Antigua and Barbuda Yachting Calendar
The coasts of Antigua and those of the sister island of Barbuda are ideal for yacht cruising and racing, with constant trade-winds, and many harbors for exploration. Easily a week could be spent cruising around these picturesque Caribbean islands. Barbuda has shell laden beaches, so long they dip below the horizon!
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The sister island of Barbuda has shell laden beaches so long that they dip below the horizon. English Harbour and Jolly Harbour make ideal yacht headquarters. For English Harbour's fine facilities, see: Nelson's Dockyard.
Antigua is centrally situated for Caribbean cruising. There are good airline connections with North America and Europe. The 48th Annual Antigua Charter Yacht Show 2009 will be held on December 7th - 11th, 2009. This year's show, as in the past, will take place at the Nelson's Dockyard Marina in English Harbour, the Falmouth Harbour Marina and the Antigua Yacht Club Marina both located in Falmouth Harbour.
The main events are:
- Classic Yacht Regatta, hosted by the Antigua Yacht Club,
- Antigua Sailing Week This has become one of the top 10 regattas of the world. It is run under the auspices of the Antigua Hotels and Tourist Association.
- "Antigua Yacht Show", operated by V.E.B. Nicholson & Sons.
Other events of the year organised by the Antigua Yacht Club are the annual High Tide Series, Green Island Race, informal Round-the-Island-Race and the "after work" Thursday afternoon races for all-comers.
For many years Antigua prided itself on being both the physical and metaphorical ‘yachting centre of the Caribbean’. Sailing today is much more about what goes on in and around Antigua rather than the arriving visitors from across the Atlantic and a large part of Antigua’s tourism income and employment is now based on the yachting industry. Much is done to attract the Mediterranean yachts planning to winter in the Caribbean to come to Antigua and the yachting season starts with the Antigua Charter Yacht Show.
Antigua and Barbuda Marine Association (ABMA) work closely with the O.E.C.S. and E.C.L.A.C. in its efforts to develop the yachting industry across the region to communicate across the Caribbean Yachting Industry and instrumental in setting up of Caribbean Marine Association (C.M.A). Also providing information and feedback to assist the Ministry of Tourism.
Antigua Yacht Club organize Antigua Sailing Week, Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Mega Yacht Challenge and the other events.
Aside from the large regattas, the club is active in getting youth involved in sailing with the Youth Sailing programme, and also runs regular races in and around Antigua waters.
Antigua Race Week
RORC Caribbean 600
The Royal Ocean Racing Club and Antigua Yacht Club will run the first offshore race to circumnavigate the Caribbean Islands. The Committee and members of the Royal Ocean Racing Club have always done their best to promote the sport of sailing on Antigua, the Club runs a full programme of dinghy and yacht racing as well as extensive training and youth programmes & involved in the organising of many prestigious events including Antigua Race Week, Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta and Antigua Mega Yacht Challenge, and now have teamed up with the Royal Ocean Racing Club to organise the RORC Caribbean 600. This exciting new race will be called the RORC Caribbean 600. Conceived by a group of RORC members living in the Caribbean, the race starts on the 23rd February 2009 off Fort Charlotte outside English Harbour, Antigua. The course takes the fleet to the north passing a mark off Barbuda, the islands of Nevis, Saba and St Barths, to circle St Martin before heading down to Guadeloupe as the most southerly point, then back up to a mark off Barbuda before returning to finish in Antigua. A total of 605 nautical miles. The next RORC Caribbean 600 Race will start on Monday 22nd February 2010. Berthing is available at 4 local marinas. Contact: Royal Ocean Racing Club, 20 St James's Place, London, SW1A 1NN, Great Britain. Tel: +44 207 493 2248, Fax: +44 207 493 5252, Email: cari...@rorc.org.uk
Antigua and Barbuda Yachting Contact
Antigua & Barbuda Marine Association (A.B.M.A.)
President: John Duffy
Vice President: Helen Cools-Lartigue
Treasurer:: Joseph Williams
Secretary: Jonathon Cornelius
Main Office: English Harbour, Antigua
Phone/Fax: +1 (268) 562-5085
E-mail: i...@abma.ag
Antigua Yacht Club
English Harbour
Antigua West Indies
Tel / Fax: +1 (268) 460-1799
Email: yach...@candw.ag
Web: http://www.antiguayachtclub.com/
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