{"id":271263,"date":"2026-03-30T01:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=271263"},"modified":"2026-03-29T19:32:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T23:32:07","slug":"antigua-sailing-community-camaraderie-embraces-the-young-not-so-young","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-sailing-community-camaraderie-embraces-the-young-not-so-young\/","title":{"rendered":"Antigua Sailing Community Camaraderie Embraces the Young &amp; Not-So-Young"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-175731546\" 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-1259224845\" 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<p><strong>SOURCE: ANTIGUA SAILING WEEK-<\/strong> When he was just 14, local Antiguan Carrack Jones\u00a0set a world record in November 2023 by sailing an Optimist dinghy 31 hours \/ 100 nautical miles solo from Falmouth Harbour, Antigua, to Simpson Bay, St. Maarten through open ocean, an experience that infinitely honed his helming skills and confidence. He\u2019s moved on from small boats to become an active youth sailor on the Antigua racing scene, sailing on the family boat Blue Peter, a J\/30, and with other locals, like Bernie Evan-Wong, on their boats.<\/p><div id=\"antig-516237888\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_Red-&#038;-Reddy_Web_1000x250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8u82itk2uop5vqnakqa92.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8u82itk2uop5vqnakqa92.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8u82itk2uop5vqnakqa92-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8u82itk2uop5vqnakqa92-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8u82itk2uop5vqnakqa92-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8u82itk2uop5vqnakqa92-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8u82itk2uop5vqnakqa92-338x225.jpg 338w, https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8u82itk2uop5vqnakqa92-528x352.jpg 528w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-41083\">Carrack Jones on helm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jones has competed in Antigua Sailing Week three times with his crew of young sailors; they recently won the local Jolly Harbour Yacht Club Valentine\u2019s Regatta in the racer cruiser division. He also raced the RORC Caribbean 600 this year with Evan-Wong on High Tension. He\u2019s looking forward to the new Antigua Sailing Week format.<\/p><div id=\"antig-154811022\" class=\"antig-content_4 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-637980028\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_Red-&#038;-Reddy_Web_1000x250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/btz66if79i7v2c926jv7a.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/btz66if79i7v2c926jv7a.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/btz66if79i7v2c926jv7a-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/btz66if79i7v2c926jv7a-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/btz66if79i7v2c926jv7a-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/btz66if79i7v2c926jv7a-705x470.jpeg 705w, https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/btz66if79i7v2c926jv7a-338x225.jpeg 338w, https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/btz66if79i7v2c926jv7a-528x352.jpeg 528w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-41084\">High Tension<\/p><div id=\"antig-1276920868\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re really looking forward to the new format which will be both racing and cruising,\u201d the 17-year-old Jones notes with his characteristic enthusiasm. \u201cWe\u2019ve got really good sponsorship from Absolute Properties, and the whole crew is just really excited to be trying something new. We get to sleep on the boat and we\u2019ll be going to different places around the island each day. I\u2019ve gone around the island 100s of times so I feel completely confident,\u201d Jones notes with a big smile. \u201cI don\u2019t have any navigational concerns but we\u2019ll be watching the wind and currents, mostly up the side of the Cade\u2019s Bay area, around Green Island and Half Moon Bay. We\u2019ll also be watching Jumby Bay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6r6b9os99tt7yq35kyz5m.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6r6b9os99tt7yq35kyz5m.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6r6b9os99tt7yq35kyz5m-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6r6b9os99tt7yq35kyz5m-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6r6b9os99tt7yq35kyz5m-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6r6b9os99tt7yq35kyz5m-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6r6b9os99tt7yq35kyz5m-338x225.jpg 338w, https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6r6b9os99tt7yq35kyz5m-528x352.jpg 528w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-41082\">Carrack and crew members of Blue Peter<\/p><div id=\"antig-4209308812\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Jones, who will be team captain\/helmsman, will sail with 8-10 crew all under age 18 and a mix of girls and boys including his 15-year-old brother Tyson. They\u2019ll all be taking time off school to sail the event which is not unusual for Jones; he says he misses about 2 months of school each year due to sailing commitments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Evan-Wong has been friends with the Jones family since Carrack was about six months old&nbsp;and enjoys having him on board his boats.<\/p><div id=\"antig-459111297\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chtamarketplace.com\/\" aria-label=\"Social FaceBook Cover Desk_Mobile\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:711\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:711\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:111\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:379\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:285\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:569\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:711\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"949\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCarrack is a talented young sailor and he was a great help on the helm in the C600 as High Tension is a big dinghy, especially upwind you need your best helm on the job!\u201d Evan-Wong notes. \u201cI take pleasure in helping youth sailors; as a sport we are struggling to survive and need more youth sailors to take our places! On the racecourse we are fierce rivals but in the clubhouse great friends \u2013 that\u2019s the nature of our sport although it doesn\u2019t mean we won\u2019t let them pass in front on a port and starboard situation; after all we are still gentlemen!\u201d<\/p><div id=\"antig-785098603\" class=\"antig-content_6 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>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/suias1lwweyqdrikmgg8u.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/suias1lwweyqdrikmgg8u.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/suias1lwweyqdrikmgg8u-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/suias1lwweyqdrikmgg8u-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/suias1lwweyqdrikmgg8u-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/suias1lwweyqdrikmgg8u-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/suias1lwweyqdrikmgg8u-338x225.jpg 338w, https:\/\/sailingweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/suias1lwweyqdrikmgg8u-528x352.jpg 528w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-41085\">A victorious Bernie Evan-Wong<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sailboat racing has been Evan-Wong\u2019s passion his entire life. He competed in his first Antigua Sailing Week in 1982 and has missed just five of those events in all these years \u2013 he\u2019s a true veteran of racing Antigua! For over &nbsp;30 years he has been active on the Caribbean Circuit, racing from as far south as Tobago and north to Puerto Rico. This year he\u2019s sailed an enviable racing schedule participating in Martinique, Valentine\u2019s in Jolly Harbour, Nelson\u2019s Cup, the Antigua 360, the RORC Caribbean 600, and recently the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta. Next up is the Antigua Racing Cup, the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta then Antigua Sailing Week, all on board High Tension, his 30-year-old Mumm 36.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>High Tension was damaged by a hurricane in 2014 and she sat derelict for years until Evan-Wong was able to dedicate a straight six months rebuilding her. New sails went on the boat the day after he re-launched her and he immediately competed in this year\u2019s Valentines Regatta where he placed 3rd in class; he then also placed 3<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;in class in the Nelson\u2019s Cup, the Antigua 360, and the Heineken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWithout testing High Tension, we have sailed over 1000 miles since launching her and we are very happy with the results!\u201d Evan-Wong smiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While High Tension is the boat he\u2019s currently having fun with, Evan-Wong\u2019s on the fence about which of his boats he will compete with for Antigua Sailing Week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s going to be an interesting race!\u201d he said. \u201cWe may not sail High Tension but rather one of my other more comfortable boats as I believe we have to live aboard! Maybe we\u2019ll sail my 1967 Cal 40 Huey, or maybe even our mothership which is a Fontaine Pajot 43.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Evan-Wong knows the waters around Antigua well so he\u2019ll be able to capitalize on his local knowledge during Antigua Sailing Week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI know the racecourse area for Antigua Sailing Week very well but we\u2019ll still rely on navigational help as it can be tricky on the North Coast and around Green Island,\u201d Antigua does a great job of on the water management compared to the other regattas&nbsp;and this means a lot to the more discerning racers and they also are very good at shoreside organization. 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