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'Bruggadung 11' continues to sail successfully
Web Posted - Sat Mar 10 2007 Compliments of the Barbados Advocate

BARBADIAN boat Bruggadung 11 continues to sail with great success in regional tournaments. Owned by Paul Johnson and skippered by Andre Burke, Bruggadung II scored its latest success winning its class at the 27th Heineken Regatta which was recently sailed in St. Maartin.

Bruggadung II recovered from a fifth place finish in the first race on Friday, to win the first race on Saturday while finishing second in the second race. This left Bruggadung 11 tied with Expensive Habit skippered by John Bishop from St. Thomas.

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December 18, 2006 Compliments of the Nation News

A MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR yacht-racing project is the latest addition to Barbados' varied menu of water sports.

The advent of Ocean Racing Challenge (ORC) makes Barbados the only Caribbean destination offering the experience of yacht racing.
Speaking at ORC's launch at its home, the Shallow Draught, last Wednesday evening, director Philip McKeever said ORC has a bight future and "has been readily embraced by tour operators and the cruise industry."

Barbados' beautiful climate and ever present north easterly trade winds make sailing up the west coast a pleasure. < Read more >

The Barbados Yachting Association works hard to promote sailing and their vision in developing the sport within the community has produced an enthusiastic sailing club with some great young sailors.

Barbados’ young sailors continue to impress at international competitions bringing much glory to their country.

The youngsters started their international campaign at the Schoelcher competition in Martinique where ten-year olds, Amy Cox and Sarah Douglas, brought home first and second place trophies for Barbados.

Following that fine display, Barbados’ Optimist Dinghy sailing team continued to put Barbados on the map at a number of international and regional events.

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Date May 10, 2006 Compliments of the Nation News

FOR THE FIRST TIME in the history of the event, a sailor from Barbados will participate at the International Sailing Federation's World Sailing Games, which kicks off in Austria in May 2006. < Read more >

Compliments of the Barbados Advocate

THREE local sailors, with thoughts of representing Barbados at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, will be pursuing very intensive training programmes in their bid to meet the qualifying requirements for the Games. The three Bajan sailors are Russell Streeter, Christopher Kent and Greg Douglas, who will all be competing at various regional and international competitions in their efforts to qualify for the coming Olympics.
Plans outlining the campaigns of the three sailors to qualify for the upcoming Olympics were recently disclosed at a Press conference at the Barbados Cruising Club.

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The competitive local season is usually in the first six months of the year, although there are specific events that occur at other times. Local sailors visit the Caribbean circuit and by the time they all meet for the memorable Mount Gay/Boatyard Regatta in May they have sussed out the opposition and are ready for a great sailing event. Although the competition is fierce and inter - island rivalry strong most visitors and sailors leave with happy memories of an enjoyable social event laced with much celebration or commiseration.

Date June 04, 2006 Compliments of the Nation News

THE OCEAN RACING CHALLENGE
Barbados has added a special touch to the Mount Gay/Boatyard 2006 Regatta as it celebrates its 21st year. < Read more >

Date May 27, 2005 Compliments of the Nation News

LOCAL SAILORS will be seeking to build on their successes at the recent Tobago Sail Week when the 20th annual Mount Gay/Boatyard Regatta sails off today.

However, as usual they will have strong competition from regional boats, particularly entrants from Trinidad.

Officials from Mount Gay, the Boatyard, the Barbados Yacht Club and the Barbados Sailing Association Inc disclosed these and other details of the event at a recent press conference.

Around 30 boats, including five or so from Trinidad and Tobago, will compete in the event, which consists of a series of five races, sailed over three days.

Bajans dominated the racing in Tobago, with Peter Burke's Blazin' and Ralph Johnson's Rapajam winning the Racing and Cruiser-Racer classes respectively. Both boats are expected to be contenders again this weekend, and the crew of Blazin' has, since returning to Barbados, been working feverishly to ensure that the boat is in top condition. < Read more >

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Date August 13, 2005 Compliments of the Nation News

THE BANKS CHALLENGE TROPHY is now in the firm grasp of Gus Reader. He sailed into first place in the Handicap Class of the recently held Banks/Cruising Club Offshore Regatta with his boat Laser II.

Jason Corbin sailing Lightning had to settle for second while Warcloud, captained by Jacque Gloumeau, placed third.

More than 75 sailors competed in the regatta, which hosted five classes. The Optimist Class, which was opened to children ages seven to 15, got the day's events off to a splendid start. Oliver Walker won that event with James Bodden and Shane Defreitas following behind in second and third place. In the Racing Class, in winner's row was Bruggadung II, sailed by Paul Johnson, and cruising right behind was Rampajam with Clint Brooks at the helm.

The Multihull Class featured four boats. Sailing home smoothly in first place was Tyco, manned by Ronnie Williams, while Nature I, under the capable hands of Russell Corrie, cruised in at second place. The Echo Class, which was a two-man boat event,

had five entrants but due to technical problems only three finished. Their sailors were Lily Dash, Gary Mendes and Nicolas Dash in first, second and third respectively.

The Cruising Club Activities Coordinator Cyril Lecrenay said Banks was very gracious in sponsoring the event adding that it was even better than last year's. "The storm which passed the previous week made the sea great for sailing. We had a great turnout and I encourage those enthusiasts to come out and participate next year in what promises to be a bigger and better event," he said.

Lecrenay said he hoped to extend the event to a weekend, incorporating more activities and games, while creating more entertainment for participants.

Recognising the trend towards an earlier advent of the hurricane season, he added that there were plans to move next year's regatta a month or two ahead of the usual schedule. However, the exact date will depend heavily on the sailing calendar.

Nation News

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