New Home Port for Grenada Sailing Festival 2009

Created by sue. Last modified on 2008-12-09 18:21:36
Countries: Grenada

Grenada Sailing Festival: 30 January to 3 February 2009

For the first time in the sixteen years of the event, yachts taking part in the annual Grenada Sailing Festival will all be able to dock at a "Home Port" – the brand new Port Louis Marina by Camper & Nicholsons Marinas.

Camper & Nicholsons (C&N) is widely recognised as one of the oldest names in the yachting and marine business, and C&N Marinas has been associated with world-wide marina and waterfront development for over forty years. The company’s purchase and subsequent development of Port Louis in The Lagoon area of St. George’s, Grenada, provides the island with a new world-class marina facility and returns the area to being one of the most important centres for yachting in the Caribbean.

Clyde Rawls, General Manager C&N Port Louis Marina, commented: “We are extremely pleased to have become presentation partners of this important National event, and providing a central base for participating yachts. Steadily over the years the Grenada Sailing Festival has put the island back onto the map of international sailing. We believe that a partnership with Camper & Nicholsons, a name linked with quality and prestige, will result in even greater numbers of yachts heading for and staying in Grenada. We look forward to welcoming owners, skippers and crews to Port Louis in January and providing a taste of what is to come in the future.”

The Port Louis Grenada Sailing Festival & Digicel Work Boat Regatta will run from 30 January to 3 February and event organisers promise four days of challenging top quality racing. There are some changes planned in the schedule, including for the first time a full-fleet Pursuit Race, to make the sailing experience even better for yachts taking part. Next year also will be the first year that there will be racing classes under both CSA and IRC Rules.

The ever-popular After-Race Party scene will also have a new character thanks to the work of a planning group made up of event organisers and sponsors. Headed by Brian Sylvester, Bryden & Minors’ brand manager for Mount Gay, with key members Brenda Baptiste of Colombian Emeralds; Digicel’s Raelene Lazarus and Joslyn Smith of Heineken, expertise and advice is being pooled from many sources to make 2009 a Fun Festival to remember. New plans include a "Pirates of Calivigny" Party at the new Le Phare Bleu Marina and a return to the ever-popular Aquarium beachside restaurant for a "Taste of Spice" night. Prize presentations will have extra sparkle with Moet & Chandon champagne all the way.

Watch out for details on the Festival website, designed and managed by TSL Grenada Ltd., the official Internet Partner of the Festival.

For more information about booking dock space contact Danny Donelan at Port Louis Marina or call +1 (473) 435 7432.