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Full On – Day One!

2022 Superyacht Challenge Antigua Race One – Thursday 10th March Rebecca & Nilaya © Claire Matches Race One of the Superyacht Challenge Antigua was held in full trade winds producing spectacular sailing for the magnificent fleet. It was a bumpy rollercoaster ride on the South Coast of Antigua with the superyachts reefed for high-octane, uber-action. Class winners for Race One were J...
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Hetairos charges to Round Antigua Record

The 218ft ketch Hetairos © Claire Matches Hetairos has set a new monohull race record for Round Antigua Race. The 218ft Dykstra/Reichel Pugh ketch skippered by Graham Newton, was the last to start in the pursuit race, completing the 46.8nm Round Antigua Course in an elapsed time of 03 hrs 46 mins 08 seconds. Hetairos beat the previous record set in 2018 by the modified Volvo 70 Warrior by 9 mi...
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Stand-Alone Round Antigua Race

09 March 2022 While not part of the Superyacht Challenge Antigua Series, much of the fleet will take part in a Round Antigua Race today Wednesday 9th March. The 46.8nm course is a great opportunity for teams to get in race trim for the four-race series which starts on Thursday 10th March. In 2018, the modified Volvo 70, Warrior completed the Peters & May Round Antigua Race in elapse...
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Back in Action!

11th Superyacht Challenge Antigua Nelson’s Dockyard, Antigua 8-13 March 2022 The 11th edition of the Superyacht Challenge Antigua has attracted ten magnificent superyachts, all set to race in the fantastic waters around Antigua. Ideal conditions are forecast for the regatta with blue skies, trade winds and Caribbean swell. As always, the Superyacht Challenge Antigua is designed to be sol...
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Modified ORCsy rating system with performance curve scoring to be used for 2022

Rating System for our next regatta 2022. As everyone knows key to rating/handicapping Superyachts is knowing the wind strength. We all know that some competitors that shouldn’t even be sailing in 10K TWS turn into another animal altogether in 20K TWS. So initially the rating system incorporated wind bands with different ratings for each per your certificates. In the past that meant the onus wa...
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09 October, 2020 News Update SYCA

As thoughts turn to next season Antigua has just released the following protocols for yachts clearing in. You must remember this reflects the situation in the world as of now. As such it is very much a work in progress. It is totally reliant on the situation of the COVID status worldwide in the months to come and maybe also on the situation of the country you originate from. If you are...
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2020 Zig Zag awarded the Gosnell Trophy

John McMonigall’s Oyster 82 Zig Zag 2020 Superyacht Challenge Antigua Final Report Monday 15th March 2020 After a vote from all competing boats, the Gosnell Trophy for the 2020 Superyacht Challenge Antigua has been awarded to John McMonigall’s Oyster 82 Zig Zag, skippered by Philip Howard-Smith. Class winners of the 2020 Superyacht Challenge Antigua are Oyster 885 Firebird...
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Results in for 2020 SYCA!

Congratulations to all of the yachts in the Superyacht Challenge Antigua. With no racing today. Final Results are in! RESULTS The Gosnell Trophy is still to be awarded. The trophy will go to "the yacht, who in the opinion of the competitors and race committee, has competed in the Spirit of the Regatta, where they have sailed as hard as they can with the equipment available while still represen...
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Extraordinary in Antigua

2020 Superyacht Challenge Antigua Day Three Report Saturday 14th March 2020 Day Three of the 2020 Superyacht Challenge Antigua was both bizarre and eventful. Shortly after the starting sequence the race area was enveloped in low cloud and torrential rain, scattering the wind in every direction. For over four hours, the superyacht fleet battled for supremacy, as well as control of the...
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