Antigua Sailing Week (ASW) is delighted to announce the return of Virgin Atlantic as the Transatlantic Airline sponsor of the 2022 event. The return to travel after the lengthy hiatus has presented a renewed interest in Caribbean destinations for sport tourism […]
Antiguan and Barbudan helicopter service, CalvinAir Helicopters, joins a growing list of local corporate supporters as the newest sponsor of Antigua Sailing Week (ASW) 2022. Founded in 2019, CalvinAir Helicopters offers the best in aerial tour experiences & helicopter charters […]
Antigua Sailing Week is thrilled to announce the launch of the 2022 School Art Competition sponsored by Harper’s Office Depot. The School Art competition which has run every year since 1968, is a simple and effective way to engage the interest of the nation’s next generation of leaders about this national sporting and tourism event. And it can also be used to educate young people around the buzz […]
Antigua Sailing Week (ASW) is excited to announce their new relationship with BVI Yacht Sales as an Official Sponsor of the 2022 regatta. “We are thrilled to be a sponsor of the 2022 edition of Antigua Sailing Week ,” says […]
We are so excited to introduce the Sport Boat Class for 2022. Sport Boats are lightweight race boats under 30 feet with lots of sail area to propel them at phenomenal off-the-wind speeds of up to 20 knots. Over the […]
The organizers of Antigua Sailing Week (ASW) announce their online fundraising auction starting December 13th and running for a period of 7 days until December 20th, just in time for the gift giving season. A non-profit national event, the organization […]
With less than five months to the start of Antigua Sailing Week, over 60 boats are already on the scratch sheet including monohulls and multihulls. A huge variety of sailors from around the world are relishing a grand return to action at […]
Following on from their multi-event Mediterranean Inshore and Offshore Challenges, the International Maxi Association (IMA) is to hold its first series in the Caribbean in 2022. The IMA Caribbean Maxi Challenge is open to all maxi yachts of 60+ft LOA. […]
For over 50 years the staging of Antigua Sailing Week as a tourism product and as a mainstay on the local social calendar has facilitated economic activity in excesses of $7 million USD per year. The inevitable 2 year cancellation […]
The Notice of Race for the 2022 edition of the Peters & May Round Antigua Race is now available. The race, a prelude to Antigua Sailing Week (ASW), is an independently scored one-day yacht race around the island of Antigua attracting over […]
In anticipation of significant demand for the 2022 event, we highly recommend participants and spectators, who have already decided to attend, look into booking their Covid-19 certified accommodation extra early. While most hotels & villas are no more than 30 minutes away from the […]
The Antigua Sailing Week Committee invite you to compete in the 53rd edition of Antigua Sailing Week (ASW) with the release of the official Notice of Race. Plans for 2022 progress as organisers work to host an exciting and responsible regatta that will adhere to global guidance […]
MEET CAROL FROM ANTIGUA HER DAY AT A GLIMPSE As the media room coordinator, she was tasked with ensuring photographers got off okay to take their shots to ensuring that content circulated to capture interest in the event. Assisting with […]
Sailing Week Antigua Team are happy to announce last weeks conclusion of the 2021 year with the end of the fundraising auction which included of some of the most remarkable activities available in Antigua & Barbuda year round – on […]
Last week a large number of the worldwide eSailing community took to the virtual waters to participate in the virtual Antigua Sailing Week in an effort to be the winner of the premier challenge in the newly launched Antigua & Barbuda […]
With a continued focus from international organisations on promoting gender equality around the world, Antigua Sailing Week (A.S.W.) has worked with the Antigua and Barbuda Sailing Association (A.B.S.A) and the Antigua and Barbuda Marine Association (A.B.M.A.) to pioneer a mentorship […]
Susan Elliot Beatty started sailing competitively in North America over 25 years ago, first in J24s. For over 15 years she managed the bow for a predominantly all female J105 race team. To this day, the woman who skippered throughout […]
Paola Vittoria is 60 years old and has sailed since a very young age. She represented Antigua and Barbuda at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, in the Star Sailing Class. She was dinghy fleet captain at the Antigua Yacht […]
22-year-old Junella King started her sail training at the National Sailing Academy and went on to becoming an RYA accredited instructor and obtaining her RYA Day skipper certification. She is a competitive sailor and passionate about teaching people to learn […]
