Gorvett New Regatta Manager for Grenada Sailing Week
After a successful run, Karen Stiell has handed over the reins of running Grenada Sailing Week (GSW) to Carol Gorvett.
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Time to Register for 2020 Grenada Sailing Week
Online registration is now OPEN for the highly anticipated Island Water World Grenada Sailing Week taking place 26 – 31 January 2020
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400 Sailors and 14 Countries Battled at Grenada Sailing Week!
Island Water World Grenada Sailing Week 2019 saw spectacular sailing conditions throughout the week long event with over 400 sailors competing
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Party Starts for Island Water World Grenada Sailing Week 2019
The countdown is finally over, Grenada Sailing Week starts with a bang with the Island Water World Welcome Party at Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina in St George’s on Sun 27th January, followed by daily awards, prizes and parties every night presented by each Race Day Sponsor. They are: The Pure Grenada ‘Welcome to…
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Island Water World Grenada Sailing Week Launches Youth 2 Keel Program
Following the success of the 2018 Youth 2 Keel (Y2K) sailing program, established by Antigua Sailing Week in conjunction with the Antigua and Barbuda Sailing Association, allowing youths to gain sail boat experience during the event, Grenada Sailing Week will launch its own Y2K program. In conjunction with the Grenada Sailing Associations Youth Sailing Initiative,…
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Last Call for Early Registration for Grenada Sailing Week 2019
Register and pay before the end of November 2018 for Island Water World Grenada Sailing Week (17 Jan – 1 Feb 2019) and get US$40.00 off the usual US$130 entry fee. With four days of exciting racing divided between two host venues and parties and prizes every night you have everything in the mix to…
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Time to register for Island Water World Grenada Sailing Week
The good folks at Grenada Sailing Week are offering reduced entry fees to those who register and pay online by 30 November 2018. Instead of US$130, canny sailors pay just US$90, a saving of $40. Grenada Sailing Week (27 Jan – 1 Feb 2019) includes four days of coastal racing with a lay…
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The doors are open for Island Water World Grenada Sailing Week 2019
It’s that time of year when Caribbean regattas are telling the world about their next big event and Grenada Sailing Week are joining in. Last year brought a record entry and organisers say that trend seems set to continue. The event will run from Sunday 27 January to Friday 1 February 2019. Starting at Camper…
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A Day in the Life of a Regatta Volunteer
It’s the second race day of the regatta. I crawl out of bed at an ungodly hour, my body still heavy with sleep. I am part of the organising committee for Island Water World Grenada Sailing Week 2018. Yesterday was a long day starting with opening (and organising) the ‘new’ office, organizing the volunteer crew,…
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Island Water World Grenada Sailing Week
The sixth Island Water World Grenada Sailing Week (GSW), held January 29 to February 3 out of St. George’s, Grenada, kicked-off with a blast. First, there was a record 50 registrations, over 40 participating yachts in five classes and more than 350 sailors contending. Secondly, competition literally kicked-off with a blast of breeze. Squally weather…
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Trend: Caribbean Regattas Are Becoming Longer
We live in a fast-paced world where being time-starved is a way of life. Yet there is a trend towards Caribbean regattas becoming longer rather than shorter. For example, the St. Thomas International Regatta (STIR) added its Round the Rocks race last year in an effort to change up its four-decade format and the St….
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Island Water World Grenada Sailing Week
Fierce competition in a variety of conditions made for an outstanding Grenada Sailing Week. Hosted January 30th to February 4th out of both the Grenada Yacht Club in St. George’s and Secret Harbour Marina in Mount Hartman Bay. Sailors on thirty-one boats from as far away as Lithuania, the UK, France, USA, and closer to…
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Grenada Friends and Experts Build New Caribbean 33
Look out racers, there will be a new kid on the block this upcoming Caribbean regatta season. Jason Fletcher, his crew at Grenada Marine, in St. David’s, and a talented team of friends and yacht experts, plan to launch their first Caribbean 33 in December, just in time to train and make the start at…
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Island Water World Grenada Sailing Week
The rough sea conditions that preceded this regatta made it tough going for those on their way to Grenada for the event, but during Sailing Week the powerful winds added excitement and challenge to the racing. On the first two days off Grand Anse on the west side, the boats flew around the courses in…
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Growth at Island Water World Grenada Sailing Week
A very successful 3rd edition of this start of the year regatta took place from 29 Jan to 3 Feb 2015. As anyone knows, it is easier to start something than to maintain it, so it is great to see that the passion and commitment of the GSW Board, volunteers and sponsors are taking this…
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Caribbean Regatta Parties – How Important Are They?
Caribbean regattas are known for their rum and reggae parties. Yet how important are these shindigs to sailors, regatta organizers and sponsors? All At Sea asked all three groups to weigh-in on this question. The answers may surprise you! First, everyone agrees that parties are second to the sailing itself. “If you want to win…
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Island Water World Grenada Sailing Week
If the smiles and laughter at the official prize giving is the measure of a successful regatta, then the 2014 edition of Grenada Sailing Week, sailed January 30 to February 4, was a massive success. Sailors from the Caribbean and around the world enjoyed racing in a variety of conditions. Grenada Sailing Week is…
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Grenada’s Port Louis Marina is Center of the Yachting World for 2014
Camper & Nicholsons’ Port Louis Marina is currently hosting many of the yachts taking part in the Oyster World Rally. This extraordinary odyssey started in Antigua in January 2013 and has seen two dozen of the finest yachts in the Oyster fleet cross the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans and visit countless countries and islands…
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Grenada Sailing Week is Caribbean Party Central
There are good regattas and there are great regattas. This year – with its combination of challenging courses, competitive racing, fun vibe, hot parties, and lots of prizes – ‘Grenada Sailing Week: Camper & Nicholsons Race Series 2013’ tipped the scales towards greatness. Big kudos indeed considering it was organized in just four months. This…
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NEWS – Grenada Sailing Week Launches New Website
Changes benefit Grenada Sailing Week The newly formed Grenada Sailing Week (GSW) has a new logo, created by Dwayne Grainger, to go with their new website. The regatta has also embraced social media and news and views about the event can be found on their Facebook page – Grenada Sailing Week. In a press release, Grenada Sailing…
