Grenada
The 7th Annual Grenada Round-the-Island Race, presented by the Grenada South Coast Yacht Club (GSCYC), kicks off on March 13th on Grand Anse Beach,. In addition to the main race, this year's race hosts a ton of exciting water sports competitions including a youth boating exhibition and, brought back by popular demand, the Bath Tub Derby. The climax of the weekend activities will no doubt be the greeting of the crews after a long all day sail around the island followed by a huge post race ceremony, party and prize giving. Additionally, there will be a tribute to Peter Spronk's legacy which is hoped to raise funds for the first annual GSCYC's youth sailing scholarship.
A little history of the Grenada Round-the-Island Race:
Today's modern Grenada Round-the-Island Easter Regatta, as organized by the Grenada South Coast Yacht Club, has been a combination of three traditional sailing events in Grenada's sailing calendar, namely the Girl Pat Feeder Race, from Trinidad to Grenada, the Round-the-Island race & the Easter Regatta. With the predecessor to the modern round-the-island race first taking place in 1969, being held until 1971, when it was discontinued, then starting up again in 1990 and run intermittently until 1999, a group of sailing enthusiasts, revived this race in February 2002, when it was held as a single race.
The following year, 2003, saw the same group of young people aim higher with revival of Grenada's Easter Regatta, and its famous feeder race, the Girl Pat Race from Trinidad, blended with the hardened sailors' favorite the round-the-island race. The GSCYC was born that same year as the organizing body & host for the new Grenada Round-the-Island Easter Regatta.
For the past few years, these old sailing traditions, with a new twist, have challenged and entertained local, regional and international yachtsmen, who have visited the Grenada shores for the express purpose of partaking in this event.
For more information, check out.www.aroundgrenada.com
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