Event· Barbados· Windward Islands
Mount Gay Round Barbados Race
13° 4.9′ N · 59° 36.6′ W · approximate
A 60-nm race around the island, first sailed by five trading schooners on January 1, 1936, and now held on Errol Barrow Day (January 21). Records fall in the Atlantic beat round North Point, and record-breakers win their skipper's weight in rum.
Practical
Position is the Barbados Cruising Club start/finish base from OpenStreetMap (approx). Organised by the Barbados Cruising Club with Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. and Mount Gay (Visit Barbados). Course: from Carlisle Bay, past the Deep Water Harbour, about 20 miles up the west coast, round the north end (about 7 rough Atlantic miles), 20 miles down the east coast, then about 18 miles downwind along the south coast to the finish round Needham's Point. The 2016 MOD70 record was 2 hours 37 minutes 38 seconds. Spectators watch from the yacht clubs and from North Point. Visiting yachts can enter; check rating requirements (CSA) and the current notice of race.
Best for
Racing or watching Barbados's signature regatta
Season
January (Errol Barrow Day, Jan 21)
Nearby
- Barbados Cruising ClubRight here
- Cuzz's Fish Shack (Pebbles Beach)Right here
- Pebbles Beach (Garrison)Right here
- Barbados Sailing Week0.1 NM away
- Barbados Yacht Club0.1 NM away
- Bridgetown Chandleries and Repair Yards0.1 NM away
- Jerry-Can Fuel opposite the Yacht Club0.1 NM away
- Carlisle Bay Marine Park Wrecks0.2 NM away