Exploring Antigua
May 15, 2025
The sailing scene in Antigua is fantastic, but head to shore and check out this island’s history, stunning nature, and vibrant culture.
The sailing scene in Antigua is fantastic, but head to shore and check out this island’s history, stunning nature, and vibrant culture.
Antigua Sailing Week is happening now, and SAIL Managing Editor Lydia Mullan is on the water and in the big breeze to bring us a full report soon. Meantime, catch the action, from the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta to Antigua Sailing Week, in everything from historic wooden schooners to the latest greatest rockets.
It was an early alarm. My wife likes it loud, and loud it was. The clanging clanged my nerves. I was suddenly wide awake and,
A key British naval port since the early 18th century, Antigua has long been a favored destination for sailors. When I first visited the island
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Antigua hosts some of the world’s best regattas, so it’s no surprise that an “unofficial” around-the-island record exists. While practising for this year’s Caribbean 600 distance race, Lloyd Thornburg and his star-studded crew aboard Phaedo3, his new MOD70 trimaran, obliterated the previous record
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