10 Days
Duration
Antiqua
Location
9/10
Physical
max 6, min 4
Participants
April
Month
Where sailing comes first
Serious Sailing & Fun
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Friday 26 April to Saturday 4 May |
Costs all-in: breakfast, lunch and dinner, coffee/tea and soft drinks, entrée fees and insurances for the race, harbor fees, water, fuel, cleaning etc.
Not included: own expenses (drinks and dinners in bars/restaurant, social networking, souvenirs, island trips etc.), flight to and from St Marten, bus/taxi from airport to the marina (and vice versa).
Ports of stay: Antigua: Nelsons Dockyard or Falmouth Harbour. St Marten: Simpson Bay Lagoon or Port de Plaisance.
9 nights in port.
A maximum of 6 participants.
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Day 1: Arrival
Thursday 25 April, arrival St Marten, introduction to the yacht, debriefing race programme and RORC, CSA and safety rules, course and tactics, familiarization with the yacht, light overnight training offshore e.g. sails changes, sail trim, helm, navigation, routing, watch keeping, cooking, sleeping etc.
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Day 2
Friday 26 April, sail training offshore, arrival Antigua (overnight stay in port)
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Day 3
Saturday 27 April, start 8 am of the Peters & May Round Antigua Race, prize giving & the official ASW Opening Party at 6 pm (overnight stay in port).
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Day 4
Sunday 28 April, English Harbour Race Day # 1, start 10 am. At 6 pm prize giving at Antigua Yacht Club (overnight stay in port).
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Day 5
Monday 29 April, Fever Tree Race Day # 2, start 10 am. At 6 pm prize giving at Antigua Yacht Club (overnight stay in port).
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Day 6
Tuesday 30 April, Y2K Race Day # 2, start 10 am. At 6 pm prize giving at Antigua Yacht Club. This evening the 10th Annual Reggae Festival in the National Park (overnight stay in port).
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Day 7
Wednesday 1 May, Lay Day Beach Party at Pigeon Point (overnight stay in port).
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Day 8
Thursday 2 May, Race Day # 4, start 10 am. At 6 pm prize giving at Antigua Yacht Club (overnight stay in port).
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Day 9
Friday 3 May, Race Day # 5, start 10 am. At 6 pm prize giving and at 7 pm Final Awards Ceremony at Nelson’s Dockyard, Party with live music (overnight stay in port).
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Day 10
Saturday 4 May, departure St Maarten (overnight stay in port).
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Day 11: Departure
Departure
Island in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua is one of the 2 major islands that make up the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda. Ringed with coral reefs, the island is known for its many sandy beaches. Set along English Harbour, restored Nelson’s Dockyard, which Admiral Horatio Nelson made his base in the 1780s, includes a marina and the Dockyard Museum. Trails lead up to Shirley Heights, a former military lookout with panoramic views.
Antiqua Travel Guide Weather Map
Climate Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda, 17.12°N 61.84°W (by MeteoBlue)
Wind speed
COURSE
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