Antigua Sailing Week

The final day of racing at Antigua Sailing Week featured a full schedule of racing for all classes. Teams from over 20 different countries have been competing this year; a welcome return after the disruption of travel for the last two years.

On the final day, the trade winds delivered, as they have done all week, with competitors enjoying 18 knots of breeze and a moderate sea state. Provisional race winners on Antigua & Barbuda Tourism Race Day were: Ocean Breeze, Mahana, OMII, Blitz, Scarlet Oyster, Hermes, Kai, NSA Spirit, GFA Caraïbes – La Morrigane, Tosca, Holding Pattern, PepsiMax ~ Montebello, Schrodinger, Aproache Nevis, KHS&S Contractors, Braque, and Belafonte.

Provisional Final Results from Antigua Sailing Week, including overall class winners can be viewed at: https://yachtscoring.com/event_results_cumulative.cfm?eID=14323

Antigua Sailing Week Focus– CSA Bareboat Focus

With 29 entries, Antigua Sailing Week has the biggest Bareboat fleet of the 2022 Caribbean Season. Supported by Dream Yacht Charter, Bareboat teams raced in four classes. Hats off to Hartmut Holtmann’s KH+P Yacht Charter which has organised the logistics for Bareboat teams at Antigua Sailing Week for over two decades. Half of the Bareboat teams at this regatta are organised by KH+P. Bareboat racing at Antigua Sailing Week is an international affair with teams competing from Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the United States.

Racing in one design, or boats of very similar type and speed produces very close racing with seconds deciding the winners. With all of the Bareboats based in Nelson’s Dockyard there is a party atmosphere after racing. Plenty of Carib beers on the dock ensures the Bareboat family enjoy a fun and friendly après-race party every day.

Double-Olympian Sir Karl James, Sailing Manager of Antigua Yacht Club has been racing in Bareboat 3 with Alice Martin’s Painkiller team from Chicago, USA: “I believe Bareboat is the most competitive class here; there are some of the best people in the world in this class,” commented Karl. “I have sailed with Alice’s team before and I enjoy sailing with nice people, and racing as competitively as this is always good.”