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…
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…
San Juan, Puerto Rico. The 12th Club Nautico de San Juan’s International Regatta (CNSJIR), set for February 1 to 3, 2013, offers a unique combination of hot competition for skilled sailors and a cool chance for beginners to get excellent experience. “We look forward to hosting over 100 competitors from the Caribbean, U.S.A., Central America…
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…
San Juan, Puerto Rico. Register now! The 12th Club Nautico de San Juan International Regatta (CNSJIR) will take place February 1 to 3, 2013. Sailors who register by August 31, 2012 will receive a 50 percent discount off Early Bird registration fees. This means paying only $45 for single-handed sailors and $60 for double-handed sailors…
Junior sailors in St Thomas can look forward to even more training and international racing opportunities with the addition of a new coaching talent at the local sailing club . Starting next month, the St Thomas Yacht Club is excited to welcome Augustin (Argy) Resano to a team of accomplished sailing instructors. With over ten years…
The Trinidad kids are setting the mark high for the competition in the Caribbean. They’re doing well in a traditionally competitive region.
We’ve all been there as parents. Thrilled to see our kids take the tillers of Optimists for the first time and sail out into shallow seas unaided. Excited when our kids actually compete in regattas for the first time and beam with the pride of participation. Ecstatic when our young sailors finally put first place…
