In 2025, Antigua Sailing Week was attended by two top end offshore racing yachts from very different times. Launched in 1974, the 79 foot Kialoa 3 was all conquering on the world stage for many years. Today Pyewacket 70, a modified Volvo 70, is one of the fastest 70 footers around. In this film we compare these two legends from different times. In an ironic twist, Ben Mitchell who currently races onboard Pyewacket, also used to race on Kialoa III , 50 years ago - including during the 1975 Sydney Hobart race where K3 set a record that stood for 21 years! We talk with Ben and with new K3 owner Lennart Davidson about the technical evolution in offshore racing yachts during the decades that separate them and about the custom courses provided by the ASW race committee to ensure great races for the big boat class this year. Archive footage thanks to Cruising Yacht Club of Australia @sailingweekantigua - @roddyacqua, @hainesfilms and @tidalpulsemedia

Catch the highlights of the week in the prizegiving video! Thank you to everyone who came and volunteered, sailed and partied, we hope to see you back here very soon! #antiguasailingweek #loveantiguabarbuda #racechasecelebrate #ASW2024 #ASW55 #antiguasailing #caribbeansailing #antiguaregattas #sailingreggata #sailinglife #travel #antigua #cruising @sailingweekantigua - @roddyacqua, @hainesfilms and @tidalpulsemedia 🎵 Music licensed from Lickd. The biggest mainstream and stock music platform for content creators. 24K Magic by Bruno Mars, https://lickd.lnk.to/eiR3B7ID!Roddy+A... License ID: DVkYMRwAkdg If you want to use music from famous artists, try Lickd to get track credits and unlimited stock music: https://go.lickd.co/Referral-Offer

Antigua, May 1, 2025: Today was all about the youth sailors at Antigua Sailing Week on Day 4 - Falmouth Ocean Club Y2K Race Day. Racing at this year’s Antigua Sailing Week is so close that one-third of the classes started the penultimate day with boats tied on points at the top of their respective leaderboards. Read the full Race Report HERE. https://sailingweek.com/overall-results-go-to-the-wire-at-antigua-sailing-week-falmouth-ocean-club-y2k-race-day/

Action at Pigeon Point Beach 2025

Antigua, April 28, 2025: Varied conditions tested teams at Antigua Sailing Week today across a range of wind strengths, with the big boats enjoying adrenaline-pumping speeds of 20 knots in the stronger gusts. In CSA Racing Class 2 Woody Cullen’s Swan 58 WaveWalker won both her races, including a victory in the second race by a scant 36 seconds over Don Terwilliger’s Beneteau First 47.7 Dauntless. Wayne Zittel X-Yachts XP50 DNR rounded out the podium in third. “We sail with a great mix of friends and family, as well as professional crew,” says Cullen’s wife Carolyn. “They’re amazing and the one thing that’s unique about them is they all coach. This was my first race taking the lead on jib trim – that’s thanks to the great crew and great coaching, with much of it from women.” Women form one third of the crew, including Carolyn and daughter Emma. In addition, Suzanne Leech, a double world champion sailor, is on board as navigator this week. “We have women from bow to stern,” says Carolyn. “I think that helps our crew work, communication and consistency. It’s really special. We work really hard to have safety first, fun and then win.” For full report go to https://sailingweek.com/tight-margins-define-racing-on-day-two-of-antigua-sailing-week-marina-resort-womens-race-day/

Catch-up on day 1 of racing from Antigua Sailing Week 2025. Antigua, April 27, 2025: The opening day of the main Antigua Sailing Week series served up glorious sailing conditions for nine classes racing in 12-16 knot tradewinds. A 40-mile course to Barbuda gave the biggest boats including, Pyewacket 70, the VO65s I Love Poland and Sisi, plus Adrian Lee’s HH66 catamaran Lee Overlay Partners III to stretch their legs, with the latter flying a hull off the start line. Competitors in CSA Racing Class 3 enjoyed super-close competition, with the top three boats separated by only 40 seconds on corrected time at the end of their first race. All three started close together, with double Olympic gold medallist Poul Høj Jensen’s Danish Blue closest to the pin end of the line, Sir Richard Matthews’ J/122 Team Oystercatcher, right on their windward quarter, and Steve Rigby’s El Ocaso just to windward.Competitors in CSA Racing Class 3 enjoyed super-close competition, with the top three boats separated by only 40 seconds on corrected time at the end of their first race. All three started close together, with double Olympic gold medallist Poul Høj Jensen’s Danish Blue closest to the pin end of the line, Sir Richard Matthews’ J/122 Team Oystercatcher, right on their windward quarter, and Steve Rigby’s El Ocaso just to windward. to find out more https://sailingweek.com/tight-racing-and-fun-on-shore-at-antigua-race-week-english-harbour-rum-race-day/

The Peters & May Round Antigua Race 2025 is the perfect way for any team to tune up for Antigua Sailing Week. Roy Disney’s Pyewacket 70 takes line honours after fierce battle with Lee Overlay Partners lll Two very different yachts proved to be almost perfectly matched for much of today’s challenging and memorable edition of this classic 50-mile course. Sailing with an all-star crew, Roy Disney’s turbocharged Volvo 70 Pyewacket took a narrow early lead along Antigua’s south-eastern coast. Nevertheless, it was not long before Adrian Lee’s high performance HH66 catamaran Lee Overlay Partners lll gained a slim advantage on the water. This duo then enjoyed a close tussle for more than half the race, including a fast reach across the north of the island, with both boats only a few hundred metres apart at speeds of 16-18 knots. Full Race update here https://sailingweek.com/peters-may-round-antigua-race-roy-disneys-pyewacket-70-takes-line-honours-after-fierce-battle-with-lee-overlay-partners-iii/

Rock up & Race with us for a memorable 6 days of racing, chasing & celebrating! April 26 - May 2, 2025 in heart of Caribbean Racing Antigua & Barbuda.

Catch the highlights of the week in the prizegiving video! Thank you to everyone who came and volunteered, sailed and partied, we hope to see you back here very soon! 🎥 / @roddyacquafilms9109 🎥 / Corinna Haines Multimedia Producer 🎥 / Chaso Media #antiguasailingweek #loveantiguabarbuda #racechasecelebrate #ASW2024 #ASW55 #antiguasailing #caribbeansailing #antiguaregattas #sailingreggata #sailinglife #travel #antigua #cruising 🎵 Music licensed from Lickd. The biggest mainstream and stock music platform for content creators Floating Through Space by Sia, David Guetta, https://lickd.lnk.to/YH51HaID!Roddy+Acquafilms License ID: mQ3JNy9v3ED Try Lickd FREE for 14 days for unlimited stock music and get 50% off your first mainstream track: https://app.lickd.co/r/f5b2264269f343fcbef4c38f17c8824f

Highlights from the fourth day of racing at Antigua Sailing Week, with an emphasis on Bareboats and the Dragon class. Interviews with Beth Fleisher from Southold YC, New York on Dragon ‘Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill” (USA) and Tim Ford from Poole, Dorset on Bareboat Braque - KH+P. 🎥 / @roddyacquafilms9109 🎥 / Corinna Haines Multimedia 🎥 / Chaso Media Services 🎥 / Jay Lewis Anu_Productions #antiguasailingweek #loveantiguabarbuda #racechasecelebrate #ASW2024 #ASW55 #antiguasailing #caribbeansailing #antiguaregattas #caribbeansailingassociation

Experience fun in sun with our wrap-up video of 2024 Lay Day activities on Pigeon Point Beach! 🎥 / Chaso_media 🎥 / Acqua Films 🎥 / Corinna Haine Multimedia Producer 🎵 / Kenne Blessin #antiguasailingweek #loveantiguabarbuda #racechasecelebrate #ASW2024 #ASW55 #antiguasailing #caribbeansailing #antiguaregattas #caribbeansailingassociation

Catch the highlights from Reggae in the Park, featuring headliner Sanchez, and artists including Kenne Blessin, Drastic, 1761 and DJs Exorcist and DJ Illist!

Racing at Antigua Sailing Week goes past the halfway mark on Day 3 for Citizenship By Investment Unit Race Day. The warm trade winds continued to build, with a south easterly gradient breeze piping up to 15 knots. Squall activity early in the day caused some big shifts, mixing it up for the 88 boat international fleet. © Acquafilms © Corinna Haines Multimedia #antiguasailingweek #loveantiguabarbuda #racechasecelebrate #ASW2024 #ASW55 #antiguasailing #caribbeansailing #antiguaregattas #caribbeansailingassociation

Catch-up on the wrap-up of the second edition of the Antigua Wingfoil Championship at Antigua Sailing Week. April 25 - April 27, 2024. #antiguasailingweek #loveantiguabarbuda #racechasecelebrate #ASW2024 #ASW55 #antiguasailing #caribbeansailing #antiguaregattas #caribbeansailingassociation #antiguawingfoilingchampionship #wingfoiling #wingfoil #northsails

Catch-up on today's actions, and listen to Y2K sailors, Jhana Parades and Belinda Gilbert talk about how the Y2k programme has inspired them! 🎥 / Acqua Films Antigua 🎥 / Corinna Haines Multimedia Producer #antiguasailingweek #loveantiguabarbuda #racechasecelebrate #ASW2024 #ASW55 #antiguasailing #caribbeansailing #antiguaregattas #caribbeansailingassociation

Catch-up on day 1 of racing from Antigua Sailing Week 2024! 🎥 / Acqua Films 🎥 / Haines Media #antiguasailingweek #loveantiguabarbuda #racechasecelebrate #ASW2024 #ASW55 #antiguasailing #caribbeansailing #antiguaregattas #caribbeansailingassociation

The Peters & May Round Antigua Race is the perfect way for any team to tune up for Antigua Sailing Week. Local boats are also welcome to enter, even if they are not racing at the famous regatta. Listen I to Race Manager, Jaime Torres, talk about what we can expect this week 🎥 / Acqua Films Antigua 🎥 / Haines Multimedia Producer

Apollo, the J 121 is sailing at around 8 knots up past the Indian mark, heading up to Jobo. Dawn Treader are also going well around the windward side of the Island! Meanwhile, in the Almost Round Antigua Race, the fleet are in the early stages of the race, experiencing 14 knots just south of east. Moonflower and Luna Rossa are beating up towards Green Island, before heading off on a fast reach in Atlantic Ocean conditions ⛵️🇦🇬 The race continues… #antiguasailingweek #antiguasailing #petersandmay #roundantiguarace #caribbeansailing @Petersandmay

The 55th edition of Antigua Sailing Week promises to be bigger and better. Let 2024 be your year to join us as a participant or a spectator - there's something for everyone!