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First Annual James Dobbs Memorial Regatta
ByCarol Bareuther December 23, 2015February 6, 2017

A group of Antigua’s top sailors gathered on October 11th to honor the memory of James Dobbs of Lost Horizon II fame, who passed away on September 4. It wasn’t a solemn affair at all. Instead, it was a day of keen competition and camaraderie as nine skippers and their crews, all friends of James, took…

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A Look Back at the Life of James Dobbs
ByCarol Bareuther November 5, 2015February 6, 2017

James Dobbs, likely the most successful skipper in Caribbean regatta history, passed away at his home in Mallorca, Spain, on September 4th. Born in Malta and raised by his grandparents on the Isle of Wight at Seaview, it was Dobbs’ grandmother who introduced him and his brother to sailing after procuring an inflatable life raft…

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