Axxess Marine Sponsors AYC Junior Sailor, Giles de Jager

Posted: Mar 25, 2019
Axxess Marine Community

Axxess Marine proudly Sponsors Antigua Yacht Club (AYC) Junior Sailor, Giles de Jager, who will be reporting on events in and around the Caribbean this season.  To kick off the series, Giles reports on the 29th Annual Schoelcher Regatta in Martinique. One of the oldest and best attended of the Caribbean’s dinghy regattas, the Schoelcher International Sailing Week is organized by Martinique’s Cercle Nautique de Schoelcher.   Congratulations to Giles and the AYC Team on their success at the event!

Giles de Jager, AYC Junior Sailor, reporting from Schoelcher International Sailing Week - Martinique

My time spent in the 29th annual Martinique Schoelcher regatta was amazing. The people there were kind, welcoming and the wind conditions were not disappointing in the slightest. We were experiencing an average 25 knots of wind during the entire Regatta.

The waves were the ideal height to just roll the boat over them and continue with the same speed. My opponents were all very experienced and it was no easy task coming 4th out of 35. I am very proud to represent AXXESS Marine.

Giles de Jager

Click here to see more results from Schoelcher International Sailing Week

Stay tuned for more reports from Giles, who will be competing in events throughout the 2019 season.

 

For more information on the Antigua Yacht Club Junior Sailing Program, the spring semester begins May 9th, and is taught by Karl James, OLY (Two-Time Olympian – Laser Class)

Read more about Axxess Marine community efforts in Sint Maarten and Antigua.

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