Our time in Falmouth Harbour started off with a great Sunday night BBQ up on Shirley Heights, overlooking the harbour – this is a “must do” for any boaters visiting Antigua..
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| Falmouth Harbour in the background -English Harbour foreground |
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| Anchorage in English Harbour |
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| Awesome Steel Band at Shirley Heights |
Walking the docks before the boats head out to the race courses.. a lot of very busy crew members.
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| Flurry of activity pre-race |
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| When you go big ... this is how you attach the main halyard raise the sail! |
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| Warrior cockpit ... a machine |
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| One of the big boys - repacking the spinnaker on the dock |
We had the fortune to be able to watch a number of the starts and finishes of the races this week in Antigua. Each day we hiked up the hills overlooking the start lines as part of our early morning exercise routine … ugh … but well worth it!
Here are a number of pictures that we took… Enjoy…
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| Note the shredded genoa sail - not supposed to happen - racing over for them |
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| A little crowded at the start line |
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| Esprit du Corps from Quebec |
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| Even the goats wanted to get a better view of the races! |
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| The pink spi is one of the few Canadian boats entered |
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| Just flyin' |
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| Close battles |
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| Just about to run over the spi - not good!! Scooping for fish! |
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| Opps - this is not supposed to happen either |
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| The big boys rounding the mark |
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| The on water photographers |
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| A Farr 155' - Sojerne - spi up and pulling! |
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| Warrior - the first place boat |
Between races we fired off a few other pictures ...
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| This is Eric Clapton's home in Antigua - not a bad holiday spot! |
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| A cold beer and chill |
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| between races - a little chill on the beach |
Next stop is back to Jolly Harbour to start to prep Ambition for her summer storage.
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