Antigua Sailing Week

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Antigua Sailing Week
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Impression of the Antigua Sailing Week 2012
Location Antigua and Barbuda
Event typeRegatta
Established1967
Official site www.sailingweek.com

Antigua Sailing Week is a week long yacht regatta held in the waters off English Harbour, St Pauls Antigua. It is one of Antigua's most notable events. [1] Founded in 1967, [2] it is cited as one of the top regattas in the world with 100 yachts, 1500 participants and 5000 spectators on average annually. At its heyday, the event attracted an average 150-200 yachts [3] In 2019 the regatta was held between 27 April and 3 May and the 2020 saw the first ever cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019, 24 countries were represented at the regatta. There are five main races held, including the English Harbour race, [2] and at the end of the week the event finishes with an official prize-giving ceremony presided by the Governor-General. [4] [5]

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