More from the pages of SAILING MAGAZINE: April 2020

Shifting gears to cruising mode 

I never intended to pull a bait and switch. When my husband Barry and I invited avid racing friends to join us in the Caribbean, our intent was to compete in the Golden Rock Regatta­—a weeklong event that combines buoy racing with lively courses from island to island  in mid-November.

Barry looks toward St Barts, on a delightful reach aboard our Sunsail charter boat

On the agenda was a week of serious fun racing around St. Maarten, with exhilarating courses to St. Eustatius, St. Barts and Anguilla. But as the race dates approached, with sponsorship money dwindling in post-hurricane St. Maarten, the field fizzled. The Golden Rock Regatta had hit rock bottom, and the races were scrapped ... 

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