Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta Programme 2018

The Antigua Yacht Club presents the 31st Annual

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18th–24th APRIL 2018

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Memorable Moments

from the 30th Regatta in Nelson’s Dockyard

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DINGHY WRANGLERS Introduced into the Regatta a few years ago, our faithful dinghy wranglers have been invaluable in helping boats on and off the docks. All of them volunteers, they always have a smile on their faces, even in the most difficult and tricky situations.

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Mah Jong

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We are delighted to welcome the 52ft Cheoy Lee Yawl Mah Jong, built in 1957, owned by Pat Ilderton. to the Antigua Classics She underwent extensive restoration at Gannon and Benjamin in Vineyard Haven last year with new spars by Myles Therlow and sails by Bob Sperry. A redesign and rebuild were completed with a new deck, dog house and trunk cabin together with a completely new interior. Ross Gannon was instrumental in the design and execution of the boat’s restoration, but, in keeping with the team spirit of the boatyard crew at Gannon and Benjamin, almost all were involved in one way or another in the project.

As a result of this superb work, Mah Jong won the coveted Sparkman & Stephens Award for Excellence in Yacht Restoration at Mystic Seaport, CT in 2017.

Taking part in the WoodenBoat Show Concours d’Elégance at that time, the project also won the Best Professional Restoration award - a fitting tribute to the consistently high quality and enthusiasm of this Vineyard Haven boatyard.

We hope to see Mah Jong grace our own Concours d’Elégance this year too.

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Young Antiguan helps navigate Adix Alexis Howard photograph by ted martin

We were delighted to welcome young Antiguan Shanoy Malone and friends on board Adix last year. Shanoy comes from a keen, sailing family and his local coastal knowledge was of great help to skipper Paul Goss.We were all particularly impressed by Shanoy: as well as showing some good initiative in advising the helmsman where Adix should and shouldn’t be going, he also helped ensure that the other kids were safe and in secure positions. He was the first to help clean up and even came on the Monday, after school, and picked up a chamois without anyone asking or expecting him to.

We had wondered at first why so few children seemed to be available for the Antigua Classics. However, we soon realised that on the first day this had a lot to do with school coinciding with the races.

So on Saturday and Sunday we did have a fair number on board and it was great to see such interest.We look forward to having more young Antiguan enthusiasts on board in the future. This is the age at which the lifelong love of sailing starts, and we are only too pleased to be able to nurture such a passion.

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Young Antiguan Shanoy Malone; the stunning three-master Adix

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clockwise starting top left: Bruce Smith in Resinante; huff and puff; Just Mary and Resinante duel; our infamous MCs; a regular participant; our amazing annual venue. .

Having fun at the Classic Gig Racing after the main event.

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The Classics Committee greatly appreciates all the generous contributions from the photographers and authors mentioned below, without whom this Programme would not be possible.

Cory Silken combines his two passions: photography and sailing, and his superb images continue to capture the spirit of every regatta he covers, as showcased in his Newport Gallery. www.corysilken.com +1(617)8696767 Tim Wright’s amazing action shots of racing in the Caribbean taken from a tiny inflatable boat continue to amaze and delight as seen in his regatta archives at www.photaction.com +1(784)4573212

Tobias Stoerkle is a Germany-based photographer whose stunning images are a testimony to his special interest in sailing, particularly classic yachts. www.sailing-photography.com www.blende64.com +49(0)75526114 Bruce Amlicke is a cruising sailor and photographer with a special interest in wildlife as well as yachts. http://sv-wild-matilda.smugmug.com/bruce@sv-wild-matilda.com

Jane Coombs is a Founding Member and Co-Chair of the Regatta and has been contributing her meticulously researched and highly enjoyable articles and photos since the inception of the event. jccomfortzone@gmail.com +1(268)7203926

Onne van der Wal used to love racing yachts but has now settled down as a full-time professional marine photographer based in Newport, RI. www.vanderwal.com +1(401)9351635

Lucy Tulloch grew up sailing in the Greek islands where she developed a passion for photography. In the Caribbean for over 20 years, her images are always very evocative and her articles compulsive reading. www.thelucy.com +1(268)7206868

Manfred Schweizer photographs every stage of renovation or building of each boat he works on, at Shipwright Services, North Sound Marina, Antigua. manfredschweizer@icloud.com +1(268)7898685

Jan Hein is a freelance writer, photographer, educator and cruising sailor and her highly creative talents have produced some wonderfully illustrated articles over the years; she is also the Regatta’s official Reporter. janhhein@gmail.com

Lisa Nicholson has been involved with the Classics since its inception. nicholsonlisa75@gmail.com

Clare Cupples is a Master Mariner who spent 35 years at sea, mainly on gaff and square-riggers. She is Vice Commodore of the Antigua Yacht Club and Race Coordinator of the Regatta, despite retiring here for a “quiet life”! clarecupples@hotmail.com +1(268)7838815 Alexis Andrews is a photographer with a passion for Carriacou sloops, as shown in his award-winning documentary Vanishing Sail and the West Indies Regatta in St Barths, which he founded. He is also Co-Chair of the Regatta. www.vanishingsail.com www.westindiesregatta.com +1(268)7244435 Ted Martin’s sailing photos have graced these pages over the years, including his iconic shore-side shots of participants and social events of the Regatta, brilliantly “capturing the moment” each time. www.photfantasy.zenfolio.com +1(268)7263148

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Kirsty Morrison left her life as an Architect working in London and Hong Kong 11 years ago. She now works as a Captain running a boat between New England and the Caribbean, dabbling in writing as she goes. morrison.kirsty@gmail.com Martha Blanchfield is a racer/writer/photographer and editor and founder of www.renegadesailing.com, a digital magazine covering international waterside lifestyles with an emphasis on yachting. martha@renegade-pr.com Michael Kahn takes unique and memorable marine photos of the world’s finest boats in black and white with his 1950s camera, and which are available in fine limited print editions. info@michaelkahn.com www.michaelkahn.com Richard Sherman is a full-time professional nautical and nature photographer. His work ranges from serene landscapes and seascapes to dramatic sailing images and beautiful colour abstracts. +1(610)4535163 Rich.RSPhoto@gmail.com www.RichardShermanPhotography.com

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Tyler Fields is a keen sailor and photographer https://www.facebook.com/TylerFieldsPhotography https://www.instagram.com/tylerfields_photography https://www.facebook.com/TylerJFields tyler.fields86@gmail.com Max Mudie www.tallshipstock.com Steve Moore is a very popular and highly regarded Antiguanbased photographer and videographer. www.stevemoorephotography.com +1(268)7643629 steve@stevemoorephotography.com Den Phillips is an established marine photographer, specializing in black and white classic and traditional boats as featured in her 2018 Calendar, which features the 2017 Antigua Classics inter alia. www.DenPhiliips.com +44(0)1621850276 Emma Jones is a professional photographer/videographer who travels worldwide photographing yachts, combining her passion for sailing and her eye for photographic beauty. www.elwjphotography.com elwjphotography@gmail.com Alexis Howard is a life-long professional sailor: he skippered Windrose for 7 years and has raced on Mariette, Altair, Summer Cloud and most recently on Adix at the 2017 Antigua Classics.

He is a member of the Classics Committee. alexishoward65@gmail.com +44(0)7711090112 Dominique Allié is a photographer on a round the world voyage with her artist husband on their 38ft ketch Lucky IV. Allie.dominique@gmail.com Beverly Factor has incorporated her passion for sailing and racing in her collection of action images that make those who see them experience the moments as if they were there. www. beverlyfactorsailing.com +1(949)6732555 Jody Sallons-Day’s love of photography and sailing started aged 7 and never stopped. She started www.leadingimage.org as a go to place for Caribbean image makers, always willing to recommend their services.

Mark Krasnow is an Ad Agency Creative Director and Photographer from Beverly, MA, with a love of Classic Yacht Racing. www.artprintsforhomeandoffice.com Allan Aflak has been photographing regattas for over 25 years. He is owner of Island Photo, Antigua’s largest photorelated business, which also specializes in framing and mounting prints. allanaflak@gmail.com +1(268)4641163 Gilly Gobinet is a writer and editor, artist and illustrator. www.gillygobinet.com www.originalcaribbeanart.com gillygobinet@me.com +1(268)4646084 PUBLISHERS The Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta Programme is published annually by the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta (ACYR), Antigua Yacht Club, Falmouth Harbour, Antigua. +1 (268) 460 1799 info@antiguaclassics.com www.antiguaclassics.com GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Jane Stark seamistgraphics@gmail.com EDITOR & ADVERTISING: Gilly Gobinet +1 (268) 464 6084 gillygobinet@me.com All rights reserved. Written permission is required for reproduction of all or part of this publication. While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy of the contents, the ACYR cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions. The advertising content and the claims and opinions expressed therein are the sole responsibility of the individual advertisers. The views and statements made in any of the articles or listings are also the responsibility of the respective authors.

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6 Memorable Moments from the 30th Regatta 8 Dinghy Wranglers 14 Young Antiguan helps navigate Adix 15 Gig Racing 16 Contributors 19 Schedule of Events 20 Regatta Information 21 Race Maps 22 Welcome from the Governor General & Sailing Week 23 Welcome from the Commodore 24 Classic Committees 25 Welcome from the Chair 26 Sponsors 30 Safety on the Course 31 Thank you Volunteers 32 What is a Classic 34 Spirit of Tradition Class 36 Concours d’Elégance – Jan Hein 39 Farewell to Philippe Fabre 42 Single-Handed Race – Tim Wall & Tim DeGavre 44 Anne Marie – Lucy Tulloch 47 Born in Barbados – Gilly Gobinet 48 Spirit of Bermuda – Jan Hein 50 Jonathan – Jude Harrison 52 Carriacou Camaraderie – Kirsty Morrison 54 Franklyn Braithwaite – Gilly Gobinet 56 Janley – Jan Hein 58 Mary Rose – Gilly Gobinet 60 Tall Ships – Clare Cupples 62 Marine Photographer – Gilly Gobinet 63 Marine Artist – Gilly Gobinet 64 Classic Vehicle Rendezvous – Jane Coombs 65 Honouring our Heritage – Lisa Nicholson 66 Columbia – Jan Hein 68 2017 Entries 70 Trophy Winners

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Schedule of Events 2018 WEDNESDAY 18th APRIL

0800 – 1800 hrs Arrival, Registration and Inspections (Upstairs at the Events Centre of the Antigua Yacht Club) (All captains must register to receive important information.

No registrations accepted after 1800hrs)

Welcome Party at the Antigua Yacht Club (on the lawn) at 1800 hrs

THURSDAY 19th APRIL

Judging for the Concours d’Elégance

FRIDAY 20th APRIL

RACE 1

Classic Single-Handed Sundowner Celebration and Prize Giving at the Yacht Club (on the lawn) at 1800 hrs

SATURDAY 21st APRIL

RACE 2

Open Mic Night at the Antigua Yacht Club at 2000 hrs

SUNDAY 22nd APRIL

RACE 3

Parade of Classics in English Harbour (starting approx. 1330 hrs, after the first boat finishes)

Classic Vehicle Rendezvous (Nelson’s Dockyard)

MONDAY 23rd APRIL

RACE 4

Prize Giving Ceremony at 2030 hrs (on the lawn by the Copper & Lumber Store)

TUESDAY 24th APRIL

Afternoon Gig Racing at 1400 hrs and Cream Tea Party at 1500 hrs at the Admiral’s Inn

CLASSIC SINGLE-HANDED RACE Skippers’ Briefing at 1700 hrs (Upstairs at the Events Centre) at 1700 hrs Concours d’Elégance Prize Giving at the Yacht Club (on the lawn) at 1800 hrs

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ALL RACE STARTS (EXCEPT SINGLE-HANDED) ARE AT 1000 HRS

Any changes to the events listed above together with a full schedule of parties, social events and activities will be available at Registration, the Skippers’ Briefing, via social media, on notice boards and on our website. www.antiguaclassics.com

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Regatta Information OBJECTIVE: To encourage owners and crews of classic and traditional yachts to sail alongside each other on courses designed to be without the tight quarters of other events, so that racing is fun and safe for hard-to-manage and older vessels of any size. The emphasis is on sailing together rather than on racing, as well as on the enjoyment of the ideal conditions of the Caribbean Sea. REGISTRATION: All captains must register to confirm arrival and receive important information. The Registration Desk, located upstairs in the Antigua Yacht Club Events Centre, will be open on Wednesday 18th April only, from 0800 to 1800 hrs. Registrations will not be accepted after this time. ANY YACHT NOT PROPERLY REGISTERED WILL NOT BE SCORED IN THE RESULTS. RULES: Racing will be governed by World Sailing’s RRS 2017-2020.

Antigua Classic safety rules will apply.

ADVERTISING: Advertising will be restricted to Category A (no advertising allowed).

ELIGIBILITY: All sailing yachts should have a full keel, be of heavy to moderate displacement, built of wood or steel and be of traditional rig and appearance. Old craft using modern materials such as epoxy or glass sheathing, or new craft built along the lines of an old design are acceptable.

Vessels built of other materials may be accepted if they have a gaff or traditional schooner rig. Fibreglass yachts must have a full long keel with a keel-hung rudder, and be a descendant of a wooden boat design. Yachts not fitting into the above categories may apply in writing with documents and photographs or drawings to support their request for entry. All entries are subject to approval by the Committee, whose decision is final.

ENTRIES: All yachts unknown to the Regatta must complete a PreEntry Form (available on the website www.antiguaclassics.com) and submit it along with photographs of hull and rig for approval. Previous entrants should email entry@antiguaclassics.com and will be sent the codes to update their online entry. Information is available on the website and from the Antigua Yacht Club. Official Entry, entry fees and any requested documentation should be submitted no later than1st April 2018 to avoid late fees.

A YACHT IS NOT AN OFFICIAL ENTRY UNTIL THE RATING INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED, THE RATING INFORMATION COMPLETED AND THE ENTRY FEE PAID IN FULL.

VENUE: Racing will take place off the south coast of Antigua. Events will take place at the Antigua Yacht Club and in the English Harbour area.

COURSES: Examples of courses can be seen on the website and on the page opposite. Official course cards will be handed out at the Skippers’ Briefing. Each course is approximately 24 miles, but may be shortened to suit prevailing conditions. Starts and finishes are immediately outside Falmouth Harbour.

SCORING: The Low Point System A4 will apply. One race completed will constitute a series.

DOCKAGE: Up to date information will be posted on our website.

CONCOURS D’ELÉGANCE: To take place on the morning of Thursday 19th April; please enter at Registration..

SINGLE-HANDED RACE: A Single-Handed Race will take place on Thursday 19th April in the afternoon, after Concours d’Elégance judging.

PRIZES and PRIZE GIVING: A list of prizes and trophies to be awarded will be given in the Sailing Instructions. The Prize Giving Ceremony and Party will be held on the evening of Monday 23rd April at 2030 hrs.

TRADEMARKS/COPYRIGHT: The names Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Antigua Classic Regatta and Antigua Classic Week, together with the Regatta Logos, marks, & motifs are copyrighted and/or trademarked by the Antigua Yacht Club and may only be used with the express written permission of the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta Committee.

DISCLAIMER: Competitors participate in this Regatta entirely at their own risk. See Rule 4, Decision to Race. The Organising Authority (the Antigua Sailing Association) together with the Antigua Yacht Club and the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta Committee, will not accept any liability for material damage, personal injury, or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the Regatta.

FURTHER INFORMATION: please contact us at: Antigua Yacht Club, English Harbour, St. Paul’s, Antigua & Barbuda Telephone/Fax: +1 268 460 1799 Email info@antiguaclassics.com www.antiguaclassics.com

Classes

To be eligible for the Concours d’Elégance and/or the Single-Handed Race, a yacht MUST be an Official Entry.

TRADITIONAL: Fishing or cargo vessels, built or converted to sail.

FEES: .

Up to 50ft 51ft to 99ft Above 100ft

CLASSIC: Yachts with a full keel designed and launched after World War II.

Before March 1 $6 US/ft $8 US/ft $10 US/ft

After March 1 $10 US/ft $12 US/ft $14 US/ft

Entries will NOT be considered after 17th April 2018. Please enter early

VINTAGE: Yachts with a full keel in original condition designed and launched before World War II.

CLASSIC GRP: Fibreglass yachts with long keels and descendants of wooden boat design.

MEASUREMENT AND RATINGS: All measurements must be given on the Entry Form and attached sail declaration. A Classic Simplified CSA rating will be issued for each yacht. The Committee reserves the right to question information submitted on Entry Forms.

Any measurement fees incurred for verification will be charged to the yacht. Spirit of Tradition yachts must obtain a current CSA measurement certificate from a measurer and submit it with their Entry Form.

Note 1 Classes will be sub-divided according to performance, size,

type and rig.

SAILING INSTRUCTIONS: Sailing instructions will be issued at the Skippers’ Briefing on Thursday 19th April at 1800hrs.

Note 2 Spirit of Tradition Class, Classic GRP and Tall Ships will each

be sailing for a separate prize structure.

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SPIRIT OF TRADITION: Yachts built recently using modern methods and design, but retaining the original grace and style of the old classics.

TALL SHIPS: Sail training and passenger vessels.

RACE MAPS

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Single-handed race Thursday, 19th April

race 1 ‘old road’ friday, 20th April

race 2 ‘the butterfly’ saturday, 21st April

race 3 ‘The Kenny Coombs Memorial CANNON RACE’ sunday, 22nd April

race 4 ‘windward’ monday, 23rd April

Full details and course maps will be given at the Skippers’ Briefing but to give you a taste of what to expect, here are typical courses which take the best advantage of wind, sea, scenery and skill.

The Committee will make final course decisions based on the weather and sea conditions prevailing at the time.

SPECTATOR INFORMATION For those unable to take to the water, the racing fleet may be enjoyed from a number of vantage points. You can reach the Shirley Heights area by road or by hiking up the ‘Lookout Trail’ or the ‘Jones Valley Trail’ which both start along the road leading to Galleon Beach. Please take care not to trespass on private property. Blacks Point and the surrounding area, known as Middle Ground, may be reached by taking trails leading up from Pigeon Beach or from Fort Berkeley which is accessed from Nelson’s Dockyard.

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Welcome from the Government of Antigua & Barbuda Message of congratulations from the Governor General 31 years and counting in any sector is noteworthy!

I join Lady Williams in extending a very warm welcome to the participating teams in the 2018 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta. We are delighted that you have recognized that Antigua and Barbuda is open for business in spite of the many climatic challenges which the region faced this past hurricane season. The parade of the impressive number of vintage and classic yachts from across the globe is a testament to the magical and memorable experience which each mariner has when he or she anchors in our world-renowned historic English Harbour or sails in our azure, crystal clear waters. What a matching combination for the classic treasures of the sea to display their unique features to the delight of the patrons who support this annual event.

Once again this year, we are confident that the Classic Yacht Regatta will continue to have a positive impact on our economy and maintain its place as one of our premier seafaring events.This is a testament to the organizing prowess of the Antigua Yacht Club, the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta Organising Committee, the National Parks Authority and the enthusiasm of all our faithful volunteers without whom this event would not be possible – and last but not least, the participants themselves of course. Commendations are in order for all who have worked hard to make this year a success!

Sincerely,

His Excellency Sir Rodney Williams KGN GCMG KStJ MBBS Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda photograph by tobias stoerkle

Antigua Sailing Week 28th April to 5th MAY 2018 The capstans at Nelson’s Dockyard In 2017 Antigua Sailing Week celebrated its 50th edition and 2018 will mark the beginning of the next 50 years! It is one of the oldest international regattas in the Caribbean run by a professional race management team in some of the best sailing conditions in the world. It attracts all types of sailors from professionals to cruisers and everything in between.

Daily prize-givings are a highlight of shoreside events for sailors and regular evening parties provide something for everyone including spectators. The week draws to a close at the memorable final awards presentation in historic Nelson’s Dockyard featuring more than 50 years’ worth of silverware. www.sailingweek.com • www.facebook.com/sailingweek • www.twitter.com/sailingweek

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Welcome from the COMMODORE of the Antigua Yacht Club

The stunning 80ft Fife yawl Mariella has been a permanent resident of Antigua since 1983. Owned by Carlo Falcone, she made a triumphant return to the Antigua Classics in 2017 after a major refit in Italy following damage incurred during Hurricane Gonzalo. Winning four trophies, she was Overall Winner and became the proud owner of the coveted Panerai watch. photograph by tobias stoerkle

It is with great pleasure that Antigua Yacht Club (AYC) welcomes back the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, the yachts and their crews, after a very successful one-off visit to Nelson’s Dockyard last year to celebrate the 30th event.

AYC’s Youth Sailing Programme continues to be developed and grow and, with the help of monthly “Mini-Regattas”, to provide competitive opportunities for our young sailors to travel further afield, both to neighbouring islands and the rest of the world.

We have also been informed that we have won the bid to host the World Optimist Championship in 2019, when we will host in excess of 250 youngsters from all round the world.They will be sailing in the same wonderful conditions as you will have this week, albeit in “slightly” smaller vessels!

You are all welcome to enjoy our wonderful facilities, whether it be admiring the view of all the beautiful Classic Yachts from the Event Centre Deck, dancing the night away on the Apron and lawn or sampling the wares of the two on-site restaurants. Maybe you’d like to consider becoming part of this prestigious yacht club? Do please join us and you will then receive regular updates on our activities sent to all our members as well as the many other benefits offered.

As the end of the 2018 season winds down, in a few weeks our marinas will be empty, and we’d like to wish you bon voyage and look forward to welcoming you back next season. photograph by bruce amlicke

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Flying the Antiguan flag(s) at the Parade of the Classics.

Franklyn Braithwaite, Commodore of the Antigua Yacht Club

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STEERING COMMITTEE Chairman Emeritus Co-Chairs Founding Members Race Coordinator

Kenny Coombs Jane Coombs, Alexis Andrews Julian Guildersleeve, Tony Maidment Clare Cupples

ORGANISING COMMITTEE Regatta Coordinator Kirsti Pickering Press Officer Ginny Field Sponsor Liaison, Programme Editor & Advertising Gilly Gobinet Consultants Alexis Howard, Cameron Fraser Single-Handed Race Tim Wall Hospitality & Volunteer Coordinator Leslie Arnold Sponsor Liaison at Large Kristi Chesher Race Reporter Jan Hein Trophies Clare Cupples, Anne Patterson Gig Racing & Cream Teas Flip Bamford, Jude Harrison Registration Rowena Dery

RACE COMMITTEE Race Officer Stephen Parry Rating Officers Tony Maidment, Richard Archer Results Luiz Kahl,Yacht Scoring International Judge David Pelling Committee Boat Team Gunner

Steve Spanis Flags Tim and Caroline DeGavre Timekeeper Anne Morcom Communications Mike Rose Spotter Fran Nobbs Recorder Angela Parry Finisher

John Nobbs Support Antigua Yacht Club Karl James, Dave Fitzmaurice, Nesie Nicholas Gore Inshore Mark Boat Winston Harris m/v Jackie Jane Offshore Mark Boat Rowan ‘Archie’ Bailey m/v White Eagle Paramedics

ABSAR Safety Patrol Antigua Barbuda Coast Guard Ambassadors at Large Malcolm Banks, Mat Barker

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Welcome from the CHAIR We would both like to offer a hearty welcome to you all as we enter into the 4th decade of this cherished Regatta. To those of you that participated last year, we hope you enjoyed our glittering 30th celebration in Nelson’s Dockyard. We may repeat the experience again at some point in the future but for now we return happily to our home at the congenial Antigua Yacht Club.

Welcome back to our loyal, return participants and also those who are new to this unique gathering. Thank you for making landfall at our shores.

We would like to express our appreciation for the essential support of both our long standing and new sponsors, partners and patrons.

Of course no regatta can take place without a Committee Boat, a Race Committee and the scores of volunteers that have returned yet again to pull all the elements of this event together.

Welcome to our sunny Caribbean isle. We wish you all excellent, safe sailing and memorable good times.

Jane Coombs

Alexis Andrews

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With the biggest lifts –including New England’s largest yacht lift (500MT) – cleanest facilities, and the most dock space in town – as well as a full-service yard, right on the harbor front – Newport Shipyard has become New England’s yachting hub, attracting the best boats on the East Coast and from around the world.

For the full Newport Shipyard experience, call +1-401-846-6000 or visit: www.NewportShipyard.com

Lyman-Morse loves coming south for Antigua Classics and welcomes all participants to join the third annual Camden Classics Cup, July 26-28th in beautiful Camden, Maine. Lyman-Morse’s two yards are set amongst pristine cruising waters and are conveniently located along Maine’s spectacular coastline. We provide oceans of experience at our full-service marina and service yards in Camden and Thomaston. With 110-ton haul-out capabilities, heated indoor refit and storage bays for vessels up to 150’, and 100+ skilled craftsmen between both locations, our team has the ability to get your project done on time and budget. Come see us!

www.lymanmorse.com

Concours d’Elégance Sponsor The Herreshoff Marine Museum / America’s Cup Hall of Fame is dedicated to the education and inspiration of the public through presentations of the history and innovative work of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company and the America’s Cup competition.

The Museum, bordering beautiful Narragansett Bay, in Bristol, Rhode Island, is one of the nation’s most important historic maritime treasures. We regularly host classic yacht regattas, sponsor symposia on classic yacht design and restoration, and operate an outstanding sailing school for youth and adults. We celebrate excellence in design, innovation, education, and technology.

Immerse yourself in exhibits about the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, the America’s Cup, and the fabulous people and yachts that gained fame around the world.

Participate in our extraordinary events and expand your horizons. Visit, join, and be a part of a great tradition.

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2017 SPONSORS 2018 Dockage Sponsors Dockage Day Sponsors ANTIGUA YACHT CLUB MARINA & RESORT Situated in Falmouth Harbour, the full service AYC Marina is ideally located for all services in English and Falmouth Harbours. Boats drawing up to 22ft can be accommodated stern to/alongside and all berths have water, cable TV, electricity (110/220, 380V up to 400amps).

We offer duty free fuel facilities and pumps directly to your slip at 250ltr/minute. We host participants in Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta followed by Antigua Sailing Week. The AYC Marina Resort comprises a 19 room hotel with 30 executive suites fully equipped with a fitness centre,Turkish steam bath, and Spa.

Tel: +1(268) 460.1544 | Fax: +1(268) 460.1444 aycmarina@candw.ag www.aycmarina.com VHF Ch. 68

NATIONAL PARKS ANTIGUA Established in 1984 to preserve and maintain the historical sites of Antigua and Barbuda, the NPA is the caretaker of numerous beautiful sites such as:The Dow Hill Center, Shirley Heights, Fort Berkeley and Nelson’s Dockyard. Located in English Harbour, Nelson’s Dockyard is one of the safest and most beautiful natural anchorages in the Caribbean, as well as one of only two working Georgian dockyards in the world.

Tel: +1(268) 481 5021/5022 natpark@candw.ag|| www.nationalparksantigua.com

Partners CHIPPY FINE YACHT WOODWORK

WOODSTOCK BOATBUILDERS

A long standing supporter of the ACYR and a mark sponsor.

Located in Falmouth for almost 30 years, Chippy provides high quality woodwork, including decks and spars on many of the charter and private yachts visiting Antigua.

Proud sponsors of the outer mark since 1990, Woodstock offer a full refit service and are the Caribbean agents for Teakdecking Systems.

Facilities include: metal fabrication, on-board MIG & TIG welding, paint refinishing, composite construction, marine diesel engineering, teak decking and, of course, fine joinery. The Woodstock Trophy is presented each year to the Best Restored Yacht.

Tel: +1(268) 460 1832 Cell: +1(268) 464 2447 (CHIP) bardoe@candw.ag

Tel: +1(268) 463 6359 • office@woodstockboats.com www.woodstockboats.com

BOATSHED Boatshed, established in 1999, has now grown into a major international business and is a cornerstone of the yacht brokerage industry in the UK and overseas. Today, a team of 145 specialist brokers and agents operate across 74 locations in 19 countries.

Boatshed offer a full yacht brokerage service that combines the very best online technology with traditional “on the ground” brokerage support and assistance.

Join us and sell more boats http://www.boatshed.com/aboutus/join-us

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The Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta has enjoyed a good safety record throughout its history; however, here are a few tips on safety that can help keep the Regatta safe and fun: (every captain, helmsman and bowman should know the rules of the road and the racing rules.The larger yachts are skippered by professionals who know these rules so it pays for the cruisers to read up on them as well to avoid a dangerous situation).  Don’t make any sudden course changes in the path of a larger and faster yacht coming up behind you.

Most of the incidents are caused by this.

Sail your course and look behind you before making a course change even if you have rights. Make your change early.

Common sense must be paramount, and it is dangerous to push your luck.  In the same manner that anyone would not challenge their rights with a supertanker, skippers and crews of smaller yachts must consider the

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Safety on the Race Course The 30ft Bruce King Sloop Iris J. Built in 1965, she has been a regular participant over the years and came first in GRP Class B at the 2017 Antigua Classics implications when a large gaff rigged yacht is required to alter course. For example, it can take 3–4 minutes to get the preventers off, pull in yards of sheet by hand, get sails between the masts down on deck, before the helmsman can even start to turn the wheel to change course!  It takes some time before a larger yacht answers the helm, and on some bigger classics with direct steering it can require two people to turn the wheel fast enough to try and avoid a collision.

Forcing any big yacht into a crash jibe can be disastrous! Manoeuvring takes time and planning and at 10 knots, a boat will cover half a mile in just 3

minutes and furthermore, when a large yacht turns, it pivots in the middle, so her stern actually comes closer to you as her bow bears away.  It always pays to keep an eye out for the larger, faster yachts coming up from behind, especially at a mark rounding where the big yachts need a wide turning space. Give them room to get to the outside, and everyone will get around safely.  It’s not easy to imagine what it takes to manoeuvre a large yacht, unless you have been racing on one. The safest thing is to do is keep clear, at a distance and enjoy the magnificent sight as they majestically sail on by.

Antigua Barbuda Search and Rescue (ABSAR) has been providing emergency medical and rescue services to the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta for many years. We are proud to be a part of this extraordinary event.

ABSAR is a non-profit organisation of volunteers dedicated to saving lives. Based at the Antigua Yacht Club and the Antigua Yacht Club Marina, we are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We specialise in search and rescue, emergency medical, and marine fire response. In 2017 we have provided logistical support for 19 search and rescue calls, launched our rescue boat for 8 emergencies, and supported 8 regattas. We treated over 1500 sick or injured patients in the Medic Station and responded to 71 emergency calls in our response vehicles.

ABSAR relies on your donations for its existence. We need your help…‘so that others may live.’

ABSAR | Antigua Yacht Club Marina | Falmouth Harbour | Antigua Tel: + (268) 562.1234 | VHF: Marine Channel 16 info@absar.org | www.absar.org 30

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Our 30th Regatta had to be marked in a spectacular way, and when the offer came to move the entire event to the UNESCO World Heritage site, Nelson’s Dockyard, it was a no-brainer. It was truly special, with great racing and fantastic entertainment all week. Despite being faced with unprecedented logistical and practical problems, all our wonderful volunteers embraced the challenge with enthusiasm.

First, hats off to those who gladly donate their time and energies tirelessly throughout the year, particularly Clare, in charge of all “all things wet”. Mention should also be made of Tony, Richard, Tim, Molly and Roger on the social committee, and David, Stephen, Angela, Caroline, Tim, Mike and Anne, Steve and Luiz on the committee boat. Special thanks for the ever-cheerful boat wranglers, who, despite the heat and glare of the unforgiving sun, helped manoeuvre the boats on and off the dock every day.

A pillar of the Regatta of many years is, the unfailingly faithful Leslie, our Hospitality and Volunteer Coordinator. She seamlessly allocated former volunteers to new and old tasks, and new volunteers to new tasks through the planning stages.

Of course, the Regatta would not be the same without the tireless efforts of our hostesses, the parade team, the cream tea ladies, gig race organisers, stage decorators and trophy organisers for Prize Giving: my heartfelt thanks to you all.

So here we are in 2018, at our old venue by the Antigua Yacht Club. A big welcome back to our former volunteers and also to our new ones: we hope you will enjoy being part of our team and that you, too, will return. We couldn’t do it without you!

Kirsti Pickering, Regatta Coordinator Special thanks to our local businesses for their support and help, in particular: the Mill Reef Yacht Club, Ondeck, Carib Bean Coffee Co., Club House Restaurant at the Antigua Yacht Club, English Harbour Radio, The Admiral’s Inn, Antigua Slipway, West Indies Oil. photograph by ted martin

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top: left to right:

Sherry Burke, Anne Patterson and Leslie Arnold above: Race Coordinator Clare Cupples below left: Lisa Nicholson, one of our most devoted Cream Tea ladies below right: Our vibrant Committee Boat team

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What is a Classic?

Most people in the yachting scene know a genuine ‘Classic’ when they see one – a yacht built in the 20s and 30s, with lines of beauty and grace, acres of canvas, fine craftsmanship and gleaming varnish are good examples.

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The survivors of that golden era are unmistakably ‘Classic’ yachts. Perfect examples include Tuiga, Mary Rose, Eilean, Mariette of 1915, Coral of Cowes, Aschanti IV, Cora, and hundreds of others which are being kept to high standards..

Recently we have all seen fine examples of the craftsmanship of yesteryear carried on in modern vessels, like some of the designs from Bruce King, Andre Hoek and many others. Examples of these exceptional craft include Athos, Whitehawk, and Rebecca. They all have the fine lines of a Classic but are built and rigged using modern techniques and materials. Classics like Juno, Elena, Rebecca of Vineyard Haven are true replicas built in recent times, using traditional methods and materials. We must also include in our definition the wonderful traditional workboats of the past that are now being restored and sailing the seas as yachts, like the Carriacou sloops.

To be eligible for the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, all entries must have a full keel, be of moderate to heavy displacement, built of wood or steel, and be of traditional rig and appearance.

Old craft restored using modern materials such as epoxy or glass sheathing, or new craft built along the lines of an old design, are acceptable.

Vessels built of ferro-cement may be accepted if they have a gaff or traditional schooner rig. Fibreglass yachts must have a long keel with a keel-hung rudder and be a descendant of a wooden hull design. Exceptional yachts not fitting into the above categories may be eligible for entry in the Spirit of Tradition Class, which was initiated in Antigua, and is described in another section.

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photograph by emma jones

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Donald Tofias’ W-class Wild Horses was once again winner of the Antigua Sails Trophy for Best Elapsed Time in the Spirit of Tradition class.

In 1996 the SPIRIT OF TRADITION CLASS was established in Antigua for vessels built along ‘classic’ lines using modern techniques and materials.Yachts in this class must have a ‘look’ that is true to a traditional design and must demonstrate excellent craftsmanship and tradition, both on deck and in the hull, such as the Bruce King designed Alejandra.

Other excellent examples include Rebecca or the Andre Hoek designed Marie and Athos. They may, however, have modern under bodies and appendages and use modern technology in their rigs such as Adela or Ranger, or be modified with carbon fibre like Velsheda.

The Committee is looking for yachts that are exceptional and those whose owners have gone to extraordinary lengths to ensure that their vessel maintains the beauty and lines characteristic of fine yachts built in the past.

All new yachts who feel they are acceptable for entry into this class must complete a Pre-Entry Form on our website www.antiguaclassics.com and include photographs of the hull, rig and deck layouts. If the yacht is approved and accepted, the Committee will direct you to an Official Entry Form online. Acceptance into this class is provisional for the first year.

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Designed by Ribadean Dumas in 1966, Faiaoahe’s name was inspired by the name of a Marquisan goddess in the namesake novel by Herman Melville. Since 2015 she is sailing round the world exactly 50 years after Bernard Moitissier on the tracks of Joshua’s “Longue Route”.

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Entries in the Spirit of Tradition Class must be measured and have a current CSA measurement certificate.

The Spirit of Tradition Class has its own trophy structure; the legendary yacht, Ticonderoga, sponsors the trophy for First Overall in this class.

It is the Regatta Committee’s hope that by creating the Spirit of Tradition Class, we can continue to encourage the future building of exceptional yachts that will keep the Classic traditions alive.

Previously accepted vessels need only apply for re-entry by email to entry@antiguaclassics.com photograph by cory silken

Appropriately, Spirit Yacht Chloe Giselle was awarded the Pendennis Trophy for Most Beautiful Spirit of Tradition Yacht

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It was most fitting that the 64ft Herreshoff Schooner, Mary Rose, sponsored the 2017 Concours d’ElÊgance. She has been lovingly restored and meticulously maintained, presenting by example the elements judged during this esteemed competition at the 30th Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta (ACYR).

And this year it is even more fitting that the event is sponsored by the Herreshoff Marine Museum, home of the Mary Rose.

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Concours d’Elégance 2017 RESULTS Sponsored by the Herreshoff Schooner Mary Rose with Piper Heidsick champagne courtesy Best Cellars.

Judges: Gerald Rainer, Hans Lammers, Brian Harrison, Nicolai Bohachevsky, Michael “Scrim” Strzalkowski, Peta Townsend, Manfred Schweizer and Den Phillips Overall Winner – Latifa VINTAGE CLASS - Professionally Maintained 1. Latifa 2. Mariella 3. The Blue Peter .

VINTAGE CLASS - Privately Maintained 1. Tilly XV 2. Janley 3. Seefalke CLASSIC CLASS - Professionally Maintained 1. Saphaedra

By virtue of owning such a refined example of classic tradition, owner Gerald Rainer gave much thought on what makes a yacht elegant. Borrowing the words of Georgio Armani, he began, “Elegance is not about catching somebody’s eye; it’s about staying in somebody’s memory.” He then clarified, “It has little to do with fashion. Fashion comes and goes. It is more to do with style, taste, class and culture.The difference between style and fashion is quality, which is what we see in the boats taking part in this competition.”

When looking for that elusive quality, ACYR judges begin with the whole. “It starts with the shape of the hull and the proportions of the vessel,” Rainer explained. There are, of course, finer elements like hardware, woodworking, and adherence to originality. “Elegance is there,” he stated, “but it’s understated, and is only revealed by careful consideration of all the elements.”

When Antigua’s team sets off to explore contestants, they’re not only looking for that quality of elegance found beyond fresh varnish and newly shined bronze; they are also looking for the story behind it all. A quirky history, that unique

CLASSIC CLASS - Privately Maintained 1. Jonathan 2. Stiletto 3. Musketeer of Stutton TRADITIONAL CLASS 1. Jambalaya 2. Genesis SPIRIT OF TRADITION - Professionally Maintained 1. Wild Horses SPIRIT OF TRADITION - Privately Maintained 1. Chloe Giselle GRANDE DAME TROPHY Columbia ARNE FRIZZELL TROPHY Spirit of Bermuda SPECIAL MENTION Ann Marie

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bond between boat and owner, its process of rescue and restoration – these all contribute to the final analysis. Judges revel in meeting captains and crew and learning of their love affair with a vessel. Rainer added, “If the guy has the wrong story - the boat will not win.”

Each Regatta holds a diverse fleet. Judges must compare Fifes and Herreshoffs, Carriacou sloops, Spirit Yachts and homebuilt cruisers.Yet every year, when they gather together to deliberate after hours of interviews and digging, there’s a clear idea of what stands out in each category. Elegance has a way of making itself known.

It’s also in the detail: small things that can make a difference between winning and losing. “It might be the vibrations of the boat,” Rainer stated. “Or the smell; the light; or colours in

relation to the climate.” Which is why some entrants put out a plate of fresh baked cookies or a vase of tropical flowers.

Some apply a salty dab of pine tar down below and one clever contender tried to sweeten the deal with the scent of bacon. Rainer agrees with the philosophy of designer Hubert de Givenchy. “Elegance is inconspicuous. It’s not intrusive but effortless; bare of luxury.”

Two other qualities are honoured each year in the Arne Frizzell Award. For each vessel, sailing hard to reach Antigua, one is chosen both for its grace and seaworthiness, a tribute to the efforts made – and to its timeless tradition.

This year for the first time we are delighted to have a new class: Classic Motor Yachts – the perfect complement to all those wonderful classic and vintage sailing yachts.

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Ce n’est qu’un au revoir...Philippe Fabre Philippe and Caroline Fabre moved to Antigua in 2011 and immediately began renovating “Greenheart”, their beautiful house overlooking Willoughby Bay. It became the location for a charity opera, hosted by the community in aid of the hospice before they had even moved in. For Philippe and Caroline, the evening proved to be the perfect introduction to the community. Philippe, French by birth and college-educated in the USA, immediately took to island life and was to donate to many local causes, large and small.

Philippe’s contribution to the classic boat world has been widely recognised. His first project was to acquire the Carriacou Sloop, Exodus. He and Caroline watched the boat being launched from the beach in Carriacou – a wonderful and unique experience. (Philippe later invested in Alexis Andrew’s poignant film, “Vanishing Sail”, which tells the story of these wonderful vessels). Exodus underwent a complete refit by son Robbie Fabre and was to compete in the Antigua Classics for three years in a row. Philippe proudly donated the use of his motor boat (a Lochin Sports Fisherman) to the Single-Handed Race as Committee Boat and went on to bequeath a beautiful family heirloom as a Classics trophy. He believed there should be more clockwise from top left: Exodus: commissioned recognition for young sailors, so the FitzRoy Cup was born for the acrylic on canvas painting by Gilly Gobinet; the beautiful FitzRoy Cup; Philippe Fabre ‘Young Sailor of the Year.’

Philippe was a true visionary with a sharp intellect and a quirky sense of humour. Generous, quixotic and extravagant, he touched many lives with his wisdom and empathy. He was a romantic who dreamed of making the world a better place. His career in the wine and spirit industry took him all over the world but he defined himself as ‘a frustrated architect’ and one of his many projects was to build an extraordinary authentic extension to the family’s 17th century home in Somerset.

At his farewell ceremony in the South of France, Caroline spoke of his courage over his failing health, even a week before his death competing in Les Voiles d’Antibes on his Spirit of Tradition boat, Freya, with a podium position for the 10th year in a row. His final project was to acquire Havsornen, a 1937 Classic sloop which was refitted by Robbie and Antiguan Gino Athill. She won the trophy at Cannes for the best traditional boat refit.

In Caroline’s words: “The passage of time inevitably robs us of the people we love and cherish. In our case a loving husband, an inspirational father and mentor.

However neither time nor the elements can strip away the essence of Philippe.

Like a beautifully varnished classic yacht, he will be preserved forever in our hearts...”.

Au revoir to a loved and revered man.

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Single-Handed Race TIM WALL AND TIM DEGAVRE

2017, the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta’s 30th anniversary, saw the 18th Single-Handed Race (S-HR), an exciting and challenging event founded and still organized by Tim Wall. He schedules the running of this race so skippers can also first enter the prestigious Concours d’Elégance and have their yachts judged with time to spare before joining the Skippers’ Briefing and casting off their moorings to head for the start line.

Before the solo sailor can leave the dock, he, or she, must fulfill one mandatory safety requirement unique to this race: there must be one other person on board. This observer can perform any task the skipper requires including helping with raising and adjusting the sails, steering, navigating, opening a beer… right up until one minute before the five minute gun.

At that point, the first mate becomes ballast, and is not allowed to participate at all.

This person is on board for one reason – to help the skipper if there is a safety issue.Though Tim does not recall any instance when this was ever needed, the requirement for a second crew on board has been questioned on occasion, usually by those who have soloed their yachts across the Atlantic to join the Classic Regatta. Sorry, no exceptions: safety first!

This year, 14 skippers and crew set sail for the start line under idyllic conditions – an almost cloudless sky, a fair easterly wind, gentle swells on the deep-blue Caribbean Sea, perfect temperature… Tim Wall and his Race Committee (Clare, Annie, Tim, Caroline and Nora) set a fine start line from Mel’s boat Eva, with the AYC’s help from Hawkeye’s photograph by ted martin

crew and Winston on Jackie Jane, who laid the windward and leeward marks for the six-mile course.

As usual there were two starts, one for yachts over 45 feet; and the other, yachts under 45 feet – both were spirited ones.

Unfortunately, there were few spectators to witness the sailing skills of these intrepid seamen who handle by themselves yachts that on succeeding races will be crewed by upwards of a dozen or more. Incredible. They make it look so simple.

Both races were so close, with winners gathering in the prizes only seconds ahead on corrected time. It is almost a S-HR tradition that Roy Boughton on Guiding Light always shows up at the start and is always last to finish – but he does enjoy a leisurely afternoon on the water while the beer on the Committee Boat just waits and waits and gets colder and colder!

There was a break in one of the S-HR founding traditions in 2017; there was no Dark and Stormy Celebration before the Prize Giving. Instead, the Royal Naval Tot Club of Antigua and Barbuda, with rum supplied by Mount Gay, held a Tot by the traditional flagpole in Nelson’s Dockyard. It was attended by scores of “instant” rum drinkers who immensely enjoyed the ceremony conducted by the Club’s Chairman, Mike Rose, who read, as is the custom, from “This Day in Royal Naval History” and concluded with the time-honoured toast followed by “and to the Queen, God bless her.” A fitting conclusion to a great day on the water, and especially for the winners!

“SAIL SAFE…HAVE FUN!” above left:

Start of the Single-Handed Race; above right: Anne Marie left: Tim Wall presenting first prize to the winner of the Large Boats, Jamie Enos on Saphaedra opposite: Claas Lehmann on Hera 42

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2017 Race Results LARGE CLASSICS OVER 45ft 1st – Saphaedra 51 ft Aage Nielson Ketch 1965 Skipper: Jamie Enos

2nd – Peter von Seestermuehe – 59ft Henry Gruber Yawl 1936 Skipper: Christophe von Reibnitz 3rd – Faiaoahe – 66ft Cutter 2006 Skipper: Remy Gerin SMALL CLASSICS UNDER 45 ft 1st – Stiletto – 33ft Kim Holman Sloop 1961 Skipper: Scott Yeates 2nd – Frolic – 44ft Luders 44 Yawl 1967 Skipper: Don Ward 3rd – Hera – 43 ft 8 KR Yawl 1951 Skipper: Claas Lehmann Honourable Mention: Free in St Barth – Skippered by Cal Enoe, who, with his father Alwyn, both built this new Carriacou sloop and skippered her throughout the Classics.

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No Ordinary Edwardian Classic LUCY TULLOCH

Once upon a time, a boy received a clinker sailing dinghy for his 11th birthday. Sadly, she had been put on the wrong trailer and had broken her back…but young Simon, a resourceful and dedicated lad was not to be defeated, so carefully, and methodically, he lovingly repaired her and went on to sail her around Cornwall and later, on the Mälaren lake as far away as Sweden.

But this is no fairy tale...

And our heroine is no ordinary Edwardian classic…

Fifteen years ago, Simon Allan, born in Yorkshire in the North of England, but living in West Cornwall since the age of 9, saw the 1900 yawl Voluta online and put in a low offer. The offer was rejected. But two years later, she came up on eBay, and Simon’s bid was successful. A hair-raising delivery back from Rhodes, Greece, to La Ciotat, France followed, where a major rebuild was undertaken. She later came back through the French canals home to Cornwall, where he and his wife Katie continued the restoration, living on board with a wood burning stove. He had met his Cornish wife Katie in 2008, at Pendennis Marina in Falmouth, where she was working on Bolero whilst Simon was skippering the steel ketch Shoo Shoo.

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What drew you to Simon? “His incessant obsession with wooden boats” Katie admits, “which I share…although I palm it off as a passion”.

And so they worked (and lived) hard on board Voluta on the Penryn River and were married in 2012.

And it was 3 years later, on a belated honeymoon with their baby daughter Florence, in Canada, that on a day trip visiting the Vancouver Maritime Museum, Katie caught sight of the delicate counter stern of a certain wooden boat…a glance in the other direction and their lives would have been very different… But, venturing closer, they found the fine lines of Anne Marie, who, hidden underneath the mussels and guano, was in a poor state of disrepair. It was a sad and sorry sight and one that made Simon run back to the

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above: After

a dramatic trip from Canada, Anne Marie makes it to Antigua to race in the Classic Regatta. top right: Simon and Katie are restoring her close to her original glory. bottom right: “Taking off like a scalded cat” – Anne Marie at Antigua Classics. museum for paper and pencil to write a note to the owner that if he ever wanted to sell her to a Cornish sailor…

The note, slid through the hatch, fluttered down to the cabin sole, inches from a water-filled bilge…

It wasn’t until several months later that Simon found in his Spam folder the owner’s response.

Another near miss.

But that’s not how our story goes…

Following three or four hour-long calls on Skype, the owner finally agreed to sell her... Simon and Katie bought Anne Marie without even having been below.

With Oz, a brilliant and equally enthusiastic friend of many years (“I love a big project” grins Oz) they started an intense time working on initial jobs on board before going to sea.

Fortunately, her teak, oak and elm hull with bronze fastenings held up impressively for her 105 years. Indeed this high-spec build is what earned her the Lloyd’s Special Survey 18A1 in

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Sporting a new topmast, for the first time in 40 years.

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1911 when she was built by Harris Brothers in Essex, England for Robert Katz, who later sold her to a Danish baron. In fact, her keel was built on spec by Harris in 1909 before Robert Katz bought her and she was completed in 1911.

And so, the job list continued…They rebuilt the rudder, repaired the stern, canvassed the decks, recaulked and painted the hull, fitted a topmast (first time in 40 years), re-rigged her from a cutter to a yawl, and in Simon’s words “Reawakened the sleeping beast below the stairs, the ancient Perkins P6”. Eric Fisher put together some useable spars in the shipyard. A new bowsprit, mizzen, boom, gaff & bumkin were made taking her back to her original yawl rig.

All in an intense cold, wet three weeks of ever-darkening October Canadian evenings.

But, admits Simon, it was Katie that took the brunt of it all. Baby Nancy was born in the middle of the project, whilst Florence was then two.

Undisputedly a unique part of British marine heritage, Simon and Katie want to keep (or sometimes return) her as original as possible. Her hull is nearly all original, planks, frames, deck, and she also has most of her original interior, very rare for a yacht of her age.

“Most people we had met in Canada, although impressed with our intentions and work ethic, didn’t give us much chance, especially in November” In an anecdote-filled trip, the crew of six finally sailed her from Vancouver down the West coast of the US, stopping in Mexico for a new engine and crew change, raced in Antigua’s Classic Regatta, crossed the Atlantic and arrived in Cornwall in time to take part in the Falmouth Classic Regatta. A 46

successful, if at times, hair-raising trip. Serious leaks as the deck lifted from the sheerstrake almost round the boat meant lots of pumping; A nightmarish gybe nearly broke the boom; at one time, after both the main sheet and the furling line broke, they hove to and were pumping 200 pumps per hour as the winds reached a Force 9 (breaking that record later with 230 pumps/hr). But Simon was impressed with her tenacity “If a blow hits, she takes off like a scalded cat, just as she did 100 years ago” Reaching Antigua, she tied up in front of the old Pay Office amongst the growing fleet here to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Classics. By some poetic coincidence, Simon had dug out an old newspaper article that mentions Anne Marie racing in Cowes in 1938 against The Blue Peter and Latifa…the very two yachts she now nestled between in 2017.

They have been raising much-needed funds for a Cornish award-winning charity called Pentreath. Pentreath supports people living with mental health and emotional difficulties.

Simon and Katie’s dream is to finish Voluta and to return her to Royal Yorkshire Yacht Club (where she was owned by the Commodore of this club) to sail and win her own name-cup before putting her up for sale to commence on the refurbishment of Anne Marie So, now, with not one, but two boats (and children) Katie and Simon have their hands well and truly full. And as we all know, there is no such thing as The End (especially with boats) so I am not alone in hoping we get the chance to glimpse this most extraordinary Edwardian Classic Anne Marie sailing our Caribbean shores again.

born in barbados:

Sailing and Rum Ambassadors Gilly Gobinet

photograph by christopher kessel photograph by lucy tulloch photograph by cheryl hutchinson

Schooner Ruth Launched in 2014, the only steel schooner in the world to be built on a beach in Barbados, Ruth was designed by naval architect Thomas E. Colvin. Her lines and rigging are based on the knockabout fishing schooners of the Canadian Maritimes and New England, such as the famous 1921 schooner Bluenose. Nearly all the rig hardware and fittings, such as the helm and bronze deck pumps, come from traditional schooner patents established over a century ago. Her full complement of sails and all of her wooden blocks have been specially hand crafted by generations-old Canadian companies from Nova Scotia, just as they would have been in the early 1900s. The evocative smell of New

Mount Gay Rum photograph by beverly factor

England Pine Tar on every served stay and pure Barbados beeswax on every hatch are an olfactory testimony to the authenticity and detail of this superb vessel.

The flagship of Barbados, schooner Ruth’s mission is to provide seamanship and traditional sail training to educate the young adults (18-25) of Barbados, OECS, Canada and elsewhere about historic trade connections between their countries.

We are proud and delighted to welcome Ruth and her skipper Gerrit Scheper, a Bajan and seventh generation schooner captain, and her crew, to the Antigua Classics, and to learn more about her exciting Tall Ship Crew Training Programmes.

Rum is the natural tipple of the Caribbean and of sailors everywhere. For more than three centuries, Mount Gay Rum has perpetuated a long-standing Barbadian tradition of producing the world’s oldest refined rum using the finest sugar cane molasses and pure water filtered through the island’s coral. Most recently its very smooth 1703 Master Select, a particular blend of aged rum distillates, has been a singular success.

Mount Gay is the oldest sponsor of the Antigua Classics and we look forward again to sampling its products on the rocks or in the wonderful cocktails it devises during the Regatta – maybe on board Barbados’ flagship Ruth!

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Island Pride: Paying It Forward For the Future TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY JAN HEIN

Some vessels require introduction or detailed explanation, but one entry at the 2017 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta revealed all, simply by her well chosen name. Spirit of Bermuda exemplifies the ambition and effort that went into building of one of the world’s most stunning schooners and that spirit overflows from each of her proud crew.

Since Spirit’s salty reputation preceded her Antiguan arrival, an eager crowd waited dockside as the 112ft three-masted schooner rounded the point into English Harbour. For many, it was a ‘first look’ at a boat built to honour Bermuda’s seafaring traditions and established as a means of sending those skills into the future in the hands of the island youth.

According to Captain Paul Bracken, “The founding fathers who dreamt the project wanted to build a vessel representative of Bermuda, while at the same time fast enough to entice the island’s youth who would one day learn from her decks.” Various ideas and designs were considered

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but it was an 1831 artist’s rendition of a Ballyhoo Schooner, housed in a British museum that made the final cut.

The oil painting depicted an extraordinarily impressive schooner sailing hard into Jamaica’s Port Royal. Way back then, a sloop of war could have more than one mast and this one had three, all different heights and rake, bearing triangular sails. The sail configuration, an early Bermudian rig, was paramount to project organisers Malcolm Kirkland, Alan Burland and Jay Kempe.

They formed the Bermuda Sloop Foundation, bringing together ship-building experts, sailors, historians and educators, tasked with creating a traditional vessel that would serve their mission: to Change Lives, One Voyage at a Time. Sponsors signed on, donations poured in, and design specifics were finalised by William Langdan in Newport then turned over to the builders, Rockport Marine, in Maine.

The hull, built upside down, was constructed from six layers of cold-moulded wood using Douglas fir and mahogany and sheathed with a thick layer of fibreglass. It was rolled upright for completion; three carbon fibre spars were stepped and she was grandiosely launched in the summer of 2006.

By October she was on duty as a floating classroom. In the decade since, Spirit has carried over 5000 Bermudian students on week-long adventures, teaching sailing, navigation,

opposite above: At

the start… opposite below: The Race Team this page top to bottom: Full shot of Spirit of Bermuda; Founder of the Bermuda Sloop Foundation, Jay Kempe; Trophy wall left: Down below; right: Deck detail: winches boat maintenance, natural science and teamwork. From those lessons, students hone compassion, empathy and perseverance.

Captain Bracken explained, “In Bermuda, all students aged between 12 and 16 years old, both from public and private schools, all go out for a week. Deck crew sign on for the school year and are mentored toward obtaining basic STCW standards. A longer voyage offers a chance to be hired for two years and many go on to mariner’s school.”

Metaphorically it could be said that the citizens of Bermuda built the island’s flagship.Their initial donations and the ongoing support needed to continue the programme’s mission are bountiful. But Spirit carries with her an even more poignant gift, evident to all who step aboard. The island’s early vessels were built with Bermuda cedar, light weight and worm resistant. But then blight hit the island, leaving only remnants that were harvested and stored for special use.

When the Bermuda Sloop Foundation put out a call, 37 logs were offered up. These were milled and now showcase the helm, transom and down below in cabinet doors, tables and trim. The galley bears three beautifully crafted cedar tables that double for dining and teaching.

In Antigua, Spirit of Bermuda played host to visitors both dockside and on the course. Her full crew included both captains, several members of the Bermuda Sloop Foundation and two of the builders, sailing on their accomplishment for the first time. Packing the decks were family, friends and lucky members of the press.

Captain Bracken described Spirit’s impressive performance, “She charges! She digs her shoulder in and powers along.”

Experiencing that motion from the deck was a thrill and those watching from afar were just as wowed.

To demonstrate their vessel’s name, the spirited crew participated in every ACYR event, earning prizes to prove it.

For example, watch Leader, Dkembe Ashanti OuterbridgeDill won the Sea Shanty competition. Spirit of Bermuda was honoured during the Concours d’Elégance with the Arnie Frizzell Prize, given to the boat with the most grace and seaworthiness. On the final night of the Regatta, Bermuda’s pride swelled when their boat received the John Leader Trophy, awarded to the most respected boat.

Spirit’s visit to Antigua was part of a planned journey and opportunity to raise further funding for the overall programme.

At the close of the Regatta, she sailed to St. Barths to join the West Indies Regatta. From there, she led the inaugural Antigua to Bermuda race, then played host to the world for the America’s Cup Challenge. Summer included a voyage to Halifax for Nova Scotia’s Tall Ship parade of sail and from there, she got back to work, tending the teens she was built to serve.

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Launched in 1962, Jonathan started life as #1264 from the prestigious Paul Molich shipyard of Hunderstadt, Denmark.

She was commissioned by the avid yachtsman and shipping magnate Arnold Maersk McKinny Moller. He named her Klem IV, the name made from the initials of his two daughters and his wife, Kirsten, Leise and Emma Maersk. He gave exacting specifications for her construction; white oak for the stem, laminated oak frames, teak for the keelson and mahogany planking. Her owner used her extensively, racing every year around Zealand and taking her on at least one long voyage to Scotland, touching base with his Scottish roots. He spent much time aboard and was a familiar sight waving to passersby from his anchorage in Copenhagen.

The name Jonathan appeared on the stern from a subsequent owner who christened her Jonathan Flyer, from the very popular book “Jonathan Livingston Seagull” by Richard Bach, first published in 1970. She also spent time day-chartering and was modified for this her new role by having the galley moved aft from its previous position before the mast, and converting the pilot berths into a comfortable seating area.

Come 1998 and Majo and Jos enter Jonathan Flyer’s life.

They dropped the Flyer part of the name and she became simply Jonathan. The inaugural trip from Denmark to the Netherlands tested both boat and crew. A good force 7 gale had them day-sailing and hugging the coast, with nightly stops snuggled up in whatever harbours they were able to find.

Major refits now began in earnest. The teak deck was renewed, two deck beams were doubled and the blunt stern beam was replaced by a typical S&S-shaped one. Butterfly hatches were installed to replace the original perspex one.

For the crew, the jump from a modest 36-footer to Jonathan’s

Jonathan JUDE HARRISON

What do a dynamic duo, him an economist and psychologist and her a project manager, do when a mid-life wake up call has

them re-thinking things? Go cruising of course! With a life-long love affair with classic yachts, having previously owned a Breton-class Franz Maas-designed 36-footer, they went looking for the “perfect” yacht for this new adventure. Majo and Jos van Veen found her in the lovely Sparkman and Stephens (S&S) 60ft sloop Jonathan.

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grand 60ft took some adjustment, to say the least.The learning curve was steep, but soon they felt comfortable enough to take her to the Wooden Boat Regatta in Risor, Norway. The North Sea turned on some of its typical inclement weather and they encountered very testing force 9 conditions. After hasty repairs to some of the damage caused by this storm on arrival in Risor, they were nevertheless able to take part in the racing, surprising themselves with line honours and first on handicap! Jonathan was proving herself in more than just storm-tossed waters!

More classic racing followed both at home and abroad and Maio and Jos helped organise a race for larger yachts, 50-70ft, in Rotterdam in the prestigious Rotterdam World Harbour Day Regatta on the river Maas. Holding a regatta on what was at the time the world’s busiest harbour did pose its problems. Much to the consternation of the barge and ferry drivers, who set the VHF ablaze with their raging complaints, the yachts had a fine time playing “dodgem”. The Regatta ended with no untoward incidents and the thousands of spectators ashore remained totally unaware of the possible mayhem avoided!

With a secure knowledge of the seaworthiness of their vessel and growing confidence now in their ability to handle Jonathan, farther fields beckoned: first Spain and Portugal, then Ireland, Scotland and Finland.

That wake-up call, the siren’s song to not waste a minute of life became stronger: they were ready for an Atlantic crossing, to explore the western shore. From the Cape Verdes to the Caribbean and the US east coast up to Maine. Surinam, Panama, and Cuba followed and finally to the Leeward Islands and Antigua.

photograph by mark krasnow

When I first ran into Majo and Jos, they had just participated in the 2017 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta and assured me they would be back for 2018 (since when they were the first yacht to have officially registered for the event). All their cruising and racing have been done double-handed, with no extra crew save for Jasper and Misha, two beautiful half long haired Somali cats who looked well at home lounged out in Jonathan’s comfortable cockpit.

We look forward to seeing the four of you at this year’s Antigua Classics.

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photograph by jan hein

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Carriacou Camaraderie KIRSTY MORRISON

“There are good ships and wood ships and ships that sail the sea, but the best ships are friendships and may they always be!”

I’ve never really been one for toasts, I’d rather get down to the business of drinking, but this salutation always resonates.

Many of my friendships have come about through a shared love of wooden ships and, in particular, some sturdy little vessels from an island in the Grenadines. Built by hand on the beaches of Windward, they are known simply as Carriacou sloops. During its heyday, in the 1800s, Carriacou launched more sloops and schooners than anywhere else in the Caribbean. ‘Is boatbuilding you want; is Carriacou you going’, used to be the word in the rum shops. The trade is thought to have been introduced by shipwrecked Scotsmen whose names still survive on the island today.

Since my first Antigua Classic Regatta, eleven years ago, I have been lucky enough to race on four of these lively vessels. Each one has its own character, as do their crew; the friendships created have been steadfast. The reach of the Carriacou family stretches so far that a few years ago, two crew from one sloop I raced met up in New Zealand.

Last summer I dined with three different sloop owners up in New England. The Carriacou camaraderie is strong, and its roots lie within hand sawn timber frames.

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During a moonless night watch on my first ocean crossing (on a grander type of a wood ship) I dreamt of a pink sloop crewed by girls in matching bikinis. A year later, while running a charter in the Grenadines, I came across her sitting alone off the aptly named Palm Island. I set the long eyes on her and read her name. That first sighting of Pink Lady led to a year of negotiations, a rushed refit and a heroic (some may say foolhardy) delivery from Carriacou to Antigua just in time for the Classic Regatta of 2010. The 1975 Ellis McLawrence built boat was filled with ten spirited ladies who would come to grace the cover of many a yachting magazine in their pink bikinis. We may not have won but we certainly caused a splash. What particularly warms my heart is that I still see young girls I know wearing their Pink Lady hats with pride, keeping the dream alive.

Whilst down in Carriacou working on the pink vessel, I met Dave Goldhill, an American who has graced the Windward shores for some 30 years. I spent an afternoon perched on the deck beams of what would become Dave’s 32ft sloop, sharing stories with him and the shipwright, Bernard Compton. New Moon, named for the tradition of

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opposite:

Pink Lady at the 2010 Antigua Classics. above: Free in St Barth under construction on the beach at Windward. right: Blue Moon at the Antigua Classics in 2011. below: Free in St Barth at the 2017 Antigua Classics. cutting the timbers during that phase, was launched in July 2010, fittingly just as the sun and the moon aligned. I was honoured to be asked by Dave to drive his new boat in Antigua the following year. We had a charter crew on board along with Cal Enoe, whose father Alwyn was the builder of Alexis Andrews’ sloop Genesis. New Moon was crowned for her good looks in the Concours D’Elégance.

Finding myself without a ride a few years later I was thrilled to discover that my friend, Mary Wilkinson, had chartered Ocean Nomad, a Carriacou vessel built by Zepherin MacLaren in 1987. Not only was she looking for crew but two of my great sailing amigos were going to be racing too, one of whom, Steve White, is himself the creator of some very fine wood ships. None of us had ever raced together, despite our nautical friendships, and the joining of these souls aboard this simple craft was an occasion so remarkable that I have a framed photograph of it on my wall.

In the winter of 2015 while cruising on my parents’ Whitby 42, I stopped into Windward to catch up with Dave Goldhill. Alwyn and his son Cal were building a new sloop for ‘a guy from St Barth’ and the next day we took a stroll along the beach to see it. She sat, bare framed, in 42ft of splendour leveled by the blue horizon. I finished my gig last winter just in time to fly in from the Bahamas to race Free in St Barth in Antigua Classics. Cal drove his creation hard and fast: one day we were the first boat in the entire fleet to cross the line. The ‘guy from St Barth’, Thierry de Badereau, could barely contain his excitement as we dueled for first place with Genesis, switching positions several times within a race. We were robbed of the victory by a slippery running backstay; this year Alexis may not be so lucky!

One of my Carriacou dreams has already come true.

I wonder if I will ever realize the other, of building my own sloop on the beach in Windward and adding to this remarkable family of which I am thankful to be a part.

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photograph by tim wright

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A natural: Sir Franklyn Braithwaite goh GILLY GOBINET

Franklyn grew up in the Falmouth Harbour here in Antigua where he first sailed on his homemade raft aged nine: it was the natural thing to do at the time! And as it turned out, he was also a natural at sailing…

He honed his skills on Sailfish, Sunfish and 12ft Mirror dinghies (assembled from a kit from the UK, with just a main and jib) and went on to become a Caribbean Laser champion and notably represented Antigua at the 1992 Olympics in the Finn class.

By then he was also sailing on bigger boats in Antigua Sailing Week (ASW). His first experience with classic yachts was on Stormy Weather when there was still a classics class in ASW. Since then, as well as racing in ASW almost every year, he has also taken part in nearly every Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta (ACYR).

The ACYR is definitely a Gentleman’s Race, says Franklyn.

It’s more laid-back and not as intense as ASW, but still focuses on serious racing. Its smaller numbers have forged a certain intimacy between participants over the years; many friendships have been formed and many return year after year. Even the way in which the boats are docked has created an ambience that is uniquely different from any other regatta he has experienced: schooners in one place, spirit of tradition in another, vintage with its own niche and, of course, the famous noisy, brash but utterly irresistible Carriacou Corner.

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Even the social activities are classically traditional – such as the gig racing and cream teas – and cross every social barrier.

Franklyn remembers that the most fun he ever had was on Alexis Andrews’ Carriacou sloop Summer Wind in an early Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta. In later editions, he sailed on such stunning classic yachts as Elena, Eleanora and sleek spirit of tradition beauties such as Rebecca and Spirit of Rani. In 2016 and 2017 he had a wonderful time on the magnificent schooner Columbia.

Given the choice, he would always pick a Carriacou sloop to crew on, but speed and business commitments now influence his choice: the faster the boat, the quicker he gets back to his job: making and repairing sails. Bored with school, he left quite young and signed on as an apprentice at Antigua sails. Further training at Banks sails, UK (still ongoing!) has established A & F Sails (formed with his brother Adolphus in 1982) as an essential component of any Antiguan regatta.

Having made the conscious decision a few years back to take part in all regattas in Antigua, he is also a regular at the Superyacht Regatta and has sailed in the RORC Caribbean 600 three times at the time of writing. Franklyn’s ambition

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in the C600 is to race on a boat that gets him back home in 24 hours!

Because of his passion for sailing, Franklyn also plays a very active role in the local sailing community: Chairman of the Antigua and Barbuda Marine Association, Vice-President of the Antigua Sailing Association, Director on the Board of Antigua Sailing Week, and of course, Commodore of the Antigua Yacht Club since 2015.

And as if all this were not enough, Franklyn recently joined a group of parents of children with special needs, which includes his own daughter. Their aim is twofold: to create a better awareness for other, similar parents in Antigua of the possibilities for greater independence for themselves and their children and secondly, to demonstrate how sailing is one such way to make this possible. Also President of the Adele School for Special Needs PTA, Franklyn is keen both to remove the stigma often still associated with such conditions and to encourage the children to take part in the ‘Sailability Programme’ at Antigua’s National Sailing Academy.

This is aimed at assisting children and adults with all levels of ability to sail. A recent example is the annual Bart’s Bash, a fun regatta that takes place simultaneously worldwide and is aimed at raising funds for disabled sailing globally.

Meanwhile Franklyn does not envisage stopping sailing and racing at any time in the near future. Sailing is one of the few sports that can be practised at any age – and what better place to do it than Antigua! And what more enjoyable regatta to race in than the Antigua Classics!

opposite: Franklyn

and his daughter participating in the

Barts Bash. above: Kindred

spirits: sail-makers Franklyn of A&F Sails, Antigua (on the left) and Sandy McMillan of North Sails Atlantic. below: Crewing

on Columbia in 2017.

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California Girl: Janley

As the 2012 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta (ACYR) Parade of Sail swept by, Cameron Fraser sat at Fort Berkely, eyeing the wooden wonders below. “That’s it,” he announced to his wife. “We’ve put the kids through school; it’s our turn to get involved.”

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TEXT AND IMAGES BY JAN HEIN

And with that, he went looking for the perfect boat. His list of prerequisites was concise: condition, price and it must be wood. Starting the search locally and expanding throughout the islands, options surfaced and sank, until a friend suggested he look at one in Florida.

And there he found Janley, a Kettenburg PCC, 46ft 4ins, built in 1948 of steam bent oak frames and Douglas fir planking. Her sleek lines eclipsed obvious issues so an offer was made, ultimately accepted, and Fraser owned a boat - a long way from home. A ship was summoned to carry it to St. Thomas and Fraser took it from there.

He and a crew met Janley with safety gear and courage, then set off upwind.

Working for three days, the boat opened up and by the time they reached Antigua, he knew just what to do.

Janley was placed in the care of Woodstock Boatbuilders. Wood doctors Andrew Robinson and Jim Child both found the boat alluring but upon closer inspection, knew she would need serious repair. Child recounted, “It looked lovely from the water but we were pretty horrified when we looked in the bilge.”

Fraser joked, “She had checked frames - repaired with sisters and cousins second cousins...!”

The job unfolded when they removed the garboard and first six planks.

Woodstock worked on her for 18 months at North Sound Marina before trucking the boat to their own yard in Falmouth. Frames, floors and floor bolts were replaced along with a new transom, rudder, stem head, boom, cockpit combings, cockpit floor and all the seams were splined. “The interior’s been a process,” Child said. “Some new, some original.”The list of what was solid was brief: “The keel was pretty good. And the mast,” he added with a smile. “Nicely done!”

Janley went back to North Sound Marina for painting and launching, and with a new suit of sails, Fraser sailed her to Falmouth Harbour, just in time for the 2016 Antigua Classic Regatta.

Racing is what PCCs are known for, earning them the nickname ‘The Greyhounds of the Seas,’ when they first hit the waters of San Diego in 1946.

Twenty-five were built in all and through the years, they racked up wins on the west coast, including the Channel Islands Race, the Farallon Islands Race, British Columbia’s Swiftsure and the legendary 2,225 mile Transpac. Two travelled east by truck, eventually competing in the Newport-Bermuda Race and one made it to the UK for the Fastnet.

On the first day of the ACYR, with a crew Fraser describes as enthusiastic amateurs, “We took off so fast, we didn’t see anyone,” until they called the Committee Boat, hearing they’d earned line honours and first in class on corrected time. They were first again for the second race. After race three, they were so far ahead of the fleet that during the Parade of Sail, they were the only boat in sight.“We just wanted to go out and take part,” Fraser explained modestly. “But the races got better and better...”

The final race was a repeat of the first three so one can imagine Fraser’s anticipation as he stood before the trophy lined stage at the awards ceremony.

Janley easily took first in Vintage Class but when the announcer proclaimed her First Overall with the Mount Gay Rum Trophy, no one was more astounded or pleased than Cameron Fraser and her crew. They barely had time to catch their breath before the next surprise – Janley was the winner of the coveted Panerai Watch!

Woodstock owner, Andrew Robinson said, “I saw him three days after the prize giving. Fraser was on the boat – still in shock!”

Light winds for the 2016 ACYR were a nod to the California bred boat yet she doesn’t fear the Trade Winds between islands. “I’ve learned if the wind is getting up in this boat, reduce sail!” Fraser stated. “It has an extraordinary ability to point to windward – a lot of volume forward.”

Janley raced in the 2017 ACYR hoping for a repeat win, but winds hitting the low 20s coupled with agitated seas favored heavier contenders. Still, she placed a respectable second in a class of six and his crew relished every minute of it.

Restoring Janley consumed copious amounts of time, talent and money.

When asked if it might have been easier to buy new, Fraser assured, “I wanted to do the project. It’ a hobby – I can’t leave it alone. Tinkering brings as much joy as sailing. My wife says it’s an obsession I can discuss in public...!”

Long may you tinker, Cameron Fraser!

opposite top: Janley.

opposite below: Cameron

and wife Maggie Fraser with their Concours prize. above:The big, little boat! below left: Wendy Harris (jib), Rodney Dodd (main) and Ian Fraser (helm). below right: Geoffrey Pidduck.

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The Magnificent Mary Rose gilly gobinet

The last time the magnificent 1926 Herreshoff schooner Mary Rose underwent a complete refit, including a new rig, was in 1994. It took six years on the hard and 25000 man-hours to complete. Not being able to indulge his passion for sailing over such a long period did not suit current owner Gerald Rainer at all.

So in 2013, when the time came for more major changes, he entrusted Manfred Schweizer of Shipwright Services at North Sound Marina, Antigua, with all the restoration and maintenance work over a period of five years – in the off season only, so that Gerald could race in the Antigua Classics and continue sailing round the Caribbean in the yachting season.

The work targeted two main areas: the rig and the hull planking. The rig was removed each year, beginning with the main mast and followed by the foremast, during which more than 20 hard-wire hoop ends were changed to dynema and leather-stitched. However, first stripping the hull of its 15 years of antifoul was necessary before the need to replace any planks could be determined.

This long and arduous task eventually revealed that twelve planks of various lengths from the original build needed replacing. The wood used was Longleaf Pine, Pinus palustris,, usually commonly found in the south east of the USA. However, more recently, this wood had become so rare that it was not easy to obtain both the right quantity and quality. Eventually a perfect 50x2x3ft beam was located in a decommissioned 58

church in California. This was cut in half and sliced into twelve 20ft planking lengths and shipped to Antigua.

Most of the planking to be replaced was in the belly of the boat, in the bilge area.Although much had already been changed during previous refits, there was still planking in between that needed changing. This work was done over a period of four years with minimal invasive interior work, with fresh antifouling and repainting before the beginning of each yachting season. At the end of the season, Mary Rose would be hauled out again and the work would continue over the next six months period and so on until all the re-planking was completed.

Each replacement would involve carefully removing any object in the way and then putting it back as a section was finished, such as the port, starboard and centre fuel tanks,

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parts of the galley and the head. As well as Manfred himself, all the work was carried out by Antiguan shipwright Joe Gage and his assistant Poppy, with twins Arnold and Manny dealing with all the antifouling, painting and varnishing.

Varnishing in the tropics is a serious challenge and Mary Rose had been experiencing blistering but only in areas under the very covers designed to protect them from the sun.

This phenomenon did not occur when in the vast shed at North Sound Marina – only on the mooring or at the dock after several weeks of exposure to the sun. This apparent paradox was eventually solved by Gerald: he concluded that the heat of the sun on the covers caused condensation, which in turn was responsible for the blisters forming. Since he stopped using the “protective� covers, there has been no

top left: Removal

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of the anti-foul top centre: Determining the good and the bad planking exposed by twins Manny and Arnold. top right: Old hard-wire hoop. centre left: New leather-covered dynema hoop centre right: Gage and Poppy fitting a new plank. above left and right: Before and after.

further blistering in those areas previously affected.

Meanwhile the careful and meticulous maintenance and restoration of components of Mary Rose continues for six months of each year so that Gerald can indulge his passion for sailing this magnificent Herreshoff schooner, still alive and kicking since 1926 and with many more years to go.

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Tall Ships CLARE CUPPLES

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I’m a “Johnny Come Lately” to the Antigua Classics compared to those of you who have been organising/participating/following for upwards of 30 years…however….

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I first heard of the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta (ACYR) in Newport, RI in 2000 when I was First Officer on the British Barque Lord Nelson when we were participating in The Transatlantic Tall Ships Race. A delightful gentleman, Uli Preusse, came on board and invited us to take part in the Regatta, promising great sailing, azure seas and wonderful camaraderie: how could we possibly say no, even though, at that stage, I was a little hazy on even the exact position of Antigua?

Lord Nelson is one of two square-riggers run by The Jubilee Sailing Trust (JST), a UK charity providing “working holidays” for adults 16-90+ with full disabled access. This means that up to 50% of the crew can be disabled, including wheelchair users, and everyone gets involved with the sailing/running of the ships to the best of their ability.

In 2002 the other JST ship, Tenacious, was based for the first time in Nelson’s Dockyard in Antigua over the winter and so the relationship with Antigua began.

In 2004 the programming for Tenacious eventually meant that we could stay in Antigua until the end of April, at which point we were bound for another Tall ship Race from Bermuda. We would then sail up the East coast of the States, as opposed to having to get back across the pond for the European season. So we immediately signed up for Antigua Classics!

Uli, the Captain of Star Clipper, was the organiser of the Tall Ships Offshoot of the ACYR, where we were “racing” separately from the other competitors (send a square rigger down to Curtain Bluff and don’t expect it to sail back to Falmouth any time soon…like for ever!).

There were five vessels in our Class: the cruise ship Star Clipper, the British square-riggers Tenacious and Stavros S Niarchos, the 1937 three-masted Dutch gaff schooner Fleurtje and the Belgian Navy ketch Zenobe Gramme.

The week started with the judging of the Concours d’Elégance. On Tenacious most of the crew were ashore.The Captain, who was eventually persuaded to allow the judges on board, was amazed to win the award for the “boat most ready to go to sea”.The reason for this subsequently turned out to be that his Chief Officer, aka me, had experienced a mini mutiny and had neglected to harbour-stow the courses and topsails and had left them hanging in their gear!

For the next four days the Class “raced”, i.e. we rendezvoused off Falmouth, Uli said “Bang” on the radio, we all followed him on a reach out to an undetermined position, where we all wore ship and followed him back on a reach to wherever he had decided the “finish line” was to be! It will be of no surprise that Star Clipper won the Class.

The Tall Ships had their own separate Prize Giving, held after an afternoon of fun and frolics on Pigeon Beach.

Activities included a knot tying competition, a mini triathlon and my most memorable event, a tug-of-war, when I buried the wheel chairs up to their axils in the sand and told the “drivers” not to let go…we won! Tenacious was also the overall winner of The World Peace Trophy.

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Sadly, Uli died the following year and the Tall Ships Class of the ACYR faded away, as most of the boats that would qualify tend to have to leave the Caribbean sometime in March to get back to Europe/the States for the start of the summer season.

However, in 2017 we did have a Tall Ships Class again, with Chronos and Kairos sailing the same courses as the rest of the fleet.

There is no reason why we can’t develop the courses/races in the future to cater for any rig (maybe even with official starts/finishes!) and revive the extra special camaraderie of Tall Ships. We just need the competitors: we’ll do the rest, so please spread the word…The World Peace Trophy is waiting and Kairos and Chronos need some competition!

photograph by tim wright

opposite above:

Lord Nelson in the foreground and Tenacious in the background. opposite below: Tenacious above: Fleurtje and Star Clipper below: Stavros S Niarchos

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photographs by ted martin

Antiguan Ted Martin’s career as a photographer was entirely due to serendipity: he bought his first camera duty free in St Martin around 15 years ago, where he represented National Parks at a Cruise Ship Show. Upon his return, he decided to record for posterity the original sea wall at Nelson’s Dockyard and its subsequent refurbishment.

People would see him with his camera and asked him to take photos for them too.

What’s more, they offered to pay: could this be a business opportunity? Meanwhile, his interest in sailing prompted him to shoot the various regattas from land until the opportunity arose to shoot Antigua Sailing Week at close hand, from a boat.

He was hooked!

Ted decided that photography was what he really wanted to do in life and after 23 years with National Parks – who, though reluctant to lose him, were financially generous in their support, which enabled Ted to buy a bigger camera and other equipment.

With no formal training, Ted says that his success is largely thanks to the generosity of photographer Alexis Andrews, who always had the time to give him pointers and answer his endless questions. And the questions haven’t stopped! Ted abides by the maxims: “He who knoweth all, learneth no more” and “He who hath arrived, goeth no further”. And quite rightly so.

Ted’s modesty and his thirst for knowledge have made him the eminent photographer he is today. He has always had a passion for the Antigua classics: the yachts are all so beautiful and each is interesting in its own way. Elena (pictured here) is a prime example, Old Bob, a complete contrast, another is shooting Jamie Eno at the helm of the magnificent Saphaedra in the Single-Handed Race. We hope to see many more of Ted’s iconic images over the years… http://photofantasy.zenfolio.com/

MARINE PHOTOGRAPHER: Ted Martin Gilly Gobinet

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MARINE ARTIST: Maiwenn Beadle Gilly Gobinet

Disillusioned with trends on the art scene at the time of gaining her UK fine art degree, Maiwenn eventually found herself working in the yachting world and liking it. Earning various tickets along the way, by1993 she was able to buy the 18ft Alacrity, a converted lifeboat with no engines or electrics, and which was to be her home for the next six years.

Maiwenn’s first experience at the Antigua Classics was racing Alacrity single-handed throughout at a time when there was no shortened course alternative: she once finished a race at 9pm! In later years, she crewed on various Js, such as Shamrock and Velsheda – which she found amazing. And then she fell in love with Carriacou sloops, an affair that started on Tradition the year Frank Pearce brought her up from Carriacou and continues to this day.

In between sailing jobs, Maiwenn started to paint boats: her success inspired her to advertise specially commissioned marine watercolours. With over 60 commissions to her name, she feels that a painting of a boat is more personal than a photograph, as well as being the ideal gift for crews to present to owners or for owners themselves to commission.

She works closely with photographer Tim Wright, a friend of 15 years’ standing, going through thumbnails taken by Tim with prospective buyers before deciding on the best shot as subject for the painting.

Painting watercolours is not easy and painting watercolors of boats even less so: only an artist who truly knows boats can achieve this, and Maiwenn Beadle certainly fits the picture.

For more information, visit www.marinewatercolors.com

above: Blondie below left: Weather below centre:

edge: Velsheda and Ranger

12 Metre dropping kite.

below right: Luffing

up Velsheda and Endeavour

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photograph by ted martin

Classic Vehicle Rendezvous JANE COOMBS

Growing up I was lucky enough to be driven around in one or other of my father’s eclectic collection of classic cars, which included an Alvis Speed 20, Jaguar Mk11 and Austin Healey 3000. Needless to say, exquisite old cars have turned my head ever since. Most people were very surprised when I told them of my plan to include a Classic Vehicle Rendezvous in last year’s Regatta. “Really? Are there any on the island?”

Encouraged by a few I had seen while working in the prop department on a Malibu Rum shoot I decided to go searching in earnest, meeting some fascinating characters along the way and resulting in a collection of nine cars and two classic motorbikes for our inaugural event. The cars and bikes, set in the hub of a fan of classic sailing vessels amongst the Georgian buildings of historic Nelson’s Dockyard, were a truly winning combination.

The first enthusiast I met was John Hall, proud owner of a 1957 Jaguar MK1 and a 1973 MGB GT V8, which he drives on a regular basis. Happy to talk to me at length about his passion, he helped put me in touch with other petrol heads. I was helped enormously too by Homer Jacobs of Octane Signature, who introduced me to his uncle, John Jacobs, owner of a veritable treasure trove of cars that he hires out for events. He kindly

sent his 1980 Rolls Royce Corniche and 1989 Daimler DS420, both designs being unchanged since the 60s, for us to enjoy.

On the day I was delighted when Janice Ho turned up in her much loved 1984 VW Vanagon, Frankie Ferraz, who dazzled the crowd with his meticulously restored, yellow 1976 Chevrolet Corvette and Wayne Gruden, who created a stir on arrival with his growly black Chevrolet Impala 1965.

Enthusiast Bob Low kindly showed his 1960s style Chevrolet 1500 Sierra Classic truck in addition to his 1940s design Harley Davidson Heritage Softail motorbike, and was kept company

by Jason Beswick with his Yamaha 680 Dragster.

Concours prizes were generously donated by the Caribbean’s largest auto care retailer Automotive Art Hopefully our numbers will swell this year. I already have my eye on a 1957 Ford Fairlane, a 1969 Porsche 911T and a classic London Taxi and I can be very persuasive!

If anyone is interested in participating please call me on +1 (268)720 3926. top: 1989

Daimler and 1980 Rolls Royce.

bottom, anticlockwise from top left:1976

Chevrolet Corvette, 1960s design Chevrolet truck,1940s design Harley Davidson and Yamaha Dragster 1957 Jaguar MK1

photograph by ted martin

photograph by ted martin

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photograph by high octane signature via william simpson photography

Honouring our Heritage Lisa Nicholson

The Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta is a time when we gather to celebrate the vessels and nautical traditions of yesteryear, when life moved at a more deliberate pace. In honour of the 30th Anniversary last year, it was decided to mount an Exhibition of some of the photographs Desmond Nicholson had taken in the 1950s, when all the yachts were ‹classic› and private sailing activity was only just reviving after the trauma of the two World Wars.

The Nicholson family sailed out to the West Indies from Ireland in 1948 and arrived in Antigua in February 1949.They obtained permission from the Colonial Government to use some of the abandoned buildings in the Old Naval Dockyard at English Harbour, moored their 70ft schooner Mollyhawk alongside to refit her and thus began the saga of the creation of the yacht charter industry in the Caribbean. The Commander, having served at sea in both Wars, had nautical experience and naval connections, Desmond had a camera, Rodney had radio knowledge and their Mum was a sweet gracious lady, so they combined their skills and started to

welcome visitors to English Harbour.At about the same time a Society was formed to raise money for the restoration of some of the fine old Georgian buildings, so these two stirrings of energy brought new life to this unique protected little jewel of a harbour in a forgotten corner of Antigua.

Fortunately Desmond took an interest in photographing what was going on, so his ‘pastime’ now gives us a glimpse into Times Past, which was the title given to the Anniversary Exhibition. This was also the year in which the Dockyard finally received worldwide recognition as a UNESCOWorld Heritage Site, something that the National Parks Authority, Dr. Reg Murphy, Desmond Nicholson and many others had worked for years to secure.That made the Exhibition even more timely, and these precious early photographs of the Dockyard being brought to life more pertinent. You are encouraged to visit the Copper and Lumber Store Hotel where they remain on permanent exhibit and see what it was like here sixty plus years ago. It has been quite an adventure thus far – long may it continue!

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photograph by cory silken

The Dream Boat Turning Back Time TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY JAN HEIN

The journey of the schooner, Columbia, began nearly a century ago on the drafting table of famed architect, William Starling Burgess. His challenge was to design a fishing vessel strong enough for the North Atlantic and swift enough to sail the catch home. She was built of timber and launched in 1923 at the Dana Story Shipyard in Essex, Massachusetts. Once rigged, a few sails were shackled on for a short but significant fishing season – time enough to qualify for the International Fisherman’s Race held that fall in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Captained by Ben Pine, Columbia was found to measure 141ft and was matched against the 161ft Canadian schooner, Bluenose under the command of Captain Angus Walters. The first contest was awarded to Bluenose but race two went to Columbia after a protest when Bluenose passed a mark the wrong way. Race three, the tiebreaker, never took place because Walters staged a counter-protest, blowing off to Lunenburg with the trophy onboard. So deep was the contention that the event was cancelled for seven years, leaving all to wonder which was the fastest boat?

Tragically, the question remains. During a storm on August 27, 1927, five vessels, including Columbia, went down with all hands in an area termed ‘the Graveyard of the Atlantic’.

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faded into history if not for the determination of ship builder, Brian D’Isernia.

D’Isernia started building when he couldn’t find a boat tough enough to suit his needs for Grand Banks fishing. One build followed another, including the Andrea Gail and the Hannah Boden, both made famous by the book, and later the film ‘The Perfect Storm’. These days, his company, Eastern Shipbuilding Group, (ESG), constructs tough commercial vessels, such as ferries, supply ships, fishing boats, tugs and fireboats. Through it all he held tight to a dream of one day building a replica of one of those lost schooners.

Columbia was chosen when he found her original blueprint drawings at the Essex Shipbuilding Museum in Massachusetts.

Those detailed plans were adapted for steel construction

by John W. Gilbert and Associates in Boston. She would be

ESG’s first yacht, so Project Manager Jake Stevens began by recruiting the perfect team of talent.

John Steele, founder of Lunenburg’s Covey Island Boatworks, was instrumental in the creation of the masts and booms, laminated with select Douglas fir. His son Dorian Steele and several other riggers produced a traditional rig – galvanised, tarred and Liverpool-spliced. Third-generation builder Arthur Dauphinee of Lunenburg built over 100 lignum vitae blocks, many covered with hand-stitched leather.

The 124ft mainmast and the 115ft foremast are capable of bearing more than 10,000sq ft of sail – a job that went to Lunenburg sailmaker Michelle Stephens. Tradition was only set aside for hydraulic winches, added to minimise crew.

On launch day, 23 August 2014, D’Isernia recounted to guests the journey of his dream and praised the team’s hard work and dedication. Mimi D’Isernia christened her ‘Columbia’ as she slipped effortlessly into the sea: the magnificent schooner was reborn!

The helm was handed to Captain Karl Joyner for sea trials, cory silken then on to premier at thephotograph Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show before a sail up the Potomac River for D’Isernia’s 50th Georgetown University reunion.The following summer they travelled back in time to where it all began, Columbia and crew setting off for Nova Scotia to sail beside Bluenose III. Many believed the question as to which was the fastest boat would finally be answered, but governmental regulations prevented Bluenose III from racing.The winds were missing the day they met but not the sentiment of the two boats, together again at last.

On the 88th anniversary of that original tragic storm,

Columbia sailed in a 35kn blow to Sable Island, where her ancestor had perished. A prayer was offered, a wreath dropped and all hands on deck stood in mournful silence.

Completing the voyage of remembrance, the crew paid a visit to Ben Pine’s grave, leaving behind a Columbia cap.

Intent to race, she took part in the Gloucester Schooner Festival, the Connecticut Maritime Heritage Festival then on to Antigua for the 2016 Classic Regatta. There were no trades that year, making it difficult photograph to moveby 228 tons jane coombs around the course, but the D’Isernia family had so much fun, they returned in 2017. With winds above 20 kn, Brian’s dreamboat was in her element and the lucky crew felt the power of her designer’s brilliance and deep admiration for those who fished from similar decks.

Last May, trophies packed away, Columbia sailed to Bermuda for the America’s Cup Superyacht Regatta, then to competitions in Nova Scotia and New England. The most extraordinary contest, still in the future, will involve her sister-ship hull and rig, awaiting an owner in the ESG yard.That race won’t answer the haunting question but it will be a celebration of the glory days of yacht design and the waning art of tradition. opposite above: Draining

off the excess. opposite below: Columbia in all her splendour. above left: Ruth Joyner, First Mate and wife of Captain Karl Joyner. above right: On the left, Dorian Steele, builder of Columbia’s two masts. below left: A lofty leg-up. below right: Working off the shore.

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2017

ENTRIES

NAME

LOD DESCRIPTION BUILT

VINTAGE CLASS VINTAGE CLASS A 1. Mariette of 1915 2. Mary Rose

130ft Gaff Rigged Topsail Schooner 54ft Herreshoff Schooner

1915 1926

VINTAGE CLASS B 1. Mariella 2. The Blue Peter 3. Latifa 4. Peter von Seestermuehe 5. Anne Marie

79ft Alfred Mylne Bermudan Yawl 65ft Alfred Mylne Cutter 70ft Yawl 59ft Henry Gruber Yawl 57ft Harris Bros Gaff Yawl

1938 1930 1936 1936 1911

VINTAGE CLASS C 1. Vagabundo 2. Janley 3. Guiding Light 4. Seefalke II 5. Tilly XV 6. Samsara

42ft German Frers 42 46ft George Kettenburg Fractional Rigged Sloop 36ft Gauntlet Cutter 41ft H Rasmussen Bermuda Sloop 39ft Sonderklasse Gaff Sloop 52ft Skagen Gaff Ketch

1945 1948 1936 1936 1912 1924

CLASSIC CLASS

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CLASSIC CLASS A 1. Adix 2. Spirit of Bermuda 3. Columbia

178ft Holgate 3 Masted Gaff Schooner 1983 85ft William Langdon 94 2006 141ft Starling-Burgess Gloucester Fishing Schooner 2014

CLASSIC CLASS B 1. Saphaedra 2. Jonathan

51ft Aage Nielson Ketch 60ft Sparkman & Stephens Sloop

1965 1962

CLASSIC CLASS C 1. Juno 65ft Nat Benjamin Gaff Schooner 2. Heron 52ft John Alden Gaff Schooner 3. Metani 52ft Staysail Schooner 4. Russamee 50ft Staysail Schooner 5. Spirit of Oysterhaven 65ft Schooner

2003 2003 1983 1972 1972

photograph by martha blanchfield

NAME

LOD DESCRIPTION BUILT

CLASSIC CLASS D 1. Musketeer of Sutton 2. Hera 3. Free Spirit 4. Stiletto 5. Samara T 6. Paloma VI

46ft Bermudan Yawl 43ft 8 KR Yawl 40ft Luders 27 32ft Kim Holman Sloop 38ft Gaff Rigged Cutter 32ft J.Alfonso Allende

1963 1951 1955 1961 2009 1964

TRADITIONAL CLASS 1. Genesis 2. Free in St. Barths 3. Sweetheart 4. Jambalaya 5. Zemi 6. Alice

42ft Alwyn Enoe Carriacou Sloop 2003 42ft Alwyn Enoe Carriacou Sloop 2015 36ft Zepharin McLaren Carriacou Sloop 1987 65ft Jassie Compton Windward Islands Schooner 2002 42ft Alwyn Enoe Carriacou Sloop 2010 35ft Heard 2000

SPIRIT OF TRADITION 1. Chloe Giselle 2. Wild Horses 3. Faiaoahe

65ft Sean Macmillan Spirit Yacht 76ft Joel White Sloop 66ft Ribadeau Dumas Cutter

2014 1998 2006

CLASSIC GRP CLASS CLASSIC GRP CLASS A 1. Frolic 44ft Luders Yawl 2. Petrana 50ft John Alden Ketch 3. Lazy Leg 40ft William Tripp Yawl

1967 1968 1969

CLASSIC GRP CLASS B 1. Iris J 30ft Bruce King Sloop 2. Ruffian 36ft Francis Kinney Sloop 3. Calypso 30ft John Alden Cutter

1965 1985 1978

TALL SHIPS

1. Chronos 2. Kairos

157ft Klaus Roder Staysail Ketch 109ft Klaus Roder Staysail Schooner

2013 2007

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Trophy Winners PANERAI TROPHY 2013 Sumurun 2014 Whitehawk 2015 Whitehawk 2016 Janley 2017 Mariella FIRST OVERALL Mount Gay Rum Trophy 2013 Sumurun 2014 Nazgul of Fordell 2015 Black Watch 2016 Janley 2017 Mariella FIRST OVERALL CLASSIC AND VINTAGE Wayfarer Marine Trophy 2013 Sumurun 2014 Whitehawk 2015 Whitehawk Lyman-Morse at Wayfarer Marine Trophy 2016 Janley 2017 Mariella

photograph by jan hein

SCHOONER CLASS Nicholson’s Caribbean Yacht Sales Trophy 2015 Mary Rose 2016 Mary Rose

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FIRST OVERALL TRADITIONAL CLASS Superyachts & Supermodels Trophy 2014 Genesis 2015 Genesis 2016 Zemi 2017 Genesis VINTAGE CLASS Stormy Weather Trophy 2014 Lily Maid 2015 Black Watch 2016 Janley 2017 Mariette CLASSIC CLASS Aschanti of Saba Trophy 2014 Whitehawk 2015 Whitehawk 2016 Heron 2017 Saphaedra CLASSIC GRP CLASS Hinckley Yacht Services Trophy 2013 Petrana 2014 Desiderata 2015 Petrana Antigua Boatbuilders and Carpentry Trophy 2016 Frolic 2017 Frolic

SPIRIT OF TRADITION CLASS – All Comers Ticonderoga Trophy 2013 Wild Horses 2014 Nazgul of Fordell 2015 Rebecca 2016 Wild Horses 2017 Chloe Giselle SPIRIT OF TRADITION CLASS – Spirit Yachts 2014 Nazgul of Fordell BEST ELAPSED TIME OVERALL Yachting World Trophy 2014 Whitehawk 2015 Elena 2016 Adix Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta 2017 Adix BEST ELAPSED TIME SCHOONER CLASS Beken of Cowes Trophy 2013 Seljm 2014 Juno 2015 Elena 2016 Adix 2017 Adix

BEST ELAPSED TIME TRADITIONAL CLASS The Kenny Coombs Memorial Trophy 2014 Genesis 2015 Genesis 2016 Genesis 2017 Genesis BEST ELAPSED TIME VINTAGE CLASS Archibald Reid Trophy 2014 Mariella 2015 Atrevida 2016 The Blue Peter 2017 Mariette BEST ELAPSED TIME CLASSIC CLASS Antigua Slipway Trophy 2014 Whitehawk 2015 Elena 2016 Adix 2017 Adix BEST ELAPSED TIME SPIRIT OF TRADITION CLASS Antigua Sails Trophy 2014 Rebecca 2015 Rebecca 2016 Wild Horses 2017 Wild Horses

Trophy Winners BEST ELAPSED TIME GRP CLASS Sunshine Trophy 2014 Desiderata 2015 Desiderata 2016 Frolic 2017 Frolic BEST PERFORMANCE

BY A LOCAL YACHT A & F Sails Trophy 2014 Mariella 2015 Mary Rose 2016 Frolic 2017 Mariella SMALLEST CLASSIC Ann Wallis White Trophy 2014 Springtide 2015 Lorema 2016 Paloma VI 2017 Calypso LARGEST CLASSIC Ann Wallis White Trophy 2013 Kairos 2014 Chronos 2015 Chronos 2016 Adix 2017 Adix

OLDEST CLASSIC Marine Power Services Trophy 2014 Coral of Cowes 2015 Coral of Cowes 2016 Charm III 2017 Anne Marie SPIRIT OF THE REGATTA Seahorse Studios Trophy 2013 Angus Davis 2014 Rainbow 2015 Windjammer 2016 Island Swift 2017 Faiaoahe BEST CHARTER YACHT Nicholson Yacht Charters Trophy 2015 Whitehawk 2016 The Blue Peter MOST RESTORED YACHT Woodstock Trophy 2014 Adventuress 2015 Seefalke II 2016 Janley 2017 Free Spirit

BEST PERFORMANCE GAFF RIGGED YACHT Dunlin Trophy 2014 Coral of Cowes 2015 Elena 2016 Genesis 2017 Adix SHORTENED COURSE Comfort Zone Trophy 2014 Lilly Bolero 2015 Sally B 2016 Sorca 2017 Samsara MOST PHOTOGENIC YACHT Den Phillips Trophy 2014 Grayhound 2015 Sweetheart 2016 Columbia 2017 Columbia SINGLE-HANDED RACE Carib Bean Coffee Cup 2015 Small Boat: Frolic Large Boat: Saphaedra 2016 Small boats: Lorema

Large boats: Sorca

Spirit of Tradition:

Free Spirit 2017 Small boats: Saphaedra

Large boats: Stiletto

BEST DRESSED CREW Tree House Body Shop Trophy 2009 Veracity 2010 Old Bob 2011 Alert Jane’s Yacht Services Trophy 2014 Lilly Bolero 2015 Dragonera 2016 Desiderata Tree House Body Shop Trophy 2017 Samsara VOTED MOST RESPECTED YACHT BY REGATTA PARTICIPANTS John Leader Trophy 2014 Grayhound 2015 Coral of Cowes 2016 Columbia 2017 Spirit of Bermuda BEST YOUNG SAILOR OF THE YEAR FitzRoy Trophy 2015 Leo Goolding 2016 Aaron Ashton 2017 Courtney Coos MOST BEAUTIFUL SPIRIT OF TRADITION YACHT Pendennis Trophy 2017 Chloe Giselle

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The Antigua Yacht Club presents the 32nd Annual

photograph by onne van der wal

17th–23rd APRIL 2019

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