Caribbean Compass Sailing Magazine - March 2018

— Continued from page 18 …Grenada Sailing Week 2018
Conditions ranged from rough and rainy with strong gusts on Day One of racing,
to sunny skies and a reasonable breeze on Day Two, dying wind on Day Three, and
very light wind on the last day, resulting in shortened racing. However, there was
enough wind during this sailing week to make for quite a few exciting moments —
spinnakers in the water and buoys being dragged in innovative ways. Bernie Evan-
Wong’s RP37 from Antigua, Taz, got thoroughly entwined with the finish pin after
volunteers gave their time and expertise to make this sailing week a success, and are
sincerely appreciated.
The GSW Board welcomed five new major sponsors* this year, who joined forces with
the local and international companies who have been long-term supporters. Title sponsor:
Island Water World; Associate Sponsor: Grenada Tourism Authority, Race Day
Sponsors: Mount Gay, Sea Hawk Premier Coatings and Secret Harbour; Gold Sponsors:
Spice Isle Marine Services, Nagico* and Blue Seas Caribbean*; Charter Sponsor:
NSS Charter Company*; Silver Sponsors: Mount Pure Water*, Renwick, Thompson
& Co*, Palm Tree Marine, Grenada Marine, Turbulence, Swiftpac and Horizon
Action in the J/24 Class, as demonstrated by Shakin’, Frigate and Attitude,
was typically hot and spicy!
its spinnaker landed in the water, and fellow Antiguan, Cricket, a Beneteau First 35,
latched onto the windward mark, after which skipper Sandy Mair’s laconic comment
was, “Do you have a prize for the boat dragging a mark the farthest?”
The split between racing on Grenada’s bouncy southern coast and on the flatter water
of the western coast provided an interesting variety of sea conditions, and having two
host venues gave a refreshing change of scene for after-race entertainment. The welcome
venue was Secret Harbour in Mount Hartman Bay, with its refurbished bar and
restaurant on the water, and stunning top of the hill location for a rip-roaring pirate
party on the full-moon night. The final venue was Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis
Marina, whose team made a big effort to fit all the boats onto the dock, despite this
being a very busy season for them. With its popular Victory Bar & Restaurant and topclass
facilities, this host marina provided a fitting grand finale and prize-giving party.
Special mention must be made of owners of catamarans Aysha Nour, Kandor, and
Grateful, who provided the three start, finish and J/24 committee boats respectively.
Also North Sardinia Sail Group, a charter company new to Grenada, which provided
the two accommodation catamarans for officials and volunteers. The leading Mark
Boat, the Safety Boat and the VIP Boat were supplied by Grenada Marine, Island
Water World and Horizon Yachts respectively. A group of close to 40 officials and
Yachts, plus a further 14
Bronze Sponsors and
Service Providers.
The general consensus
was very positive, despite
the challenges of a bigger
fleet and the weather. The
organizing committee
welcomes constructive
feedback from participants,
and invites all to
note the dates of the
Grenada Sailing Week,
carded to take place from
January 28th to February
2nd, 2019, when once again
Julie Rule won Racer Cruiser Class II and Best Yacht
of the Regatta; skipper Champy Evans and his Julie
Rule crew celebrate at prizegiving
racing sailors from near
and far will be invited to “Spice it up in Grenada!”
Visit www.yachtscoring.com/event_results_cumulative.cfm?eID=4444 for full results.
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