Antigua Sailing Week 2023
This year’s Antigua Sailing Week began on April 28th and ran through May 6th. The weather was perfect with sunshine each day, light to medium winds and correspondingly benign sea state. We did have some mild and calm days and the last two were rough on the committee boat and crew. Our crew aboard the committee boat “A” consisted of:
| Image | Crewmember | Function | Handle |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Neil Andrew | Principal Race Officer | The Boss |
 | Alec Johnson | Deputy Race Officer | The Sergeant |
 | Helen S. | Timer | The Metronome |
 | Pam M. | Recorder | The Fact Checker |
 | Vaughn C. | Flags | The Mover and Shaker |
 | Myron vL. (left early) | Flags | The Newbie |
 | Nigel M. | Flags | The Dad |
| Arnd W. | Skipper | The Supernumerary | |
 | Geoff (Just one day) | Flags | The Substitute |
Apart from Myron, Nigel and Geoff, the rest of the crew are incorrigible recidivists and we’ve worked together before.
The event is a long one with one race prior to the official event, then a total of 5 racing days. There’s a lay day in the middle on Wednesday to give the volunteers time to catch their breath. And for the competitors to either detox or to continue partying. I suspect more did the latter than the former on that day. The table below contains links to the individual daily blog entries, each of which has pictures from that day.
| Day | Sponsor | Blog Link |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Peters & May round the island race | 2023-04-29 Blog page |
| 1 | English Harbour Rum race day | 2023-04-30 Blog page |
| 2 | Axxess Marine Y2K race day | 2023-05-01 Blog page |
| 3 | Reggae in the Park race day | 2023-05-02 Blog page |
| Lay Day | The sun, the waves, and the beach | 2023-05-03 Blog page |
| 4 | Locman Italy Women’s race day | 2023-05-04 Blog page |
| 5 | Antigua & Barbuda Tourism race day | 2023-05-05 Blog page |