Caribbean Compass Yachting Magazine - December 2018

DECEMBER 2018 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 12
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Boats are assigned a start time based on the size of the
boat and its anticipated speed around the course. The
first boat to cross the finish line is declared the winner!
It’s the perfect way to end the year and begin New
Year’s Eve celebrations in Nelson’s Dockyard, which
end in the early hours following a fantastic
fireworks party.
Visit www.antiguayachtclub.com for more information.
January: Grenada Sailing Week 2019
Rosie Burr reports: As of this writing, with less than two
months to go until the January 27th start of Island
Water World Grenada Sailing Week, we are seeing
numbers steadily grow, from the sporty J/24s in a class
of their own to Racing Class with the likes of Rob
Butler’s Reflex 38, Touch to Play Racing, and Bernie
Evan Wong’s RP37, Taz. Racer/Cruiser is seeing a good
mix including Peter Morris’s Frers 43, Jaguar, and Bob
Hillier’s J/122, El Ocaso, to mention just a few.
Don’t forget that participating in Grenada Sailing
Week counts towards points for the Caribbean Sailing
Association Travellers Trophy — an award for effort in
travelling to “away regattas” and for doing well in
Caribbean events. For more info check out the CSA
website https://caribbean-sailing.com/caribb…/csatravellers-trophy.
If you don’t have your own boat, no problem. We
have had several charter boats signed up to race.
And if you check out our Charter Page,
http://grenadasailingweek.com/charters — there are
plenty more charter options available. Or if you would
rather crew, sign up on our Crew Board
https://yachtscoring.com/event_board.cfm?eID=5886
For more information, including NoR, visit
www.grenadasailingweek.com and sign up for our
newsletter. Find us on Facebook: GrenadaSailingWeek.
Or at Twitter: @grenadasailweek
For more information on Grenada Sailing Week see
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The Caribbean Multihull Challenge
In response to the remarkable growth in the multihull
category, the Sint Maarten Yacht Club has designed an
annual race series for the special attributes of multihulls.
Multihulls have always been a “sideshow” of a
major regatta. No more. Things changed in high
performance and cruising multihull design so the
opportunity for exciting racing is now at hand. Many
new designs accelerate quickly and can sail close
to the wind. Talented professional racers are now
eager to captain the high-tech multis of today in
competitive settings.
The Sint Maarten Yacht Club, already enjoying the
strongest multihull entry of all Caribbean regattas in its
Heineken Regatta, promises great racing from
February 8th through 10th, 2019.
Visit www.smyc.com/caribbean-multihull-challenge
for more information.
The Round Martinique Regatta 2019
The Round Martinique Regatta will return for its 34th
edition from February 8th through 10th, 2019. Open to
sailing enthusiasts and professionals, this sporting event
will also be a time of celebration and relaxation.
Day One will feature races in Fort-de-France Bay.
Day Two sees a course from Fort-de-France down the
leeward side of the island to Le Marin for the Cruising,
Racing-Cruising and One Design classes, and a clockwise
course around the island from Fort-de-France to
Le Marin for the Racing and Multihull classes. Day
Three features a course around Diamond Rock followed
by a beach party at Grande Anse d’Arlet and
a prizegiving ceremony in Fort-de-France.
The spirit of the regatta will coalesce at the Race
Village installed on the Fort-de-France waterfront, with
a unifying bar, screens, and useful information to follow
the steps of the race. There will be sporting activities
for children, games for older children and, of
course, the awards ceremony will close the event.
Register before January 19th
at www.theroundmartiniqueregatta.com.
2019 RORC Caribbean 600
The 2019 RORC Caribbean 600 is set to be a spectacular
edition of the fantastic 600-nautical-mile race around 11
Caribbean islands. Of the early entries, the largest yacht
competing will be the 203-foot schooner Athos, returning
to the race after her round the world adventure. Three of
the world’s fastest multihulls will also be taking part.
Athos is the world’s largest privately owned twomasted
schooner. She competed in the RORC
Caribbean 600 every year from 2013 to 2015 before
setting off on a four-year round the world trip.
In 2015, Lloyd Thornburg’s Phaedo3 was the first MOD70
to take part in the RORC Caribbean 600, smashing the
multihull race record by over six hours. The following year
Phaedo3 had an epic duel with Tony Lawson’s
Concise10, skippered by Ned Collier Wakefield.
Phaedo3 won the 2016 duel by less than 10 minutes, setting
the current multihull race record (31 hours, 59 minutes
and 4 seconds). In 2017 a battle between Giovanni
Soldini’s Maserati Multi70 and Phaedo3 resulted in another
win for Thornburg, by just over 13 minutes.
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