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Boat in Start Boat A. After a keenly contested
duel it was great to see the two teams sharing
a photograph at the Awards Ceremony.
The K3 Foundation, racing Kialoa III and Clint
Brooks’ Bajan TP52 Conviction had a fantastic
regatta; both yachts scoring seven bullets to
win their respective classes, CSA 2 and CSA 3.
Winning the Big Banana Trophy for Best
Caribbean Yacht and the Grant Thornton Tro-
phy for Best Boat Overall in CSA 7-9 was Cary
Byerley and Sir Robbie Ferron’s Micron 99 Lord
Jim from St Maarten. The team had to over-
come a 1.5 point deficit in the last race to their
long term rivals, Sir Bobby Velasquez and his St
Maarten team racing L’Esperance. They went on
to achieve victory by just two seconds!
“Two seconds and half a point; shockingly
dramatic,” commented Ferron. “I could never
believe it would be that close. In all my years, I
have never won a regatta like that and I doubt
if anyone else has. For the last three years, I
have been racing against Bobbie in many regat-
tas and we have always just missed out. I have
great respect for him so we have a great ambi-
ence. Reflecting on how Antigua Sailing Week
had evolved, this regatta has done the right
things for the competitors and it is getting the
appropriate response. Sailors are enjoying the
opening lines
experience and that is why it has such a great
turnout and I believe that the momentum will
continue beyond the 50th regatta.”
Antiguan, Sir Hugh Bailey won the Lord Nel-
son Trophy last year and was second in CSA
3 this year with a new acquisition, his Farr 45
Rebel-B. Bailey has been involved in all 50 edi-
tions of Antigua Sailing Week.
“Back when it all started, if you told me that
50 years on we would have thousands of peo-
ple racing in Antigua from all over the world, I
would have said that was far from our thinking.
I am happy to see the growth and I feel privi-
leged because I am the only captain from the
early days still alive and on the race course. This
year I really enjoyed my new boat Rebel-B; we
have a lot to learn, and I am sure we will get
the boat even faster,” he said.
Winning the Dream Yacht Charter Trophy and
one week Bareboat charter from Antigua was
Mike Cannon & Neil Harvey’s KHS&S Contrac-
tors from Florida, USA. “The team has won mul-
tiple times all over the Caribbean, but this was
its first trip as a team to Antigua Sailing Week.
“I cannot believe how good this experience
has been,” Cannon commented. “The crew and
the people in Antigua have been just fabulous
- unreal. I am not sure why it has taken us so
long to come here. I have been to a lot of regat-
tas in my life and this is one of the best places I
have ever been and you can be sure we will be
coming back!”