Antigua Sailing Week - Full blown action on day five

3:38 AM Fri 29 Apr 2011 GMT

'Antigua Sailing Week 2011. Race 4 - Antigua Sailing Week 2011' Tim Wright /Photoaction.com ? Click Here to view large photo

Antigua Sailing Week - A full blown easterly with trade winds touching 25 knots provided for some high speed thrilling action on the pristine blue waters along Antigua's leeward coastline. Foaming surf with waves breaking over two metres today was about staying under control, especially off Turtle Beach which was prone to gusts approaching 30 knots. Start Boat A boats stayed in the vicinity of English Harbour, whilst Start Boat B boats enjoyed a passage race to Jolly Harbour. Genuine Risk came past Turtle Beach like an express train, surfing through the spray at an alarming speed but Hugo Stenbeck's ...

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