22nd International Optimist Regatta, Clinic & Team Race Kicks-Off This Week
St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. The International Optimist Regatta (IOR) – one of the largest and longest held junior sailing events in the Caribbean – celebrates its 22nd year. The IOR will take place June 20 to 22, prefaced by
Proposals Sought for Hosting CSA-endorsed Caribbean Dinghy Championships
PROPOSALS SOUGHT FOR HOSTING CSA-ENDORSED CARIBBEAN DINGHY CHAMPIONSHIPS The CSA-endorsed Caribbean Dinghy Championships (CDC) have been held in Antigua for the past three years as was agreed by the CSA Board of Directors in 2011. Hosting the event in one country
Sensible Management and Solid Growth
Peter Holmberg, President of the Caribbean Sailing Association, provides an update on the Caribbean season, and some additional notes on what’s working in the sport. The following is courtesy of Seahorse magazine… Starting the year in mid-January was the Mount Gay Round Barbados
Until next time!
The 47th edition of Antigua Sailing Week featured five days of racing with a fabulous party atmosphere ashore. Yachts flying the flags of 23 different nations were drawn to the Caribbean's most prestigious regatta. Sailors came from all over the
Final Race Report Antigua Sailing Week 2014 – Tense Finale in Paradise
High drama and fantastic conditions rounded off the 47th edition of Antigua Sailing Week. Going into the last day, two yachts racing under CSA were undefeated, scoring seven straight bullets: Piet Vroon's Dutch Ker 46, Tonnerre de Breskens 3 and
A Bundle of Fun – Race Report
The breeze went up a notch or two for the penultimate day of Antigua Sailing Week, powering up the Caribbean swell to deliver yet more idyllic racing conditions. Assuming that there will be just one race tomorrow and with the
Clean Regattas in the Caribbean
Beautiful Blue or Trouble in Paradise? This past week, the St. Barths Bucket, the St. Thomas International Regatta and the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival all participated in our Clean Regattas program. With their bright blue waters and precious coral
Heaven Sent Racing
Antigua Sailing Week is famous for spectacular racing conditions and for the third day in succession, the southern coastline delivered gobsmacking racing for the international fleet. The wind built during the day to whip up white horses on deep blue
Grins on the Dock on Johnnie Walker Race Day 2
Sunshine and warm breeze was blowing through Falmouth dock, Antigua this morning and the thousand or so sailors at Antigua Sailing Week knew they were in for a big treat. Sparkling conditions prevailed for the second day of the regatta.
Glittering Start American University of Antigua College of Medicine Race Day 1
There are more than a million reasons to come to Antigua Sailing Week and today's beautiful sailing conditions is one of them. Trade winds blowing warm air and splashes of sunshine on the deep blue Caribbean Sea are just about