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Barbados – Sailing Around

On January 16th-24th of 2019, Barbados will be hosting Barbados Sailing Week.  This event is organized by Mount Gay, Barbados Cruising Club and Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc.
In the past, this event has had sailors from the UK, Poland, Grenada and Australia, just to mention a few.  The race around this beautiful island is about 70 plus miles, and this race is then followed by The Ocean Passage race to Antigua.

Note: 
http://www.barbadossailingweek.com/index.php/programme/the-programme-2019

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