Caribbean Compass Yachting Magazine - November 2016

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Nonsuch Bay Sponsors Antigua Sailing Week & RS Elite Challenge
Nonsuch Bay Resort, located on the east coast of Antigua, has confirmed its sponsorship
of Antigua Sailing Week 2017 and, as part of the agreement, the fifth
Nonsuch Bay RS Elite Challenge.
The RS Elite Summer Series Final will take place on November 13th at Nonsuch Bay
Resort. The winners of the Series Final will move on to represent Antigua in the fifth
Nonsuch Bay RS Elite Challenge, a one-day invitational stadium-style regatta to be
held on Lay Day of Antigua Sailing Week 2017. Top prize for the Challenge is a oneweek
all-inclusive stay for two people including use of sailing facilities at Nonsuch
Bay resort.
Previous winners of the Lay Day event have been: in 2013 Mark Dicker, skipper of
Whisper, a Southern Wind 78; in 2014 Olympic medalist and America’s Cup winner
Peter Holmberg; in 2015 Italian sailor Pietro Corbucci from Team At Last; and in 2016
Volvo Ocean Race winning skipper Ian Walker, who also skippered Tony Langley’s
TP 52 Gladiator in Antigua Sailing Week this year.
Visit www.nonsuchbayresort.com for more information on Nonsuch Bay Resort.
Visit www.sailingweek.com for more information or to enter Antigua Sailing Week.
Dream Yacht Charter Sponsors Antigua Sailing Week
Antigua Sailing Week has announced a new three-year agreement with Dream
Yacht Charter to become the Official Exclusive Bareboat and by the Cabin Charter
Sponsor of Antigua Sailing Week through May 2019.
The Dream Yacht Charter fleet consists of 850 yachts in 47 locations worldwide,
many of which have actively participated in Antigua Sailing Week over a number of
years. Dream Yacht Charter opened its charter base in Antigua two years ago with
yachts available for charter including monohulls and catamarans from manufacturers
including Beneteau, Catana (featuring the new Bali 4.3 and 4.5), Dufour,
Fountaine Pajot, Jeanneau and Lagoon.
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Of the sponsorship, Dan Lockyer, General Manager, North America says, “Dream
Yacht Charter is excited to become the Exclusive Bareboat Charter Sponsor of Antigua
Sailing Week. This is an excellent and highly reputable event that epitomizes the
Caribbean sailing scene. We are particularly pleased to become aligned with this regatta
during its 50th Edition, which promises to be a wonderful celebration of the event’s rich
history. Our goal is to help this event grow over the next three years and beyond while
further dedicating our efforts to our growing presence in Antigua and the Caribbean.”
Of the new partnership, Kathy Lammers, Chairman of the Regatta Organizing
Committee says, “With Dream Yacht Charter’s extensive network of brokers around
the world we will combine our marketing efforts to ensure that together we will
grow. In addition to its extensive monohull fleet, we’re excited that our partnership
with Dream Yacht Charter will allow us to grow the bareboat multihull classes as
well, leading to a larger fleet on the water next year.”
Visit www.dreamyachtcharter.com for more information on Dream Yacht Charter.
Visit www.sailingweek.com for more information on Antigua Sailing Week.
Mercury Products Nominated for DAME Design Awards
Two products recently introduced by marine-propulsion leader Mercury Marine —
Active Trim and Mercury’s next-generation Joystick Piloting system — have been
nominated for DAME Design Awards, the marine industry’s most prestigious international
design recognition for new marine equipment and accessories.
A total of 67 products have been nominated for DAME Awards, and winners will be
announced on November 15th at the METS Trade Show in Amsterdam. Nominated
products will be on display throughout the METS show, November 15th through 17th.
Mercury Marine’s Active Trim makes boating easier and more enjoyable by automatically
trimming outboard and sterndrive engines. Designed to suit entry-level and
expert boaters alike, Active Trim simplifies boat operation while improving engine
performance and decreasing fuel costs. New boaters are immediately able to properly
trim boat engines with no intimidating learning curve, and experienced boaters
can experience the benefit of perfect trimming without constantly monitoring and
adjusting trim with changes to boat speed or when going into turns.
Active Trim is compatible with 40- to 400-horsepower Mercury FourStroke outboards,
two-stroke outboards with SmartCraft, and all gas and diesel MerCruiser
sterndrive engines with SmartCraft. The system is also available for retrofitting to
engines already in the field.
For more information on Mercury Marine see ad on page 30.