Author: Louay Habib

© Claire Matches Racing at the Superyacht Challenge Antigua for Day Two was called off at 10:30 AST due to a lack of wind. The Race Committee set additional marks to the east and south east of Antigua in the hope of getting more breeze and observed the race area from an elevated position at Fort Charlotte. In addition, Paul Deeth and local mark layer Archie were in two separate boats monitorin...
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Race Day One | Nelson’s Dockyard Antigua, WI – Thursday, 09 March 2023 Action & Catalina © Claire Matches The first day of racing at the Superyacht Challenge Antigua was blessed with tropical heat and moderate breeze of 12-15 knots from an unusual westerly wind direction. The Race Committee set a course of approximately 13.5nm, composed of seven legs. With plenty of mark roundings over ...
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Nelson's Dockyard Antigua, WI – Wednesday, 08 March 2023 There is nowhere like the Caribbean in the bleak mid-winter of the Northern Hemisphere. Warm air and crystal blue skies makes Antigua a sailor's paradise. However, the stormy weather to the north of the Caribbean has disturbed the trade winds that usually pump in from the Atlantic. The stand-alone Round Antigua Race was scheduled...
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The Gosnell Trophy © Ted Martin The 12th edition of the Superyacht Challenge Antigua (SYCA) has opened with registration of the magnificent fleet in Nelson's Dockyard. Racing off the South Coast of Antigua will conclude on Sunday 12th March. The invitational event is held in the spectacular waters of Antigua with laid-back social events in Nelson’s Dockyard. The Superyacht Challenge h...
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The Notice of Race for the 12 edition of the Superyacht Challenge Antigua is available on this web site Notice Board The regatta includes an optional race around the island of Antigua, the record for which was set at last year’s SYCA by the 218ft ketch Hetairos at 3 hours 46 minutes and 8 seconds. A yacht that breaks the record will be awarded the skipper’s weight in rum! Yachts are req...
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