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Antigua Classic Yacht Race

Also known as Classic yacht racing

Antigua Classic Yacht Race: photograph by Trappist the monk
Photo: Trappist the monk, CC BY 3.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Trim sails, read the wind and round the buoys in a race of large wooden classic yachts.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Antigua and Barbuda, United Kingdom.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Age of Contact and Craft (about 1500 to 1800), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of The Americas: Caribbean.

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