Nelson's Dockyard, Antigua, 18 March 2024. The 13th edition of the Superyacht Challenge Antigua (SYCA) was held in fantastic conditions off the South Coast of Antigua with Tradewinds ranging from 13-20 knots. Five days of racing were held rounding deep water and inshore marks, making full use of Antigua’s ocean swell and stunning coastal vistas. Swan 90 Freya © Claire Matches Each evening,...
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Race Day Four 17 March 2024 Nelson's Dockyard, Antigua, 17 March 2024. The final day of racing for the Superyacht Challenge Antigua (SYCA) got underway in brilliant sunshine with about 15 knots of superb Tradewinds just south of east. Later in the day, the wind veered south and piped up a touch to 18 knots in gusts. The SYCA Race Committee, led by PRO Hank Stuart, set a 17.5nm triangular co...
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Race Day Three 16 March 2024 Nelson's Dockyard, Antigua, 16 March 2024. The penultimate day of racing for the Superyacht Challenge Antigua (SYCA) got underway in brilliant sunshine under The Pillars of Hercules outside Nelson’s Dockyard. During racing the gradient wind was a steady 14-17 knots, oscillating around an easterly direction. Conditions remained stable for the duration of the race...
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Race Day Two 15 March 2024 Nelson's Dockyard, Antigua -  For the second day of racing at the Superyacht Challenge Antigua the start was blessed with 17 knots just south of east. This rapidly backed, piping up to over 20 knots of wind speed during the day. The fleet were in their element, blasting through the waves upwind with white water hissing at the rail, and off the breeze, running li...
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1958 – 2024 Stan Pearson, the well-known Caribbean yachtsman and owner of Antigua Rigging died at the age of 66 on 25th February 2024. Today Friday March 15th at 18:00 AST - A Moment for Stan Held at The Capstans, Nelson’s Dockyard, English Harbour This is open to all of the sailing community Obituary by John Burnie, a business partner, crew mate and friend of Stan for over 30 ...
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Race Day One 14 March 2024 Nelson's Dockyard, Antigua, 14 March 2024. The 13th edition of the Superyacht Challenge Antigua (SYCA) got underway with races for all classes off the South Coast of Antigua. The SYCA Race Committee, led by PRO Hank Stuart, set a 17.6nm triangular course for the Buccaneers which included long reaching legs offshore and a long beat inshore. The Corsair and Privateer ...
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The stand-alone Round Antigua Race marked the start of racing at the Superyacht Challenge Antigua. 15 knots from the east, with a relatively smooth sea state, provided glorious sailing conditions. Brilliant tropical sunshine sustained for the circular course of 46.8 nautical miles. The 218ft (66.45m) Dykstra/Reichel Pugh ketch Hetairos was the first to start in the pursuit race. Skippered by G...
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Preview 2024 Superyacht Challenge Antigua The 13th edition of the Superyacht Challenge Antigua (SYCA) opens for registration on Monday 11th March with five days of spectacular racing scheduled from 13-17 March. The invitational event is held in the spectacular waters of Antigua with laid-back social events in Nelson’s Dockyard. The Superyacht Challenge has one clear objective; to provide al...
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