton did have a good regatta last year in 2008 at Lake Geneva and I believe finished first and second.

 

This year the wind was too strong on Saturday and too light on Sunday - a no race regatta. Since the duffel bag trophies were already engraved the Lake Geneva Yacht Club decided to hand them out to the competitors anyway. They put all the boat numbers in a bowl and had a random drawing for the awards - starting with 10th place. The crowd laughed when Burton got the second place trophy. But when Burdick's name was drawn for the first place trophy - that was too much. Everyone had a good comment or two to shout out at that coincidence.

 

This means to me that these two have been just plain lucky all these years in their regatta finishes!