Antigua Sailing Week 2024

Antigua Sailing Week 2024

This year’s Antigua Sailing Week began on April 27th and ran through May 3rd. The weather was a mix of conditions from one almost windstill morning to strong winds and waves that put the boats and the crews through their paces. Our crew aboard the committee boat “A” consisted of:

ImageCrewmemberFunction
Neil satisfied with the line and starts
Neil satisfied with the line and starts
Neil AndrewPrincipal Race Officer
Alec at the finish line
Alec at the finish line
Alec JohnsonDeputy Race Officer
Helen broadcasting the timing
Helen broadcasting the timing
Helen B.Timer
Pam recording everything that happens
Pam recording everything that happens
Pam M.Recorder / Scoring (50%)
Pam entering data for the live feed
Pam entering the scores in near-real-time
Pam F.Recorder / Scoring (50%)
Tim and Caroline at the flags
Tim and Caroline at the flags
Caroline D. and Tim D.Flags
Vaugn checking in racers
Vaugn checking in racers
Vaugn C.Check-in/Finishing
Myron on the bow
Myron on the bow
 Myron L.Check-in/Finishing
Nigel ready with the flag
Nigel ready with the flag
 Nigel M.Flags
Arnd W.Skipper / VHF
It feels a bit like the scene from the Blues Brothers movie where “we’re putting the band back together”. While none of us has been incarcerated, we haven’t met up since last year.
 
The event is a weeklong 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.
 
 
 
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