ANTIGUA CHARTER YACHT SHOW

Photo by Kevin Johnson, www.kevinjohnsonphotography.com.

The 52nd Antigua Charter Yacht Show finished with the traditional sounding of horns at the end of an exciting week on the 12th of December.  The Show's continued success was confirmed by the 100 boats that participated this year with close to 300 brokers from around the world in attendance, alongside more than 150 exhibiting vendors and representatives of several big media publications.

The 14th annual Chef's Competition was also once again a huge success with more than 50 chefs registering for the competition that only has space for 30 chefs.  Those who missed out his year will have to enter early next year to ensure they're not disappointed.

The theme of the competition this year was a tough one - The Plant-Based Haute Cuisine Caribbean Luncheon Challenge - with an Organic Table Decoration Contest for Stewards and Stewardesses.  Winners this year were:

Yachts up to 100 feet -
1st place  S/Y Aurelius with Chef Gisele Lannamann
2nd place S/Cat Skylark with Chef Cary UY
3rd place S/Cat Matau with Chef Adrian Martin
Organic table display went to : S/Cat Alethia, Audrey Harper

Yacht from 101 to 159ft -
1st place  M/Y Crowned Eagle Chef Jacob Luke
2nd place M/Y Safira Chef Tracy Ireland
3rd place M/Y Lady J Chef Nathaniel Cox
Organic table display went to: M/Y Crowned Eagle, Hayley Diskin

Yachts 160 and up -
1st place M/Y Altitude Chef Anders Pederson
2nd place M/Y Sealyon Chef David Hawkins
3rd place S/Y Marie Chef Tammy Ayers
Organic table display went to: M/Y Teleost, Kasia Jankowska

Best Yacht Hop Awards were voted on by yacht charter agents and the first place winners were:

Antigua Yacht Club Marina - M/Y SWAN
Nelson's Dockyard Marina - M/Y Teleost
Falmouth Harbour Marina - M/Y Titania