WELL DONE TO THE WINNERS OF THE FIRST NSA FUN REGATTA OF 2023 Tuesday 7th February 2023
There was an enthusiastic turnout of Sailors and spectators for our first Fun Regatta for 2023. Around 20 sailors were on the water competing for the win.
Results
Zest Class:
2nd Place - Preston & Connor
1st Place - Imani
Laser Class:
3rd Place - Diego
2nd Place - Shannoy
1st Place - Ozani
Feva Class:
3rd Place - Dylan & Henry
2nd Place- Johan & Bloom
1st Place- Patrick & Alistair
Good Sportsmanship - Slyanda
Winner of the Locman Italy Watch- Patrick and Alistair
Well done to them all.
Words and pictures By Edwin Gifford:
Twenty youngsters took part in a variety of classes comprising the National Sailing Academy’s fun regatta on Sunday.
“This was some of the best racing we have seen. We started on time and were finished in two hours with five races completed across the classes. The sailors were very enthusiastic about how great the racing was,” said Alison Sly-Adams, the academy’s General Manager.
Conditions were described as “quite feisty” and the winners included qualified Royal Yachting Instructor Ozani Lafond in the Laser class. Lafond began his training at the National Sailing Academy before switching to the racing programme at the Antigua Yacht Club and is now on a World Sailing scholarship. The RS Feva class was won by Patrick Greensmith and Alistair Knoblauch. Sly-Adams said the pair raced “extremely well”. The Zest class was won by Imani John-Polanco who will be representing Antigua and Barbuda in the upcoming World Optimists championships.
“We are really delighted by how our racing is progressing. We are definitely moving towards a more professionally run event,” Sly-Adams said. “Our aim is to make sure we can have fun but actually have competitors being very clear on racing rules and, of course, great sportsmanship.
“We saw all of the above yesterday,” she added.
The RS Feva team also took home the Locman Italy watch. and sailors were also awarded with prizes from Office Express and Antigua Sailing Week. A big thank you to all of our sponsors for their continued support and Office Express for also running a very successful raffle.
The next regatta will be held on Sunday, 26 February, 2023. Entries are welcome in all classes. Fees are EC$25 for under 18’s, EC$50 for adults.
The National Sailing Academy offers free sailing and swimming lessons to youngsters across Antigua.
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