6 May 2012
El Ocaso win The Lord Nelson Trophy
Best Overall Performance at Antigua Sailing Week
El Ocaso crew receiving the Lord Nelson Trophy from Governor General--Louise Agnetha
Lake-Tack Photo by Ted Martin/photofantasyantigua
At the Final Awards Ceremony in Nelson's Dockyard, Richard Wesslund's J/120 El Ocaso
was awarded the Lord Nelson Trophy for the best overall performance of any yacht
during Antigua Sailing Week 2012.
El Ocaso scored seven straight wins in CSA 4 but it was far from easy. Most of the
races were decided by less than a minute and on several occasion just a few seconds.
El Ocaso is based in Florida but the crew comes from all over the Untied States;
San Francisco, Nevada, Wisconsin and Florida. El Ocaso has had a fantastic Caribbean
season winning regattas in St. Martin, St.Thomas, BVI and finally Antigua.
"It has been our best season ever and winning The Lord Nelson Trophy really caps
it off," said El Ocaso's Richard Wesslund. "This has been the most competitive
regatta by far, we have been pushed hard in every race, often winning by just a
fraction of a second. Every year, the crew vote on the events we will compete in
and Antigua Sailing Week was top of the list. The race and shoreside management
has been absolutely first class, which is so important. I would like to offer my
congratulations to the management team of Antigua Sailing Week, they have put on
a fantastic event."
Chairman of Antigua Sailing Week's Regatta Organizing Committee, Kathy Lammers,
is keen to get the views of everybody who has been involved with the regatta:
"This is the second year of race management for the current Antigua Sailing Week
Regatta Organizing Committee and I'm confident that we're on the right track with
the direction we're moving in. The final awards ceremony was an excellent opportunity
to talk to many of the competitors and I am delighted to report that without exception,
everyone I spoke with was very positive about the changes we've made.
We realize that sailors come from far and wide and give up a lot of their leisure
time to be here so we are determined to deliver the best racing on the water combined
with enjoyable social events on shore when the day's racing is over. We would like
to receive feedback from as many people as possible about all aspects of Antigua
Sailing Week 2012 - not just the skippers and owners but everyone who participated
in any aspect of the event. We will be sending out an online feedback questionnaire
to everyone on our mailing list. If we don't get in touch with you, please contact
us by emailing: roc@sailingweek.com."
Save the date: 2013 Antigua Sailing Week will be held between 28 April - May 3.
Full results, video, race reports and images can be found at: www.sailingweek.com
Richard Westland and crew of El Ocaso celebrate their victory for best performaning
yacht at Antigua Sailing Week 2012 with Minister of Touris,, the Hon. John Maginley
Credit: Ted Martin/Photofantasyantigua.zenfolio.com
DAILY VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS:
Video highlights from the day's action on and off the water can be viewed on the
official Antigua Sailing Week website: http://www.youtube.com/user/AntiguaSWVideo
http://www.youtube.com/user/AntiguaSWVideo
Feel free to use the embed code to upload to your website
IMAGE GALLERY:
2012 Photo Galleries can be viewed at:
http://www.sailingweek.com/v3/photogalleries.php?gallery=122#content
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