Antigua Sailing Week is delighted to announce Half Moon Bay as an official resort sponsor for the 2016 event. Replay Resorts, the development company which owns the property recently acquired 132 acres of land on 8,000 feet of oceanfront at Half Moon Bay, including the site of the former Half Moon Bay Hotel.
“We couldn’t be more pleased to be working in Antigua. Wherever we create destinations we strive to be a strong part of the community through involvement and support of local charities and events and we feel supporting Antigua Sailing Week is a great first step for the community to begin to get to know us,” said Michael Coyle, CEO of Replay Resorts. “Antigua Sailing week is an event that evokes passion and excitement from the people of Antigua and from all who attend. It really puts Antigua on the world stage and will be a must attend event for our future hotel guests and homeowners at Half Moon Bay. We couldn’t be more excited to be a sponsor of Antigua Sailing Week this year.”
In executing its sponsorship Half Moon Bay will be getting involved on and off the water. The Half Moon Bay Spectator Boats will set sail on Sunday 24th April from Falmouth Harbour Marina and head out to chase the races and get up close to the action. After snorkelling and lunch the boats will head back to shore so spectators can attend the English Harbour Rum Festival taking place that afternoon and evening at Antigua Yacht Club where sailors and spectators alike will dance the night away dockside.
As a major supporter of the event, Half Moon Bay will also be sponsoring the Sailing Week Antigua Team (SWAT) and the Green Team. As an essential part of delivering the event off the water the Green Team, in partnership with non-governmental organisations Environmental Awareness Group and Sailors for the Sea, makes sure the environmental aspects of the event run smoothly and it will continue to build on last year’s green initiatives to ensure a continued reduction of the regatta’s environmental impact.
