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Puerto Rico’s Pan Pepin International Dinghy Regatta: Over 70 Sailors Race
ByCarol Bareuther April 16, 2016February 6, 2017

“Practice makes perfect” is a saying that the BVI’s Rayne Duff put into action to win the highly-competitive Optimist class at the Pan Pepin International Dinghy Regatta, hosted February 4th to 7th out of Puerto Rico’s Club Nautico de San Juan (CNSJ). The Optimist was by far the largest class with 49 boats. Twenty-one…

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DR First Caribbean Location for Optimist World Sailing Championships
ByCarol Bareuther September 25, 2012August 3, 2026

The Dominican Republic made history by serving as the first-ever Caribbean location for the Optimist World Sailing Championships, which celebrated its fiftieth edition in Boca Chica, July 15th to 26th. Two hundred and thirty sailors from 52 countries and five continents competed in the Club Nautico de Santo Domingo-hosted regatta, including 24 Caribbean sailors from…

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