Caribbean Sailing Race Report Articles
Antigua Racing Cup 2026: Trade Winds Delivered a Blistering Opening Day If there was any doubt about what the Antigua Racing Cup was going to be, it disappeared within the first hour.
This wasn’t a gentle warm-up.
It was straight into it.
Out off Nelson’s Dockyard, the fleet met exactly what Antigua does best — proper trade wind sailing. A gradient easterly breeze sat firmly in the high teens, with gusts pushing beyond 20 knots, and just enough variation late in the day to keep tacticians honest.
© Paul Wyeth/Antigua Racing Cup
Fast water Hard racing No passengers
08-05-2026
Round Tortola: When the Course Bites Back There are days in the British Virgin Islands when everything lines up.
And then there are days like this one.
The Round Tortola Race for the Nanny Cay Cup at the BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival did not deliver brute-force trade wind sailing. Instead, it handed the fleet something far more demanding — light breeze, shifting pressure and decisions that actually mattered.
19-04-2026
BVI Spring Regatta 2026 delivered a tactical Round Tortola Race, where shifting winds, course changes and tight corrected-time margins saw Apollo and Airgasm claim the coveted Nanny Cay Cup.
19-04-2026
The inaugural Antigua Racing Cup launched from historic Nelson’s Dockyard, bringing international crews, steady trade winds and four days of high-performance racing to the heart of Caribbean sailing.
13-04-2026