Competition concluded this past Sunday in the United States Junior Olympic River Romp Regatta in the Caloosahatchee River, with seven local sailors earning medals in their respective racing fleets.

The 21 Lee County sailors joined more than 260 others from around Florida and the nation in the two-day Junior Olympic competition sanctioned by the United States Sailing Association. The competition took place in the Caloosahatchee River between the Caloosahatchee and Midpoint bridges. Sailors launched from the beach in North Fort Myers.

Sailors ranging in age from 7 to 18 competed in International Optimist, Sunfish, Club 420, O’Pen BIC and Laser classes. The River Romp Regatta is the second largest youth regatta in Florida and one of 22 Junior Olympic sanctioned events for the 2009-10 sailing season.

Winners in each fleet were:

Optimist Green: Sam Baker, Upper Keys Sailing Club/Marathon Youth Sailing Program

Optimist White: Sean Brennan, Coral Reef Yacht Club

Optimist Blue: Wade Waddell, Lauderdale Yacht Club/Palm Beach Sailing Club

Optimist Red: Eliot Caple, Naples Sailing Center

Overall Opti: Wade Waddell, Lauderdale Yacht Club/Palm Beach Sailing Club

Laser 4.7: Sodnie Naughton, Pleon Yacht Club

Laser Radial: Michael Zonnenberg, Davis Island Yacht Club

Laser Full: Eric Lawrence, Lauderdale Yacht Club

O’Pen BIC: Geronimo Nores, Miami Yacht Club

Sunfish: Lynsey Randolph, Edison Sailing Center

Club 420: Axel Sly, Coral Reef Yacht Club

The regatta was hosted by the Edison Sailing Center and supported by the Lee County Sports Authority and Lee County Parks and Recreation, which is the coordinator of the Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival that launches this Friday, Oct. 23.

The results for local sailors include:

Optimist Green: Kayla Wherry, Fort Myers, 49; Jack Hansen, Fort Myers, 69; Cameron Keene, Fort Myers, 74; Dana Wherry, Fort Myers, 77; Max Slafer, Fort Myers, 79; McKenna Wherry, Fort Myers, 84; Zoe Wyant, Cape Coral, 85; Adam Sanders, Fort Myers, 87; and Chase Babair, Cape Coral, 92.

Optimist White: Carrie Marshall, Fort Myers, 12.

Laser 4.7: Ali Yarborough, Estero, 4 (medalist); Adam Winton, Fort Myers, 5 (medalist); and Ashley Murphy, North Fort Myers, 6.

Laser Radial: Cassidy Sanders, Fort Myers, 13.

Laser Full: Will Hackett, Fort Myers, 5 (medalist).

O’Pen BIC: Jack Gower, North Fort Myers, 4 (medalist); Ian Sanders, Fort Myers, 7; and Jack Jablonski, Fort Myers, 11.

Sunfish: Lynsey Randolph, Alva, 1 (medalist).

Club 420: Chalmers Pierce and Austin Buonsignore, both from Fort Myers, 5 (medalists).