Caribbean Compass Yachting Magazine November 2015
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Barbados Targets <strong>Yachting</strong> Sector<br />
The CEO of Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc., William Griffith, has announced a<br />
new partnership between Barbados and Team Concise, a British offshore yacht racing<br />
team. The aim is to attract more yachts to Barbados, and in particular to draw<br />
attention to January 2016’s Round Island Race, commemorating 50 years of<br />
Independence for Barbados as well as celebrating former Prime Minister Errol<br />
Barrow’s passion “for all things sailing”.<br />
The Minister of Tourism, the Hon Richard L. Sealy, commented, “We Barbadians<br />
want more yachtsmen and racers to stop by and enjoy our beautiful island. We<br />
have excellent clearance facilities, two welcoming yacht clubs, new marinas and<br />
Government is building more visitor berths in time for the coming winter season. I<br />
Racing is a<br />
key component<br />
in Barbados’s<br />
yacht tourism thrust<br />
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believe that working with a highly regarded sailing organization like Team Concise<br />
will help us raise our profile and attract more boats to our marvelous island and its<br />
ever-improving yachting facilities.”<br />
Two of Team Concise’s yachts, the 70-foot trimaran Concise 10, and the Royal<br />
Ocean Racing Club (RORC) Class 40 champion, Concise 8, will be branded Ms.<br />
Barbados for the coming winter season. They will then fly “Barbados’ colours” in the<br />
UK, France, Portugal, the Canary Islands and Brazil, before heading to their new<br />
base near Bridgetown for the Eastern <strong>Caribbean</strong> winter racing season. With the trimaran<br />
carrying a 30-foot tall “Trident”, the iconic symbol of BTMI, on its headsail, the<br />
Barbados “brand” will be highly visible on race courses on both sides of the Atlantic.<br />
The yachts are expected to arrive in Barbados around mid-December, after<br />
Concise 10 completes the RORC Transatlantic Race, and Concise 8 the Transat<br />
Jacques Vabre race. Then, as part of their program, the two boats will make<br />
repeated runs around Barbados attempting to establish new records for the fastest<br />
time around the island. This will be a visual feast of speed for visitors on the beaches<br />
as well as local Bajans who have a passion for anything fast, on or off the water.<br />
Barbados has also announced a welcome expansion in its facilities for cruising<br />
yachts. Minister Sealy, as the Minister responsible for International Transport, has<br />
approved the construction of 35 new berths located in the Shallow Draft Facility<br />
within the port of Bridgetown. The berths will have access to onshore power and<br />
water supplies, as well as offices for Customs, Immigration and Port Health. These<br />
new berths will be available from December, in time for the arrival of the inaugural<br />
Islands Odyssey, which left the Canary Islands in October, bound for Barbados after<br />
making a stopover in the Cape Verdes.<br />
In 2016, as part of the celebrations planned for Barbados’ 50th anniversary independence<br />
celebrations, the Barbados 50 sailing rally will trace the historic route from<br />
London down to the Canaries and on to Senegal and Gambia, before continuing<br />
on to the <strong>Caribbean</strong> and a chance to join Barbadians in their celebrations.<br />
Yachts taking part in the Islands Odyssey and Barbados 50 will also be able to use<br />
the Inner Basin in the heart of Bridgetown, which has recently been upgraded to<br />
accommodate around 30 yachts, with new moorings and stern-to docking, as well<br />
as shore power and water access.<br />
“The absence of a conveniently located marina and yachting facilities generally<br />
has been the greatest handicap for Barbados to fulfill its potential as a destination<br />
of choice for yachts crossing the Atlantic to the <strong>Caribbean</strong>,” commented Jimmy<br />
Cornell, Founder of the ARC and Director of Cornell Sailing Events. “Thirty years after<br />
the first ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers) made landfall in Barbados, Cornell Sailing<br />
Events will use this new opportunity to ensure that once again Barbados can lay<br />
claim to being the logical ‘Gateway to the <strong>Caribbean</strong>’.”<br />
See What’s New at Island Water World<br />
Birgit Röthel reports: Island Water World just a got a new line of dinghies in — called<br />
Aruba, this new line of fiberglass RIBs promises the very best in craftsmanship, performance<br />
and value, so you can have more fun on the water.<br />
As their website says,<br />
Aruba RIBs start with<br />
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But what truly sets<br />
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State-of-the-art manufacturing<br />
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Once you’re on the water, you’ll feel the performance built into every Aruba RIB.<br />
The Lite Series features a stepped hull that gets these smaller tenders up on plane<br />
quickly. Lifting strakes on the Comfort and Nova Series hulls get the tubes entirely out<br />
of the water when on plane, so you get a fast, dry ride.<br />
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