The BVI’s Thad Lettsome: Aiming High
Make friends, especially from other islands. Never turn down an opportunity to train with other people. To stay inspired, find somebody you aspire to be like.
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Nearly 200 Sailors Race in Schoelcher International Sailing Week
It’s one of the oldest, certainly largest and most internationally attended of the Caribbean’s dinghy regattas and the 27th edition of Schoelcher International Sailing Week certainly lived up to its reputation. Organized by Martinique’s Cercle Nautique de Schoelcher and sailed February 24 to 28, this event has over the years hosted such high-level sailors as…
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Team BVI Wins 2015 Caribbean Dinghy Championships
Team BVI successfully defended its title by championing the 2015 Caribbean Dinghy Championships (CDC). Run under the auspices of the Caribbean Sailing Association, this is the first time in the CDC’s history that Puerto Rico has hosted this regatta. BVI sailors triumphed over teams representing the USVI, St. Maarten and Puerto Rico, in this October…
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Profile: St. Lucia Sailor Stephanie Devaux-Lovell
Nineteen-year-old Stephanie Devaux-Lovell has two clear goals. First, to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Laser Radial. Secondly, and even closer to her heart, is to win her home island of St. Lucia it’s first-ever Olympic medal. Devaux-Lovell’s sailing achievements to date put her well on the road to accomplishing both ambitions. A…
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Curaçao Youth Championship
The third week of February, Youth Sailing Curaçao (YSCO) organized the international Curaçao Youth Championship in Caracas Bay. As is traditional at this time of year, the winds were strong and conditions in the open sea challenging. Four days of clinics and training, hosted by Swiss Optimist Academy coach Cyrill Auer; former Argentinian National…
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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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St. Lucia’s Beth Lygoe’s Laser Radial Class Olympic Dreams
Looks for gold in Laser Radials If Beth Lygoe’s dream comes true, St. Lucia will be represented for the first time in the Laser Radial Class at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games and Lygoe will be at the helm. A native of the UK, Lygoe started sailing with her father at the age of 11…
