Sailboat racing takes place at Barbados Yacht Club on weekends throughout the year. 

All forms of racing are conducted, including dinghy regattas, inshore races in Carlisle Bay and offshore races.

In addition, several of our local racing boats regularly participate in overseas regattas in the Caribbean islands of Bequia, Carriacou, Grenada, St. Martin and Tobago. Local dinghy sailors also compete in regional and international regattas.

Sailing Calendar

Dinghy Regattas will be held on March 19 and 26, April 9, May 14 and September 10. Barbados Yacht Club will be the venue for the 2006 Caribbean Dinghy Championships scheduled for August 12 and 13. The 2006 Barbados National Dinghy Championships will be held over the period September 17 to November 26, with a total of 40 races over 8 days.

Inshore racing will be held in Carlisle Bay. A Moonlight Madness Race will be held on Friday, February 2 and Friday, March 2 to take advantage of the full moon at that time. Inshore races will also take place on April 2, May 28, December 10 and December 17.

Offshore Regattas for keelboats include the following:  
      
         Blue Monkey Regatta/Escape Sunday, February 4
         Boatyard Regatta on March 10 and 11

• Lucky Horseshoe Regatta on March 25
• The Mount Gay/Boatyard Regatta on June 1 to 3
• The Harris Paints Regatta on June 16 and 17
• The Banks Beer Regatta on June 24

Sail Training

Barbados Yacht Club is the venue for sail training courses offered by the Barbados Sailing Association and Barbados Optimist Dinghy Association. These courses are for both adults and children and are held on weekends. These courses are five weeks in duration and commence on March 4, April 22, September 23 and November 4. In addition, there are sail training camps held during school vacations at Easter, Summer and Christmas.

Special Events

In 2006 there will be a number of special sailing events, including a West Coast Treasure Hunt on April 30, Dinghy Fun Day on May 1 and a Fundraising event for Children’s charities on May 7.

For more sailing events in Barbados, see the website of Barbados Sailing Association at www.sailbarbados.com.

View Barbados Yacht Club sailing calendar