ANTIGUANICE YACHTING INSIDER NEWSLETTER

Rocco Falcone and Louis Bavay on the 29er. Photo via Sailing Energy for the Youth Sailing World Championships

Four Antiguan youths will be heading to Corpus Christi, Texas to participate in the 2018 Youth Sailing World Championships to be held from the 14 – 22 July.

Coash Karl James will be on hand to ensure the team do their very best.

In the 29’er class Rocco Falcone and Louis Bavay go head to head with 25 other countries. Daniel Smit will compete with sailors from 55 countries in the men’s Laser Radial Class, and Jalese Gordon will compete with sailors from 46 countries in the women’s Laser Radial Class.

The same week a second Antiguan team is heading to the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla, Colombia. Jules Mitchell and Rhone Kirby will represent Antigua in the Laser Class and coach Ashely Rhodes will accompany them. We wish everyone the best of luck in their classes.

We will be supporting from afar and will update our readers on the results.