Discover the inspiring stories of Caribbean sailors representing their islands at the 2024 Paris Olympics. From the turquoise waters of the Caribbean to the global stage, these athletes are making waves and breaking barriers in sailing.
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Two-time Olympic Laser sailor, Cy Thompson, has been awarded the coveted title of ‘Virgin Islands Sailor of the Year’ for 2016 by the Virgin Islands Sailing Association (VISA). “Cy qualified early for Rio 2016 and trained with top sailors in the class the previous 18 months. The last nine months…
If I were to sum up my experience, I would say that it was full of joy and gratefulness. I was not in the best form that I would have liked for the windy conditions, but I fought every race with all I had… Seven Caribbean sailors represented four island nations, plus the USA, in…
From dinghies to one-design, native St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands’ sailor Tim Pitts has spent most of his young life sailing. Today, though Pitts now lives in New England, albeit in the sailing capital of Newport, he not only remains active in sailing but is igniting excitement for a new one design class. Thanks to…
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…
Annapolis and Newport sailors can argue until they’re blue in the face over which city rightfully holds the title of “sailing capital of the world,” but there’s no denying that Southeastern sailors have an advantage. If you need proof, just look to the roster for the 2012 U.S. Sailing Olympic and Paralympic teams. More than…
From Optimists to the Olympics, Andrew Lewis is on his way to Weymouth to represent Trinidad & Tobago in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Laser class. Lewis, now age 22, started his sailing and racing career in an Optimist dinghy. “Growing up in a sailing family, I was always in contact with the sport…
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…
The Caribbean boasts a wealth of competitive sailing talent. Yet in the 51 years since the region first sent sailors to the Summer Olympics only one sailor has brought home a medal
Two Caribbean sailors among 400 young athletes from 130 countries in Singapore, at the camp that ran ahead of the first Youth Olympic Games.
Didier urges insurance review St Lucia – Rodney Bay Marina General Manager Cuthbert Didier says more regionally based insurance companies need to actively solicit business from visiting yachtsmen. Didier, who has formulated a major yachting consultancy for ECLAC and more recently for the Yachting Association of Trinidad and Tobago, said that for a long time,…