'Antigua Sailing Day' at St Edmundsbury - Preview
by Mike Steele 8 Apr 2016 13:43 BST
24 April 2016
The St Edmundsbury Sailing & Canoeing Association's 'Antigua Sailing Day Regatta' will be held on Sunday, 24 April 2016 at Lackford Lake, 5 miles NW of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
The Regatta was initiated four years ago as a fun event to celebrate and coincide with Antigua Sailing Week in the Caribbean. Amazingly, through a Google alert, reports of the Regatta came to the attention of the Antigua Sailing Week Race Committee and the Antigua & Barbuda Tourism Authority, who were so impressed with the initiative that they kindly offered to come on-board as event sponsors.
With the Tourism Authority's generous support, the Regatta has become the highlight of SESCA's sailing calendar and seen participation increase each year, both on and off the water. The profile of the event has also increased considerably to the extent that it even featured on the front page of the Washington Post website.
We are delighted that the Antigua & Barbuda Tourism Authority will be sponsoring the event once again and providing a live steel band for lunch time entertainment, as well as race prizes of a suitably Caribbean nature.
This year, there will be racing for adult and junior divisions for all classes of non-trapeze dinghy up to 4.5 m. We expect the majority of the adult fleet to comprise of Lasers and Laser Radials and the junior fleet to be made up of Toppers and Picos.
A race briefing will be held at 10.30 am, with two races scheduled before lunch and one in the afternoon for each division.
If you can't make it to Antigua, come 'liming' with us and get a taste of the great Caribbean vibe.
Please note that no dogs are allowed on site as the Club is in a nature reserve.
Further details at www.westsuffolksailing.org.uk or contact