{"id":200263,"date":"2024-04-29T07:09:54","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T11:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=200263"},"modified":"2024-04-29T07:09:56","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T11:09:56","slug":"sweet-n-spicy-start-to-antigua-sailing-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/sweet-n-spicy-start-to-antigua-sailing-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet n&#8217; Spicy Start To Antigua Sailing Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-2639830905\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-1851946934\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sunday, April 28: Racing action got underway for the 55th edition of Antigua Sailing Week with English Harbour Rum Race Day. The international fleet got their first taste of racing in tropical heat on the stunning South Coast of Antigua. An easterly breeze of 7-13 knots with a flat sea state provided sweet conditions, but the competition was full of spice.<br>\u00a0<br>The ASW Race Committee led by Principal Race Officer Neil Andrew, set a cocktail of courses including tight coastal short races, and longer races, taking the fleet to the deep water marks of Antigua Sailing Week. Start lines were humming with close competition right through the 88 boat fleet. Stop watches were buzzing with several class wins by seconds after CSA time correction.<br>\u00a0<br>Congratulations to all of the provisional Class Winners on English Harbour Rum Race Day: Wavewalker, Lee Overlay Partners II, Pepsi Z\u00e9ro\u2013Montebello, Sang Neuf, Clippers Ship Daub 6, Whiplash, McFly on El Ocaso, Dawn Treader, Credit Mutuel Jivaro, Strada Geothermal Escapado, Absolute Properties (Blue Peter), Huey Too, Saida, Imagine of Falmouth, Braque-KH+P, Lunatic Fringe Island Time, Culebra-KH+P, Nevis KH+P, Barbuda KH+P, Jabberwock, Team Budget Marine Oozlumbird, and Donna.<br>\u00a0<br><strong>Provisional Results\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/n7tdhpdab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001FLqEVZ0ZI1s6baxi1adoRnwIHl7SET9BeCrarobtcOyvRyE7-yajOMXVi79_TSNdOi6Y9dZwM525fgOUSY0zkL3lCVJqKAtx8M-xWB-5BgI_FHROw1mf9pxmQG3WxvWwut4WpoQYtjhhT9y_aYzup_CYBsmebJ0Y2dUamQ8R1wMXvYysT49FY8ek0rA8cDe6mBkD3PeT3cb7bZFxUhE_8Q==&amp;c=QbtTJ_IATc5UwiUdnL8nkuux2x_MiYaU-4OEsaOyeIyMDnbysBdqFQ==&amp;ch=QL1yT0uNYC2mLPymaMqeP0F2I5nW1toXEcB_AsfJg-2pzoDuljAD7A==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a><br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NZtimBeUt0dQl6CuYbDTP4XtOjVlfXSFhi5XHgwg4S3xA4-UoyILK2RpJQLFGU6ARiukgN1AEqnJnMJTYICIFvvTg-puvpJUQEDrci7_B0FCsV5srwkkZkmEDsVBOKiqII-KXOpP20mx0U9UrqJqeDeA-9i8A=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/d8fc17ed001\/1b2a35cc-5b82-4acb-b344-d6a1d5c47165.jpg?rdr=true\" alt=\"\"><br>J133 Credit Mutuel &#8211; Jivaro (FRA) &#8211; Class winner CSA Racing 3 \u00a9 Paul Wyeth\/<a href=\"http:\/\/pwpictures.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pwpictures.com<\/a><br>The Windward Course featured the majority of the CSA Racing Classes. In CSA 1, Woody Cullen\u2019s Swan 58 Wavewalker (USA) won the first race by a handsome margin; Volvo Ocean 65 Sisi (AUT), skippered by Oliver Kobale was second. The second race of the day was close to a dead-heat for three boats. Adrian Lee\u2019s Swan 60 Lee Overlay Partners II (GBR) was the winner by just two seconds from Sir Hugh Bailey\u2019s Farr 45 Rebel (ANT). In third by just 20 seconds was Wavewalker. After two races, Lee Overlay Partners II leads the big boat class on countback from Wavewalker.<br>\u00a0<br>Racing on board Adrian Lee\u2019s Swan 60 Lee Overlay Partners II was his 19-year-old son Alex Lee. The marketing student from Dublin is taking part in his first Antigua Sailing Week. Alex trims the main under the watchful eye of Volvo Ocean race sailor and Maxi World Champion Jim Carroll.<br>\u00a0<br>\u201cI don\u2019t have much big boat experience. I love foiling dinghies but that was really exciting today,\u201d smiled Alex Lee. \u201cThe first race didn\u2019t go well after the start; we went inshore but a big rain squall favoured the boats offshore. In the second race we went inshore again and this time it paid. The finish was ridiculously close; to win it by just two seconds was fantastic. After racing, there is a great vibe at the Antigua Yacht Club, everybody is so friendly.\u201d<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_Nacv5ZP0jlr2jPBjUKiuIgsp1IcPhshD5H2rjNr1S42kMFMQb7cx1MTfQeLK6csnhiW3Puo16MN04FxlCPumU8yWyjAk8OnM6GaB7-SZzkSTNcHQ45XZajH_rHXSbS0Om7v2DtykuC1KTFPtkunxlOL_bpSQQ=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/d8fc17ed001\/60addfd9-c8a6-46ce-ba22-cf0e891311ea.jpg?rdr=true\" alt=\"Rebel\"><br>Sir Hugh Bailey\u2019s Farr 45 Rebel (ANT) \u00a9 Paul Wyeth\/<a href=\"http:\/\/pwpictures.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pwpictures.com<\/a><br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_Nb6reFst8gJIwMPtWHE0vQKUg4-PLpPtQj6kkHO4ZsNeI4MYwNGlOb5JWbp9CAsnHeGkEGE3hy4GGD-zSr3d05XJEhvWyiGk_EJkPHneb44kXqIUg2Py2dJA1ts0p0_hWJmGUk60EC29TocZfJdvxKy2lmXmw=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/d8fc17ed001\/4144e1e2-1b34-42ad-82fe-9e31c70cb8bb.jpg?rdr=true\" alt=\"Sisi\"><br>Volvo Ocean 65 Sisi (AUT), skippered by Oliver Kobale \u00a9 Paul Wyeth\/<a href=\"http:\/\/pwpictures.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pwpictures.com<\/a><br>In CSA 2, the first race of the regatta went to J\/122 McFly on El Ocaso (GBR), sailed by Tony &amp; Sally Mack. In second place, just over two minutes behind after CSA time correction was Jim Vos\u2019 RP37 Warthog (ANT). The second race of the day produced a thrilling finish. Ed Bell\u2019s JPK 1180 Dawn Treader (GBR) corrected out to win by just six seconds from McFly on El Ocaso. Dawn Treader scored a fifth in the first race but finished the first day of racing in second position. Warthog is third after two races, but only on countback from Sir Richard Matthews\u2019 ST370 Holding Pattern (GBR) and Donald Nicholson\u2019s J\/121 Apollo (USA).<br>\u00a0<br>\u201cWe knew when the classes were announced we were in a competitive class and that was certainly the case today,\u201d commented Tony Mack, driver on McFly on El Ocaso. \u201cIt is pretty clear now that we will have to sail really well to win this class. Any mistake and we will get punished. We had really great conditions today, especially as back home we would be racing in the Spring Series when the water and the air temperature is freezing!\u201d<br><br><br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NbqY2zC9BGAZlLiVVMswbqjuDzYijGb4WN3sppwp6-Np1UnTa5tw1cyzlh93W5yyzjr4HkqIZbHr621S6VmZQE8QNi6MBCxinwNY4g8c8SXijf48KgnncZtrr7U6md7SBl46636t32kWI6Gm0wY4gJ7KXO_pg=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/d8fc17ed001\/4c7d2702-6399-45f7-a436-f8dc28a605bb.jpg?rdr=true\" alt=\"Warthog\"><br>J122 McFly on El Ocaso (GBR) topped CSA Racing 2 on the first day of racing in Antigua \u00a9 Paul Wyeth\/<a href=\"http:\/\/pwpictures.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pwpictures.com<\/a><br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NbDuj03DrpCrAjVtgYCDs8UpuzULZ6Ev7KYKQvF0RybXB6mpzDKYteIbI8OrNvclnsJXGzCzBOw8KinZgxJjHseauZT9rlZcadMrp5KxQXhSh90id9_7_0MlGZKYb_z9CEZdm0nzcDK_qgxLKZnwMH2xHIjxA=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/d8fc17ed001\/2b27814b-b38c-492e-adb4-707008090eae.jpg?rdr=true\" alt=\"Holding Pattern\"><br>Sir Richard Matthews\u2019 ST370 Holding Pattern (GBR) \u00a9 Paul Wyeth\/<a href=\"http:\/\/pwpictures.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pwpictures.com<\/a><br>The Rendezvous Course featured three Bareboat Classes, two Club Classes and the Legacy Class. In Bareboat 1, Tim Ford\u2019s Dufour 520 Braque-KH+P (GBR) won the first race of Antigua Sailing Week. Second was Patrick Henrikson\u2019s Dufour 520 Botero (SWE). Anne-Marie Petersohn\u2019s Hopper-KH+P (GER) won the second race with Braque-KH+P second.<br>\u00a0<br>Tim Ford\u2019s team racing on Braque-KH+P are all from Dorset in the UK and go by the name \u2018Poole Pirates\u2019. \u201cWe had a really good start in the first race but we were a bit early for the second start and that meant we lost our speed as we approached the line,\u201d commented Tim Ford. \u201cOur boat speed was really good and we managed to make up for the bad start and finish the race in second place, all credit to the crew. As Poole Pirates we are already in fancy dress for tonight\u2019s celebrations!\u201d<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NYqKJBon2HjbMaSmFUoDJVZkeh0-BFYY_rUS3XogAtm4yQaRSo8xUq8mtwxZ-SqXn91_7zOzLQ53bLHwQzTtJ_PP4G3HpSZgLVzjaES6DyAAf7kd7aN_H1Q0hOP4DNm9EIGrbrkzm2AP6loiyNRXDoRaYK7Fg=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/d8fc17ed001\/9f2c88f5-4a55-41d2-95e1-f1c41f97c83d.jpg?rdr=true\" alt=\"\"><br>Tim Ford\u2019s Dufour 520 Braque-KH+P (GBR) Wins CSA Bareboat 1 \u00a9 Takumi Media<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NaK1chg_o6QaRPlpbi0mNEno4O0JX3MlV-O_QPZkBKFlRk-KIxXSDY6m9CgEsWBAs9AfIoboTB_i-sZdaeNVEycVc1szgLtpw3hE71Zr4duNtkH0pZYXbG6CpLHLgojA1OY5GyjgqOszsLLCSfIcvjyvEd0zQ=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/d8fc17ed001\/3c3751d6-6cb9-44d1-9b57-00bc38a36f52.jpg?rdr=true\" alt=\"Bareboats\"><br>Three Bareboat Classes enjoyed competition on the Rendezvous Course \u00a9 Paul Wyeth\/<a href=\"http:\/\/pwpictures.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pwpictures.com<\/a><br>After racing, the Regatta Bars were busy on the Antigua Yacht Club Lawn, followed by a packed house for the English Harbour Rum Daily Prize Giving.<br>\u00a0<br>Antigua Distillery is the purveyor of the award-winning English Harbour 5 Year Old Rum and every race winner at Antigua Sailing Week wins a bottle of English Harbour 5 Year Old Rum. Lisa Farara, Executive Director of Antigua Distillery is a direct descendant of the company\u2019s founders; her Grandfather Quin Farara started producing rum in Antigua in 1932.<br>\u00a0<br>\u201cNo visit to Antigua would be complete without sampling some local rum,\u201d smiled Lisa Farara at the English Harbour Rum Daily Prize Giving. \u201cWe chose the name English Harbour because it is the location where Antigua welcomes people from overseas. The rum\u2019s character is laid back and friendly, \u2018a welcome to my home\u2019. English Harbour Rum\u2019s long association with Antigua Sailing Week lets us reach out to visitors and we have both grown together over the last three decades. Above all, English Harbour Rum is a part of Antigua that all the sailors can take home with them, especially if they win races!\u201d<br>\u00a0<br>After the English Harbour Rum Daily Prize Giving the party continued at the AYCM Platform with a fancy dress Pirate Nite! Party-band HyperActive played a live set to get the dance floor pumping. Racing at Antigua Sailing Week continues on Monday 29 April with Axxess Marine Youth 2 Keel Boat Race Day.<br><br><br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NZ_Lg-XuLa_tljaIk_J8aZXLCcmEygvBnXtqAtGIWRoOrXdk53P13YLOgWL6PQ6H0FN_5VKRnKDtabvpHKmEWjaBFDa4tkro9JJQoKNdUIFBTkoWaFqrmqq-fyi-7MyPh8x3xOU59wvE7R2Gcuuv9fBxke8yg=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/d8fc17ed001\/799de214-a3bd-4046-b1a4-2d70ec67515e.jpg?rdr=true\" alt=\"\"><br>Crews enjoyed the English Harbour Rum Prizegiving after racing \u00a9 268 Media\/Travis Harris<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NYWHuZ7JFDoIV-vNpCDOc29395KhH9pu_Is9uipNQQk6jQ9mxzxazEqfBon64C2Pibf1-1c9A53RaXdrQBvMx9Srgg88gW7SfXY2SLUCb1Qc9W2arQX9igv_aRGF8DLb9UtmtmMLvJz6kkspMC5_uy1PKtW8g=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/d8fc17ed001\/70fb9af2-7218-4f47-96be-628268306844.jpg?rdr=true\" alt=\"\"><br>Breakfast with a view of racing on English Harbour Rum Race Day at Shirley Heights Lookout \u00a9 268 Media\/Travis Harris<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NaEZkD9Bq6RExPTZhu4Zm93Tsyh4EUY337KUCpbBF1QwGRLwknyeqgcgSHBIjhPs1w2tikZxS4LSYCmVlFZjMyYG0lBnKSfha6qw0oK4ww2QaVA7P_jG94o_QsgkuCHC-h22EsqzgrdwUChof8ZVp-4F6p6Dw=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/d8fc17ed001\/c99e8a71-3301-4d64-a82f-cbdf18f90e87.jpg?rdr=true\" alt=\"\"><br>For more information about Antigua Sailing Week including racing, watching the action and the fun-packed shoreside entertainment, visit the official website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/n7tdhpdab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001FLqEVZ0ZI1s6baxi1adoRnwIHl7SET9BeCrarobtcOyvRyE7-yajOFrJXTM4CdlToP4X6bC5vBe2a1yq-W0HS_efPX72nW1Fk-iJeLkdHHi6PXv7KmdvcUKsmlTCk8ETp6TRNwGNY6spgTDiWefq6JwXu9UCs2zb&amp;c=QbtTJ_IATc5UwiUdnL8nkuux2x_MiYaU-4OEsaOyeIyMDnbysBdqFQ==&amp;ch=QL1yT0uNYC2mLPymaMqeP0F2I5nW1toXEcB_AsfJg-2pzoDuljAD7A==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.sailingweek.com<\/a><br><br><br>Follow on social media: #antiguasailingweek #ASW55 #racechasecelebrate #asw2024<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"antig-294938446\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday, April 28: Racing action got underway for the 55th edition of Antigua Sailing Week with English Harbour Rum Race Day. 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