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The Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Tall Ships World Peace Cup Competitions, have been held each year since 1988. The Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta has grown to a worldwide and world-class sailing event. Eligible vessels are invited each April to join the international fleet of yachts and tall ships competing in the waters off Antigua.
The goals of the regatta are to maintain classic and professional seamanship and to reach out to trainees, multinational crews and passengers of the world's great sailing ships to participate in friendly competition on Antigua's beaches and waters.
The accumulating point system leads to the award of 12 trophies and one overall. The overall "Tall Ships World Peace Cup" trohpy is a hand-blown crystal globe created by artisans in Newport RI, USA. The tall ships class was established in 1988 and has seen the likes of HMS Rose, Highlander Sea, Westward, Aquarius, Mandalay, Fleurtje, Bel Espoire, Sir R.B. Powell, Irene, Insulinde, Eye of the Wind, Stavros S. Niarchos, Tenacious, Zenobe Gramme, Sea Cloud and Star Clipper competing on the water off Antigua.
We are trying to get many of the other tall ships to Antigua as well. Antigua is the sailing centre of the West Indies and offers all the facilities a sailing vessel needs. The weather allows sail training to continue during the winter months when vessels based in Europe might normally be laid-up "waiting" for sunshine in May. Sailing in and out of Falmouth Harbor is always a great moment due to the perfect wind conditions straight at the mouth of the harbor. Docks and anchorages are available in and around Falmouth Harbor. You are cordially invited to participate each year in the middle of April in the TSWPC Competitions.
Tall Ships is a registered trade mark and service mark owned by ASTA.
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