Antigua Yacht Club Revitalizes Racing Calendar for 2025–2026
Antigua Yacht Club unveils a revitalized racing calendar featuring the Budget Marine High Tide Series, West Coast Cup, and new regattas.
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New Leadership at the Helm of Antigua’s Classic Yacht Regatta
A new all-star crew is heading up Antigua’s Classic Yacht Regatta, set for April 17 to 29, 2019
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Antigua Hosts the 11th RORC Caribbean 600!
Starting and finishing in Antigua, the unique 600-mile course uses 11 Eastern Caribbean islands as turning marks, providing an interesting challenge for navigators and crew. Starting on Monday, 18 February, with such a long course, finishing times vary over a number of days.
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Thirty Years of Classic Yacht Regatta Success
When Antigua Sailing Week began in 1967, pretty much every boat in the fleet was a classic. Most were charter yachts that ended their season by racing to and from Guadeloupe. Race Week expanded; boats evolved into modern machines; and by the mid-80s the Classic Class grew so thin it was scrapped. Traditional vessels were…
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Nautical Santa’s Spread Cheer Throughout the Caribbean
It takes a very special person to fill the shoes of such a globally loved figure as Santa Claus. Yet a quintet of men around the Caribbean are just a few who do just this each year. Each shares a unique nautical-style of ho ho hos and spreads holiday cheer in a variety of ways…
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Nautical Holiday Happenings
There might not be snow and sleigh rides, but the spirit of the yuletide holidays is alive throughout the Caribbean. Here is a sampling of nautical holiday happenings. LIGHTED BOAT PARADES Deck your decks with lights, ornaments and festively-dressed crew. The Christmas Boat Parade happens on December 10 in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands’ Christiansted…
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Seaboard Marine Optimist North American Championships
Nearly 150 junior sailors from 19 countries set sail in the Seaboard Marine Optimist North American Championships (OPTINAMS), hosted July 10 to 18 out of the Antigua Yacht Club in English Harbour, Antigua. Uruguay’s Hernon Umpierre won this continental championship. However, the event gave sailors from six Caribbean nations both a time to shine and…
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Junior Sailor Profile: Antigua & Barbuda’s Rhone Kirby
Little did Rhone Kirby know that his initial interest in sailing a decade ago would launch him into the sport in a global way. Yet today, the 17-year-old boasts a resume that includes participation in the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China. His future aspirations include representing his home island of Antigua & Barbuda at…
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NEWS: BVI Team victorious in Caribbean Dinghy Championships
British Virgin Islands Team victorious in Caribbean Dinghy Championships The Caribbean Sailing Association (CSA) sanctioned Caribbean Dinghy Championships hosted jointly by Antigua Yacht Club and Antigua’s National Sailing Academy took place in November. Barbados, the British Virgin Islands (BVI), Trinidad and Tobago, St. Maarten and Antigua and Barbuda participated. The Zoom 8 class was won by…
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A Reply to Sir Robbie Ferron (Will they Publish It????)
In the November issue (Professionalization of Sailing Events in the Caribbean) of All At Sea Robbie Ferron states that a number of new regattas taking place in the Caribbean are well sponsored events where professionalism and profit is now more important than any earlier Corinthian ideals. Whereas this may be true in certain events this…
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Caribbean Dinghy Championships Chart a New Course
The Caribbean Sailing Association (CSA) is withdrawing from the business of running a regatta and taking the best of both worlds. They have done this by awarding the time-honored Caribbean Dinghy Championships (CDC) to the same island for three years while at the same time leaving the door open for the event to travel to…
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Team Antigua Wins Premier’s Cup International Youth Regatta
Preparation and training earned Team Antigua the championship at the 15th BVI Premier’s Cup International Youth Regatta, sailed out of Nanny Cay Resort & Marina, on Tortola, July 13 – 14. Winning team members were: Janield Smith, Stephan Dundas, Rhone Kirby, Jules Mitchell, Lewis Fitzgerald and David Jackson. “I am very proud of the…
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RORC Caribbean 600: A Tough Race in Paradise
With warm Tradewinds gusting up to 30 knots for over four days, the RORC Caribbean 600 was a lively affair and many seasoned competitors declared that it was tougher than the Fastnet but a lot warmer! There was drama right from the start, Tony Todd’s 100ft Maxi Liara was dismasted. “Two tacks and then the…
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Island Youth compete at Caribbean Dinghy Championships
The prowess of some of the best dinghy sailors in the Caribbean was put to the test August 10th to 12th at the annual Caribbean Dinghy Championships, hosted by the Antigua Yacht Club and Caribbean Sailing Association. Four teams hailing from Antigua, Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados and St. Maarten met at the Falmouth Harbour-based Club…
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Antigua Youth Win Caribbean Dinghy Championship
Antigua Youth led the pack closely followed by Trinidad and St Maarten. Caribbean Youth are certainly bringing a high level of talent to all Regattas… Watch out World!
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Light Winds and Heavy Enthusiasm at RORC Caribbean 600 2010
February 2010: 605 miles from English Harbour around Barbuda, Saba, St Barth and Guadeloupe, with crews from twenty countries and not much wind.
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Antigua End of the Year Tradition Nelsons Pursuit Race 2009
Yet again the annual Nelson’s Pursuit Race hosted by the Antigua Yacht Club was a great success. Held each year on 31st December, the race start and finish is off English Harbour, the entrance to Nelson’s Dockyard.
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Weekend Sailing Update
For the first time in many years, weekend sailing was held in Falmouth Harbour from the Antigua Yacht Club on 19th February. The race was the first of a five race series to be held fortnightly. To encourage more entries a flexible handicap system has been introduced whereby the winners and losers in each race will have their handicaps adjusted…
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A.B.S.A.R.: Lifesaving Vigilance in Antigua’s Waters
Discover how Jonathan Cornelius and the Antigua, Barbuda Search and Rescue (A.B.S.A.R.) team provide vital medical assistance and support to those in distress around Antigua’s coast, ensuring safety for yachting visitors.
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Caribbean News – Johnson Bay is NOT a Designated Moorings Area
Caribbean News from around the region from October 2004
