—Continued from previous page CSA President Alison Sly-Adams said, “The event is a great opportunity for Caribbean sailors to compete with their regional counterparts and gain much needed experience before moving on to larger international events outside of the region. At the recent CSA Annual Conference, we agreed that for the 2019 edition there will be further changes made to the format to ensure we can include more nations in this great event.” See full results at caribbean-sailing.com/wp-content/ uploads/2018/10/final-results-2018.pdf SVG Independence Day Races Bequia’s famous local double-enders raced on October 27th, celebrating St. Vincent & the Grenadines’ Independence Day.
The Independence Race was organized by Allick Daniel and the Bequia Traditional Sailing Academy. See Youth Sailing News for a report on the Independence races held for Bequia’s junior sailors. The SVG Independence Race winners were: Class1 (14 feet) 1) Never D, Alphaeus Osborne 2) My Way, Yvad Joseph Class 2 (16 feet) 1) Y-Knot, Drew Mitchell 2) Ark Royal, Reon Ollivierre Class 3 (18 feet) 1) Camille, Jojo Adams 2) Kiss, Nigel Leslie 3) More Worries, Leron Hazell
Class 4 (28 feet) 1) Slipaway, Arnold Hazell 2 tie) Confusion, Wayne Gooding No Offence, Andre Dewer ON THE HORIZON
NICOLA CORNWELL
CSA Racing Calendar 2019-2023 Released The Caribbean Racing Circuit for 2019 onwards has no fewer than 19 international events listed, including passage racing, offshore, round the rocks, round the cans, and of course around a number of different islands. Racing is served up for classic, superyacht, match racing and CSA classes, and for monohulls and multihulls. The Caribbean Sailing Association issues a five-year calendar each summer to assist campaigning yachts with making their plans and to ensure that newcomers can see all of the options to race at an international level throughout the region. Peter Holmberg, past president of the CSA says, “The Caribbean region is unmatched in the wide range of options on offer and also in the cooperation of all events who work together to ensure minimal conflict of event dates.” Visit caribbean-sailing.com/caribbean-racecalendar/type/international-regattas to see the international regattas calendar listing. Visit caribbean-sailing.com/caribbean-racecalendar/type/regional-regattas to see the regional regattas calendar listing. Round Tortola Race Postponed The 2018 Round Tortola Race scheduled for November 17th has been postponed to January 12th, 2019. Contact admin@royalbviyc.org for more information.
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Confusion heading for a second place tie in Class 4
Nelson’s Pursuit on New Year’s Eve Antigua’s first international racing event of the season takes place on New Year’s Eve with a fun pursuit race designed to appeal to cruising boats (keep your dinghy on the davits and you’ll get a better handicap!). The Nelson’s Pursuit was conceived as a reenactment of Lord Nelson’s pursuit of the French fleet under the command of Admiral Pierre Villeneuve across the Atlantic in 1805, culminating in the battle of Trafalgar, Nelson’s greatest victory, during which he was mortally wounded by a French sniper. The slowest boat to enter the race starts first and carries the French flag, with the remainder of the fleet representing the British in hot pursuit, attempting to capture the French flag and claim victory for the Brits. —Continued on next page