Blasting into Fever-Tree Race Day + VIDEO from day 2
< Strong trade winds continued for Fever-Tree Race Day at Antigua Sailing Week where the rodeo ride upwind was rewarded with double-digit boat speed downwind, blasting through warm Caribbean surf. Sailors from 37 different countries have come to Antigua Sailing Week
A spicy start to Antigua Sailing Week
Mother Nature delivered fantastic conditions for the first day of the 51st edition of Antigua Sailing Week. English Harbour Rum Race Day was spicy, packing a real punch. With 20 knots of breeze and a building sea state the 116
Warrior strikes in Peters & May Round Antigua Race
The Peters & May Round Antigua Race produced a record breaking start to Antigua Sailing Week. American modified Volvo 70 Warrior, sailed by Stephen Murray blasted around the 53-mile course in a record time of 3 hrs 55 mins and
How to Follow Antigua Sailing Week
Antigua Sailing Week starts this Saturday 28th April with the stand alone Peters & May Round Antigua Race. Racing for the 51st edition of Antigua Sailing Week starts Sunday 29th April and concludes on Friday 4th May. If you want
A Night of Winning Tradition
Conditions were Caribbean perfect for the final evening of the 31st Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta. The ominous weather, which challenged the fleet during race 4, sailed away leaving behind a star-studded sky. Matching it was a huge stage, perfectly set
A Crescendo to the End…
On the fourth and final race of the 2018 ACYR, boats in the lead set off hoping to hold it, while the rest of the fleet went out in full battle mode. Weather predictions for light winds were replaced with
The ACYR Loves a Parade!
The Kenny Coombs Memorial Cannon Course, perfectly set for four long and lively legs of reaching, is really the first parade of the day. As in all races, small boats start first and are caught and passed by the big
A Classic Regatta, Antigua Style
Saturday’s action began with gear failure as 86’ Ticonderoga left the dock and a brief exit horn blast turned into an extended play. Being that this is the gentleman’s race, 141’ Columbia joined the band, then 77’ Ocean Star until
Wild and Woolly Weather for Race 1
After a night of blustery rain squalls, followed by hours of uncertain calm, the weather geared up to a respectable 20 knots for the start of Race 1. Sails shot up at the entrance to Falmouth Harbour and it appeared
CSA Measurers Training
The CSA Measurers will be conducting a training session for new measurers on Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th April in English Harbour Antigua. Anyone interested in attending should contact our Chief Measurer Bastien Pouthier at amdsurveys@gmail.com or call + 1868