The Antigua Sailing Week organizers don't have much luck really. Last year their title sponsor Allen Stanford dropped out weeks before the event, in a whirlwind fraud scandal that rocked the island. This year the infamous Icelandic volcano chose to erupt, jeopardising the ability of many crews to make it out here. But a bit of airspace mayhem wasn't enough to dent the growing enthusiasm for this, the 43rd running of an event considered the climax of Caribbean sailing calendar. Impressively, 120 boats have still showed up for registration.
Tomorrow (Saturday 24th April) was due to be the first day of all-class racing, but has been postponed to allow the remaining crews still delayed to arrive.

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