Posted by Yachting Intelligence in Regatta, tags: Antigua Yacht Cup, Budget Marine Valentine’s Day Regatta, Grenada Round-The-Island Race, Grenada Sailing Festival, International Rolex Regatta, RORC Caribbean, Route du Carnaval, South Grenada Regatta, Southern Caribbean Regatta, St. Croix Yacht Club Regatta, St. Maarten Regatta, Superyacht Cup Antigua
When its gets cold up north, the racing turns hot in the Caribbean. Below are highlights of several regattas that take place from January through March.
January 13-February 21: Southern Caribbean Regatta Circuit. This three-race series starts with the Carriacou Sailing Series (January 13-16), includes the Grenada Sailing Festival (January 29-February 2), and concludes with the Tobago Carnival Regatta (February 18- 21). www.sailingcarriacou.com, www.grenadasailingfestival.com and www.sailweek.com Read the rest of this entry »
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The latest additions to the entry list for The Superyacht Cup Antigua are the two spectacular J Class yachts, Hanuman and Ranger. Hanuman, a replica of the yacht Endeavour II, was originally built to challenge for the America’s Cup against the defender, Ranger, in 1937.
Hanuman was designed by Dykstra and Partners and launched in March 2009 from Royal Huisman shipyard in the Netherlands. The new generation Ranger, launched by Danish Yachts in late 2003, was designed by Olin Stephens. Ranger has been campaigned over the past few years with a very experienced professional race crew and has clocked up an impressive list of trophies. These two famous yachts sailed against each other for the first time at the Newport Bucket in July this year and their highly competitive nature allied with their classic, timeless beauty means they always draw great attention from sailing enthusiasts wherever they go around the world. Read the rest of this entry »
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As many superyachts buckle down to refit work at the end of the summer period and prepare for delivery trips across the Atlantic, Owners’ plans are being finalized for Caribbean cruising and winter sailing events. The successful and well-attended superyacht regattas in Europe this summer appear to have boosted the Caribbean events too and interest is higher than ever for The Superyacht Cup in Antigua, now with new dates at the end of January.
« We are in regular contact with many yacht captains and the response this year is exceptionally positive; more than 15 yachts have said they are hoping to take part this January and we are confident that there will be a really strong fleet and excellent racing » explained Patrick Whetter Event Organiser. « The Antigua event has grown in popularity over the three years since it started but the big increase in numbers appears to be due to moving the regatta to the end of January when most schedules are not so busy. » Read the rest of this entry »
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