GUADELOUPE TO ANTIGUA RACE

Every year Antigua Sailing Week features a Guadeloupe to Antigua Race on the Friday before the week’s racing begins.  The event is held in conjunction with Antigua Yacht Club and serves as a feeder race for boats coming from the islands to the south of Antigua.  However, many boats already in Antigua preparing for the week’s events often take this opportunity to head south to Guadeloupe specifically to participate in this annual event.

This 42-nautical mile race is open to boats of all types, whether or not entered in Antigua Sailing Week.  For those who are entered, it provides an opportunity for crews to get to know each other better both on and off the water, as well as providing several hours of crew practice to improve teamwork in preparation for the week ahead.  For boats not entered in Antigua Sailing Week, the Guadeloupe to Antigua race is a fun event that, in addition to the exciting day of racing, provides an opportunity to enjoy the warm hospitality of Guadeloupe’s Department of Tourism and Hemingway Restaurant, the event’s hosts in Guadeloupe.

The 2012 Guadeloupe to Antigua Race will take place on Friday, April 27, 2012 from Deshaies, Guadeloupe to English Harbour, Antigua.  The start is planned for 9 am outside Deshaies and the finish will be off Fort Charlotte outside English Harbour.  Detailed race and course information will be available online in the near future.

The race boasts an elapsed time record that has stood for several years now. In 2004, Bob Miller’s 140-foot Briand schooner, Mari-Cha IV, set an amazing record of 2 hours, 18 minutes and 42 seconds! It’s time that record was broken and we invite you to take on the challenge!!

To enter go to www.sailingweek.com.

For more information contact the Regatta Organising Committee at roc@sailingweek.com.