Yachting around Antigua

Antigua is a tropical paradise located in the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean, with cooling tradewinds ensuring the weather in is perfect for the sailing events which rank top in both the Caribbean and the World each year.

Antigua is one of the top holiday and vacation destinations in the world, with superb beaches, hotels, private accommodation, a vibrant culture, excellent restaurants and nightlife and a huge choice of tours and excursions.

Temperatures generally range from the mid-seventies in the winter to the mid-eighties in the summer. Annual rainfall averages only 45 inches, making it the sunniest of the Eastern Caribbean Islands, and the northeast trade winds are nearly constant, flagging only in September. Low humidity year-round.

Antigua, the largest of the English-speaking Leeward Islands, is about 14 miles long and 11 miles wide, encompassing 108 square miles. Its highest point is Boggy Peak (1319 ft.), located in the southwestern corner of the island. Barbuda, a flat coral island with an area of only 68 square miles, lies approximately 30 miles due north. The nation also includes the tiny (0.6 square mile) uninhabited island of Redonda, now a nature preserve. The current population for the nation is approximately 68,000 and its capital is St. John's on Antigua.