Heating Up at Antigua Sailing Week

On the third day of Antigua Sailing Week, the warm trade winds continued to build, with a south easterly gradient breeze that reached up to 15 knots.

Squall activity in the morning caused some big shifts, mixing it up for the 88 boat international fleet.

The CSA Racing Classes competed on short and intense windward leeward courses off Windward Beach. Sir Hugh Bailey’s Farr 45 Rebel had a great day with two victories in CSA 1, moving up in the big boat rankings to just three points off the lead after a win by Woody Cullen’s Swan 58 Wavewalker.

It was a close race in CSA 3, with Chris Wood’s Swan 48 Assuage and Michel Ngo’s J/133 Credit Mutuel Jivaro tying for first after CSA time correction.

Congratulations to all of the provisional Class Winners on Citizenship By Investment Unit Race Day: Rebel, Wavewalker, Sang Neuf, Clippers Ship Doub 6, Pepsi Zéro–Montebello, Assuage, Credit Mutuel Jivaro, McFly on El Ocaso, Strada Geothermal Escapado, Caccia alla Volpe, Madness, Jigsaw, Absolute Properties Blue Peter, Braque-KH+P, Lunatic Fringe Island Time, Nevis KH+P, Noble KH+P, Jabberwock, and Donna.

On the Rendezvous Course, the Bareboats enjoyed a course featuring the deep water mark Old Road. The Maxi Club Class had a stunning coastal course including Curtains, the closest mark to the spectacular Cades Reef. Today’s race victory in CSA Club Class Max went to Thierry Bergerault’s XP-50 Madness.

However, Two Swan 65s are battling it out at the top of the class. Matthias Maus’ Alpha Centauri of London and Juerg Schneider’s Saida are both from the design board of Sparkman & Stephens and were launched in 1973.

Saida leads the CSA Club Class Max by two points from Alpha Centauri of London.

In the CSA Club Class Modern, Sebastian Gylling’s Swan 51 Eira leads the class, but Ian Galbraith’s Oyster 53 Jigsaw was today’s race winner, pushing Jigsaw up to second for the regatta on countback from Jon Constantine’s Feeling 39 Imagine of Falmouth.

Germaine Williams’ Harmony 52 Sao Jorge is also in the mix in fourth.

In the One Design Bareboat 3 Class, Helmut Haas’ Dufour 460 Nevis KH+P leads the class, but a fourth place today has reduced their advantage.

Alex Pfeiffer racing Dufour 460 Culebra KH+P is only two points behind the leader. Dobler Ulrich’s Dufour 460 Albatross KH+P is third.