Antigua Offshore Racing Articles
Antigua Racing Cup 2026: A New Regatta with a Proper Antiguan Welcome There are places that host regattas.
And then there are places where sailing actually belongs.
Nelson’s Dockyard is firmly in the second camp — and in April 2026, it added a new story to its long, salt-stained history with the arrival of the inaugural Antigua Racing Cup.
From 9–12 April, crews from more than 15 nations gathered beneath the old stone walls and timbered galleries of this UNESCO World Heritage Site — the world’s only working Georgian dockyard — to kick off what feels less like a new event, and more like something that has simply been waiting its turn.
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New regatta. Old harbour. Proper racing
13-04-2026
From Nevis to St. Barts, the race has begun to fragment into high-speed duels, tactical compression zones and developing class battles. Each island transit reshapes the leaderboard. Each pressure line rewards patience and punishes impatience.
And this year’s edition is proving especially tactical.
Instead of the classic reaching angles that often dominate the Caribbean 600, the trade winds have been sitting further south-east than usual. That subtle shift has changed the geometry of the course, forcing crews into longer periods of upwind sailing and tight reaching.
20-03-2026
Argo Claims Multihull Line Honours in a Caribbean Classic
After 600 miles of relentless trade-wind racing, two MOD70 trimarans arrived back in Antigua separated by barely a mile.
16-03-2026