Best Ever Female Bahamian Sloop Sailor Ties the Knot

The wedding of Nioshi Rolle and Perron Rhodriquez

Article and Photos by Jan Pehrson except as noted

The legend of Nioshi Rolle lives on. The former National Youth Sailing Champion of the Bahamas is best remembered for skippering the C-Class sloop Termite as a teenager and winning against all comers. In the Bahamas it is uncommon to see a female among the crews of the racing sloops, let alone driving the boat, let alone winning, so Nioshi Rolle is – simply put – famous. Now 31, she sails on Tida Wave – the winningest A-Class sloop ever. Nioshi waited for the right guy to come along and she found him. He is her best friend, and, true to Bahamian tradition, someone from her own island. Nioshi Rolle and Perron Rhodriquez grew up on the small islands of Staniel Cay and Blackpoint, part of the island chain called the Exumas in the Central Bahamas. They grew up together. Their parents before them grew up together. Their grandparents grew up together. Not to mention their aunts, their uncles, and so on.

Both Nioshi and Perron moved to Nassau for work and remet there when Nioshi started attending the church where his father is the pastor. “It just happened,” says Nioshi. Perron is interested in sailing, but not yet a sailor. “He has a thing for cars,” says his bride. “But he’s willing to learn.”

The church wedding of Nioshi Rolle and Perron Rhodriquez took place in an elegant ceremony is Nassau on February 15, 2020 in front of family and friends. “I Do” said the couple. “Now that that’s over with” said their pastor, “let’s go out and win a regatta!”

Jan Pehrson is a sailing photojournalist who spends summers in San Francisco, California and winters in St. Pete Beach, Florida. As a racing and cruising sailor and Coast Guard licensed skipper, Jan’s familiarity with sailing and the sailing community lends an in-depth element to her prolific array of photographs and articles. Contact her at www.janpehrson.com

Nioshi Rolle and Perron Rhodriquez were married Feb 15, 2020 in an elegant wedding at Southside Christian International Church, Nassau, Bahamas.

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