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http://www.sailingweek.com
You can tell a lot
about a person by their actions. In this case, you can tell a lot about an
island by its activities and
Sugar Ridge Antigua is right in the middle of it all.
Each year, yachts folk from around the globe converge on Antigua for the biggest
yacht race in the Caribbean.
Antigua
Sailing Week, the granddaddy of them all, is considered by many sailing
aficionados to be one of the
top five
regattas in the world and when you see it up close it's hard to disagree. This
year, the 43rd Antigua Sailing Week commences with
Race 1 on April 24th and ends on Friday
April 30th.
At
Sea
Over the years,
Sailing Week has evolved from a regatta for local yachtsmen to an
international event
that spans
five days
(and more if you include the pre-event activities). It attracts an average of
200 yachts,
over
1500 participants,
5000
spectators
and some of the biggest, fastest and most impressive sailing yachts in the world
packed with Olympic, America's Cup and round the world sailors.
Sailing Week is the sailing equivalent of holding a tennis grand slam in the
Caribbean where, but in this case, nearly anyone can
compete against the stars! The race series takes
participants from historic Nelson's Dockyard to Dickenson Bay and back. Sailing
in the sheltered waters of the Caribbean and the big rollers of the Atlantic,
Sailing Week should be on every sailor's "must-do" list.
Watch
Highlights From Last Year's Race
On
Land
Antigua, a lively
place at any time of year, really kicks into gear during sailing week. Even if
your  clients
aren't on a boat, they can join in the revelry. I have fond personal memories of
soaking in the Caribbean sun at a sand beach post-party while enjoying an icy
cold beverage and a grilled lobster! Ah, my mouth waters even now. You see,
once the daily races are finished and the sails are furled, its time to play
hard on land. The Antiguan beaches are assaulted by swarms of rubber inflatable
dinghies loaded with crews ready to unwind from the pressure of the race. Your
clients can check-out the list of social events at
the race's official website.
Provisional
Program of Events
Friday, April 23rd, 2010
- 0900 Start
of Guadeloupe to Antigua Race – Des Haies to English Harbour - Race
1 of Antigua Ocean Series
- 0900-
1700 Registration Event Village
- 1800
Official Antigua Sailing Week 2010 Official Press Briefing , Copper
& Lumber Store
- Guadeloupe
Race Welcome Party and Prize Giving
Saturday,
April 24th, 2010
- 0800
Skippers Briefing (one person per crew only) on the lawn at the
Antigua Yacht Club
- 1200 First
Race Division A & B
Sunday,
April 25th, 2010
- Division A
- Yachting World Around the Island Race - Race 2 of Antigua Ocean
Series
- Division B
- Dickenson Bay Race
Monday,
April 26th, 2010
- Division A –
Racing off South Coast
- Division B –
Racing off West Coast.
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
- Division A –
racing off Willoughby Bay
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Division B - race from
Sugar Ridge area's Jolly
Harbour to Falmouth Harbour
Note that this "Division B" race commences right in front of Sugar
Ridge!
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
- Round
Redonda Race - Race 3 of Antigua Ocean Series
Thursday,
April 29th, 2010
- Division A -
2 Short races off South coast
- Division B -
Willoughby Bay race
Friday,
April 30th, 2010
- Bareboats _
Gold / Silver fleet Race
- Division A -
Windward/Leeward Race
- 1930
Prizegiving in Nelson's Dockyard with live music from Itchytfeet.
Saturday,
May 1st, 2010
- 1200
Dockyard Day
- 1730 Beating
of the Retreat, Nelson's Dockyard
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There's Only One Place To Stay
 Sugar Ridge Antigua
is the perfect hide-a-way for your clients bound for sailing week or any of the
exciting events on Antigua. With its convenient location, Sugar Ridge provides
the perfect venue from which your clients may enjoy the race,
as well as all of the other related events on Antigua.
If you have clients heading off to the Caribbean's premier yachting event, give
Sugar Ridge Antigua
a shout, but you'd better hurry. From what I
hear, they're working on hanging
the "no vacancy sign" for
that week.
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