The Lord Nelson Trophy has gone to the sailing yacht El Ocaso for the best overall performance of any yacht during this year´s Antigua Sailing Week.
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Antigua Sailing Week 2012: Final Day 5 – Winners
May 04, 2012
The final day 5 of the Antigua Sailing Week 2012 revealed its winners, with Geoff Hill’s Santa Cruz 72 sailing yacht Antipodes winning in CSA 1A. Peter Harrison’s Farr 115 charter yacht Sojana took the third place.
Antigua Sailing Week 2012: Day 4 – Another day of episode and drama
May 03, 2012
Day 4 of Antigua Sailing Week was another difficult day for competitors, resulting in a large number of incidents as well as a major collision between Oyster 82 superyacht Starry Night of the Caribbean and On Deck’s Farr 65 sailing yacht Spirit of Isis. Tomorrow´s last day of racing will be crucial.
Antigua Sailing Week 2012: Ondeck Thank Local Antiguan Search & Rescue Teams
May 03, 2012
There was an incident this morning on Day 4 of Antigua Sailing Week between the Farr 65 yacht Spirit of Isis belonging to Ondeck team and the Oyster 82 sailing yacht Starry Night of the Caribbean. Fortunately, the incident caused just minor injuries.
Antigua Sailing Week 2012: Day 3 – Another day of big breeze
May 01, 2012
Day 3 of this year´s Antigua Sailing Week brought another day of big breeze for competitors of this famous Caribbean race. Farr 115 luxury charter yacht Sojana was beaten today by Santa Cruz 72 sailing yacht Antipodes by less than a minute.
Antigua Sailing Week 2012 Day 2: Dream-like conditions
April 30, 2012
It was another day of the perfect weather conditions for the crews competing in the Antigua Sailing Week 2012, boasting good wind as well as waves. Farr 115 charter yacht Sojana finished first today in CSA 1A.
Antigua Sailing Week 2012: Day 1 – King Viv to attend the imobile Dockyard Festival
April 29, 2012
The first day of the Antigua Sailing Week 2012 will see the famous West Indian cricket legend, Sir Vivian Richards, also called ´King Viv´, to participate at tonight´s imobile Dockyard Festival.
Dramatic Yachting World Round Antigua Race 2012
April 28, 2012
April 28 brought very difficult weather conditions for sailors competing in the 2012 Yachting World Round Antigua Race. Due to strong winds, there were several retirements, including Allyn Salomon’s Beneteau Oceanis 473 sailing yacht Hermosita as well as South African Jan Rupert entry, Tripp 75 Blackbird yacht. Farr 115 charter yacht Sojana has received the Yachting World Trophy for the fastest monohull around the course, finishing the race in 4 hours, 50 mins and 46 seconds.
Antigua Sailing Week 2012: The forecasted big breeze arrives
April 28, 2012
Strong winds arrived today in the fabulous Caribbean yacht charter location – Antigua – playing host to this year´s Antigua Sailing Week. Today´s Guadeloupe to Antigua Race has been won by Verlarde’s NM92 sailing yacht Locura, followed by Stephen Schmidt’s Santa Cruz 70 yacht Hotel California Too, taking second place and the Dufour 45 yacht Triskell placing 3rd. Ross Applebey’s Oyster 48 yacht Scarlet Oyster has won the Racing Division of the ARC.
Yachting World Round Antigua Race to kick off on Saturday 28 April
April 27, 2012
One of the best Caribbean yacht charter destinations – Antigua – will play host to the Yachting World Round Antigua Race, starting this Saturday 28 April. The 43 spectacular vessels competing in this popular race include the 63ft trimaran yacht Paradox, the Farr 115 charter yacht Sojana, as well as the Tripp 75 yacht Blackbird.
Ky-mani Marley to appear LIVE at Antigua Sailing Week
April 12, 2012
Ky-mani Marley will be appearing LIVE at Antigua Sailing Week on Tuesday May 1st. The event will be start at 6pm in Nelson’s Dockyard and tickets cost EC$40 in advance, $EC50 on the door. On sale now at Antigua Yacht Club and the Antigua Hotel and Tourist Association.
45th Antigua Sailing Week: Entries fast approaching over 100 yachts
March 21, 2012
The entry list for the 45th Antigua Sailing Week is fast approaching over 100 yachts. There are just six weeks to go before the final curtain call of the Caribbean racing season. The Organising Committee is recruiting dozens of volunteers for the SWAT team (Sailing Week Antigua Team) to make sure that the Caribbean’s oldest…
New Yachting World Round Antigua Race, April 28, 2012
March 13, 2012
The Yachting World Round Antigua Race, held on April 28, 2012 has been re-introduced as an optional race open to all yachts.
Swan Sailing Yacht Arethusa Wins Swan Caribbean Challenge
May 05, 2011
The crew of Club Swan 42 sailing yacht Arethusa came away from the 2011 Antigua Sailing Week as the champions of the Swan Caribbean Challenge following their impressive win in Class 3. The Club Swan 42 was entered by Phillip Lotz, of the USA and also gained the title of Best American Yacht. Yacht Arethusa won the class by a fair margin; the Club Swan 42 registered three race wins across the five days of racing and not once faltered out of the top three.
Antigua Sailing Week 2011: The 44th edition final countdown
May 02, 2011
Hugo Stenbeck’s Dubois 90, Genuine Risk, left it until the last race to snatch overall victory in Class 1 from Richard Matthews’ Humphries 54, Oystercatcher XXVIII by a single point.
Antigua Sailing Week 2011: Maxi Priest to perform live
April 09, 2011
Antigua Sailing Week prides itself on delivering the sparkling racing conditions that have competitors grinning from ear to ear and the fun doesn’t stop ashore either. The Lay Day Eve is often the chosen night for race crew to let their hair down, during the regatta and everybody in Antigua is in for a rare treat. The most successful reggae solo artist in the world, second only to legend Bob Marley, will be performing live on Tuesday 26th April at Antigua Sailing Week.
Antigua Sailing Week 2011: Grand finale of the Caribbean yacht racing season
March 07, 2011
In less than two months, Antigua Sailing Week, the Caribbean’s longest running and best-known regatta, will be in full flow and there is still time to experience one of the top sailing regattas worldwide. Competitors will be flocking to Antigua from all over the world, sailors and yachts from well-over a dozen countries are coming to the magical island in the central Caribbean.
Antigua Sailing Week 2011: Anchors ahoy for the 44th annual regatta
January 25, 2011
Antigua is the sailing capital of the Caribbean and hosts one of the world’s top regattas, the 44th annual Antigua Sailing Week. Holidaymakers visiting during Sailing Week are in for a treat as this is the perfect time to celebrate the island’s culture and be swept up in the carnival atmosphere of this exhilarating event which combines the chance to see high-level sailing, beach bashes and shoreside partying.
Supermaxi Sailing yacht ICAP Leopard prepares for Caribbean season of racing
January 18, 2011
Mike Slade’s record breaking Maxi, ICAP Leopard sailing yacht is undergoing final preparations for a breath-taking season of racing. ICAP Leopard sailed across the Atlantic last November to take part in the first ever, Atlantic Ocean Racing Series. The 100 ft Maxi has a scintillating four-month programme of racing, in some of the most spectacular locations throughout the Caribbean and America.
