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by Jan Pehrson
For the past decade my sailing partner, Captain Ken, and I dove headfirst into the colorful chaos of Bahamian wooden sloop regattas. Sailing regattas have been held in the Bahamas for over 70 years, with the inaugural National Family Island Regatta taking place in April 1954 in Elizabeth Harbour, Exuma.

I shoot the regatta photos and tell the stories; Captain Ken makes friends with the boat builders. As he got to know this community, he realized that one of the major bottlenecks in wooden boatbuilding in The Bahamas is the lack of availability of tools and parts.

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“Winds of Emergence” is the first UDCT™ (Unique Digital Commemorative Token) collection, commemorating human collaboration through the artistry of sailing, design, and ancient cartography. Each piece merges Jan Pehrson’s original America’s Cup photography with conceptual design by Karen Earle Lile, layered over an Antonio Zatta 1777 world map.

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Bahamian Artist Charles Thompson: After studying fine art in New York City, Charles returned to his home in Abaco, Bahamas and produced paintings with Bahamian themes. This one is of B-Class Bahamian Wooden Racing Sloop Lonesome Dove racing in the 2025 Best of the Best Regatta in Nassau, and is derived from the photograph of Jan Pehrson. Artist Thompson, working in oils, “Bahamianized” Pehrson’s photo to make it POP! and show off the colors and light of the Bahamas.

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With more than 3,000 islands, cays and islets in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan Pehrson reports how traditional boating is alive and well in the Bahamas:

Unlike other wooden boat regattas in the world, the annual Best of the Best Regatta, sailed off Montague Beach in Nassau, The Bahamas, from December 3-9, continues to expand each year. This year, with 94 boats registered, it was the largest since the first Best of the Best in 2016.

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California Photographers Vie for Pantaenius Yacht Racing Image Award. Richmond Yacht Club sailor and photographer Jan Pehrson wrote to let us know she’s a contender in the Pantaenius Yacht Racing Image Award. Jan’s photograph of the 37th America’s Cup winners Team New Zealand in Barcelona, Spain, last year is a stunning capture.  Another West Coast photographer whose image is among the top 80 is Santa Barbara photographer Sharon Green.

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Richmond Yacht Club makes sailing donation in Exuma. Jan Pehrson makes the community connection, Richmond Yacht Club to Exuma. Richmond Yacht Club sailor and photographer Jan Pehrson, who was in the very first issue of Latitude 38 in April 1977, continues to build bridges and connect sailors.

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And that’s a wrap on a successful 2025 NWSA Conference! We had a wonderful time gaining knowledge, learning new skills and having fun. Thank you to all who attended, volunteered and/or sponsored this year’s event. Hope to see you at the next one! Check out photos below. 

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Kathy Sinnet, winner of BoatUS/NWSA Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award (Photo: © JanPehrson.com)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., June 9, 2025 – Since 1999, the BoatUS/NWSA Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award has recognized extraordinary women who have inspired, educated and enriched the lives of women through sailing. This year’s honoree, Kathy Sinnett of Daytona Beach, Florida, continues the tradition in epitomizing the exceptional skill, leadership, and dedication to promoting opportunities for women to embrace the joy and challenge of the sport of sailing.

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High-performance athletic apparel built for tropical living. Combining durability, style, and the thrill of tropical exploration. ISLANDER B was born out of the Bahamas' rich tradition in sailing, which is the country’s national sport. The brand is dedicated to providing the highest quality performance fabrics and apparel, designed for durability and long-lasting use in island environments. As a proud sponsor of sailboats in the Bahamas, ISLANDER B is deeply connected to the world of water sports and is committed to supporting athletes in their pursuits.

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UNIQUE But FAMILIAR: THE 69TH Annual National Family Island Regatta, sailed April 22-26 in George Town, Bahamas. Observations from the Outside

Article by Del Olsen, Photos by Jan Pehrson

I have much experience racing sailboats of many sizes in many settings, and much experience as a race organizer for national and international sailing events. This year I attended a Bahamian Wooden Sloop Regatta for the first time. These are my observations.

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Article by Del Olsen, Photos by Jan Pehrson
The first thing that strikes you about the 2025 National Family Island Regatta, sailed on Elizabeth Harbor in the Southern Exumas, is simply the venue. Crystal clear water that shames any swimming pool for its shades of teal and aquamarine blue. With a water temperature of 78°F and air temperature to match, and white sand beaches that make sugar blush, the venue is simply stunning.

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A huge thank you Jan Pehrson for capturing these amazing moments from the 69th Annual National Family Island Regatta! Jan, Your passion for sloop sailing shines through every one of your shots.

We’re grateful for your years of dedication to telling the story of our beloved sport through your lens!

View more amazing photos from past and future Regattas on her website at www.janpehrson.com

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One of a kind sailbags made in the Bahamas! Here's a little about this fantastic island.

Harbour Island, also known as Briland to local residents, is only three miles long by half a mile wide. It is home to Dunmore Town, a quaint village that is one of the oldest settlements in the Bahamas. The island’s hilly narrow streets are lined with pastel New England style houses. 

​The warm clear waters surrounding the island provide world-class fishing, diving and boating. Harbour Island’s famous Pink Sand Beach and colorful reefs provide picturesque swimming and snorkeling spots. Other island activities include bone-fishing, kiteboarding, deep-sea fishing, tennis, shopping, wind-surfing, shelling, kayaking, fine dining and shopping at Harbour Island Canvas of course!​

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We are thrilled to share a stunning collection of images captured during the recent Best of the Best Regatta, taken by the incredible photographer, Jan Pehrson!

Her keen eye for detail and ability to encapsulate the energy of the regatta brought the races to life in a way that truly does justice to the spectacle of sloop sailing.

From breathtaking shots of the boats gliding over the water to candid moments of the competitors, Jan’s photography captured the spirit of competition and the beauty of our sport.

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The Best of the Best Regatta draws wooden Bahamian racing sloops from the many far-flung islands of the Bahamas. This year’s regatta, the largest ever with more than 85 entries, was sailed off Montagu Beach in Nassau, The Bahamas, from December 5-8.

On the land, there is so much entertainment that many regatta goers don’t realize that sailboat racing is going on – they are there to party! On the water, inter island rivalries lead to fierce competition.

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Is the America’s Cup a futures influencer? Or just a billionaire’s playground and a big waste of money?  Some people feel the money spent around the America’s Cup should be better spent helping humanity instead of on sailboat racing. But let’s consider an America’s Cup cost/benefit analysis – what if the benefits to humanity of the America’s Cup trickle down into our global culture, and exceed, over time, the cost of the event? The space program has spun off many new commercial applications. Why not the America’s Cup?

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The AC75's have been a game changer not only for sailors, but for sailing photographers as well. The action is so quick, with boats speeds in the 40 knot range and even to 50 knots plus, that photographers and photo boat drivers must make lightning-like decisions in order to get the shots that they want.

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Marina Life: 2024 Seasonal Events Calendar in Florida & The Caribbean

Fall and winter are the perfect times of year for snowbirds to head south and catch ideal weather for outdoor events. From Florida’s coastal towns to the Bahamas and Caribbean, check out these exciting fishing tournaments, music events, food festivals, cultural celebrations and more.

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The inaugural Women’s America’s Cup sought to give opportunity and experience to female sailors in the AC40 boat, the foiler used for training by the America’s Cup teams. But advance access to the boats varied among the 12 entrants, especially as six teams were affiliated with America’s Cup efforts, while six independent teams were not.

How’s it going for the women? Jan Pehrson checks in with the independent teams:

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Richard Slater, Chief Umpire for the America’s Cup, explains how the rules are enforced at high speed. Report by Jan Pehrson for Scuttlebutt Sailing News:

The steering wheels for the AC40s and AC75s look like Formula One steering wheels, with buttons to press when ‘hailing’ protest. With boat speeds upwards of 50 knots, accurate and instantaneous decisions are critical not only for fairness, but for safety. This can only occur in the world of digital umpiring.

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As a SailGP commentator and presenter, Olympic medalist Lisa Darmanin has an approachable, casual style. But when the Women’s America’s Cup gets underway October 5, she will be in front of the TV cameras as starboard trimmer for the Australian team.

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The Youth America’s Cup competition has highlighted the difficulty of racing the AC40, with all forms of maneuver mistakes amplified by the foiling monohull. Jan Pehrson, who is in Barcelona for the event, shares the struggle:

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If you’ve been a passive viewer of the 2024 America’s Cup but now want all in, this refresher report by Jan Pehrson for Scuttlebutt Sailing News comes direct from the America’s Cup Media Center in Barcelona, Spain:

Save the Dates: The Long Island Regatta will be sailed June 5-8th, 2024. Don’t miss it! My photos of Stefan Knowles, the Bahamian Sloop Sailer called "Tripple Crown" because he has won the national championship in all three sloop classes. Stefan is blazing fast because he sails "on the edge of control." This design will be printed on tumblers and sold to support the Bahamian Long Island Sloop Regatta. These regattas are so much fun!

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Getting the Formula Right: Significant vessels are falling apart before our eyes… Entrants are vanishing from Wooden Boat events in droves…. Timber yachts prices are plummeting… Respect for maritime traditions is disappearing down the sewer of short attention spans and social media…
RUBBISH!

Save the Dates: The 69th Annual National Family Island Regatta will be sailed April 22-26th, 2025. Don’t miss it!

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The National Family Island Regatta is the largest and oldest of the 22 yearly Bahamian wooden racing sloop regattas. This year’s NFIR regatta, the first since sailing became the national sport of the Bahamas, was sailed in Elizabeth Harbor in George Town, Exuma, Bahamas from April 23-26.

Regatta Time: Download the NFIR App from your phone’s App Store. Watch live, get up-to-the minute scores, latest news, meet the skippers, and vote for your favorite boat. NFIR is the first use of my Bahamian Wooden Racing Sloop photos in a phone app!

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by Rob Kelly of Daily Doc “I was so pumped after watching “Around Cape Horn” and “The Race to Alaska” that I started a list of all the best documentaries on sailing I could find.”

by Jan Pehrson, shown here with Bahamian film director Charlie Bahama “My personal favorite is the 5th on Rob Kelly’s list. “Pull and Away: National Family Island Regatta”

Well, blow me down with a sea breeze and serve me up a Goombay Smash—the “National Family Island Regatta” is a salty, swashbuckling romp!

What’s not to love about this annual tradition off the shores of George Town, Exuma in the Bahamas?

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Tradition: An exhibition of the latest collection of paintings by Bahamian artist Jonathan Bethel, including paintings of Bahamian Wooden Racing Sloops derived from the photographs of Jan Pehrson

Click on the picture to read more! Our recent Good Jibes podcast (#109) with Jan Pehrson of the Richmond Yacht Club highlighted many of her sailing adventures over the past 50 years. It also called attention to her recent Moorings charter, out of Marsh Harbour in Abaco, with three other accomplished sailing women, Kim Bullock, Michele Logan, and Nancy Ibison. We wanted to hear more about the charter and the women aboard. Jan shared their story after collecting the crew’s extensive and impressive sailing resumes. Anyone would sail anywhere with these women.

Click on the picture to read more! In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams wrote, “A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have.”

For Jan Pehrson, it was sneakers.

Not long after Pehrson moved to the Bay Area in the 1970’s, she found herself talking to sailors in the No Name Bar in Sausalito. She quickly learned there were plenty of oportunities to do more sailing. If she always wore sneakers, ready to jump on a boat! Her sneakers led to many adventures!

Click on the picture to read more! Famous for his yellow Bahamian wooden racing sloops, Hughrie Lloyd builds each boat by hand from designs drawn in sand.

In his yellow house up the hill in the tiny settlement in Exuma, Bahamas, 80-year-old Hughrie Lloyd rises each day and heads out back to his shop. On a sand floor, with no plans, he builds Bahamian wooden racing sloops by hand. If he needs more boatbuilding materials, he cuts buttonwood tree roots and other local hardwoods from the nearby swamps. He was born in this yellow house that overlooks Barraterre Bay where he still races his yellow sloops in sailing regattas on weekends.

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This week’s host, John Arndt, is joined by sailboat racing photographer and journalist Jan Pehrson to chat loving sailing with or without a camera. Jan is a racing and cruising sailor, Coast Guard licensed skipper, and former juniors instructor who captures the world’s most exciting and beautiful sailing regattas and beyond.

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Nassau, BAHAMAS: From highly-acclaimed Bahamian Producer-Director Charlie Smith, a.k.a. Charlie Bahama and Executive Producers Fred Munnings and Nadir Hasan comes See How the Main Sail Sets, a documentary on the history of the National Family Island Regatta and chronicling the legacy of sailing and boatbuilding in The Bahamas. 

Click on the picture to read more! An all-woman bareboat charter in the Bahamas becomes a team effort where learning and having fun are the best part of cruising.

My article about our all-woman bareboat charter in the Bahamas is the cover and the feature of the September issue of Sailing Magazine.

Michele Logan, Kim Bullock, Nancy Ibison and I formed a team where learning and having fun were the best part of cruising.With photos onboard courtesy of our team, and helicopter photos courtesy of The Moorings Yacht Charter Company, we take you on an unforgettable journey through the cruising paradise of the Bahamas.

Click on the picture to see more! The Bahamas has an exciting new sports media website with up-to-the-minute coverage of all major sports including Sailing, the new national sport.

This startup will cover all of the Bahamian sports with the latest scores and news .. from A to Z, so from Aquatics to Baseball to Basketball to Sailing to Tennis to Volleyball. Check out my photos in the Goombay Punch sailing regatta!

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The Journey of Sailing As The National Sport of The Bahamas.

Article by Kendea Smith, Photos by Jan Pehrson

For hundreds of years, The Bahamas has been known as the premier destination for sailing. History chronicles many occasions when sailing defined who Bahamians are. From the times of the Lucayans and Arawaks, piracy and the Eleutheran Adventurers, history has proven the connection of the Bahamian people to the nation’s breathtaking waters.

Regatta Time: The Little Cottage Library presents Mr. Ian Knowles and Mr. Kendrick Knowles (and other local sailors as well!) Champion sailors from Long Island’s prestigious family of boat builders and sailors will present stories and images from the National Family Island Regatta and share their sailing adventures!

Click on the picture to read more!! It's official! Parliament has voted! Sailing is now the national sport of the Bahamas!

The National Family Island Regatta is the largest and oldest of the many yearly Bahamian wooden racing sloop regattas. After a three year pause due to pandemic concerns, this year's much anticipated regatta was sailed in Elizabeth Harbor in George Town, Exuma, Bahamas from April 19-22.

Eighty-seven wooden sloops from the far-flung, 760-mile-long island chain of the Bahamas arrived to compete for prize money, trophies, bragging rights, and fun. Not to mention an adrenaline rush they won't soon forget!

Click on the picture to read more!! It’s official! Parliament has voted! Sailing is now the national sport of the Bahamas!

The National Family Island Regatta is the largest and oldest of the many yearly Bahamian wooden racing sloop regattas. After a three year pause due to pandemic concerns, this year’s much anticipated regatta was sailed in Elizabeth Harbor in George Town, Exuma, Bahamas from April 19-22.

Click on the picture to read more!! See How the Main Sail Sets Debuts January 18th - A documentary that details the legacy of Bahamian Sailing.

From highly-acclaimed Bahamian Producer-Director Charlie Smith, a.k.a. Charlie Bahama and Executive Producers Fred Munnings and Nadir Hasan comes, See How the Main Sail Sets, a documentary on the history of the National Family Island Regatta and chronicling the legacy of sailing and boatbuilding in The Bahamas.

Click on the picture to read more!! This year's Best of the Best Bahamian wooden racing sloop regatta was sailed on Sunday Dec 4th in windy, challenging conditions. The regatta is the year-end culmination of many local regattas sailed throughout the island nation of the Bahamas during the year.

Click on the picture to read more!! Winning the 2022 Bahamian Triple Crown. The 2022 Best of the Best Bahamian wooden racing sloop regatta was sailed on December 4 in windy, challenging conditions. Sailing these hugely overpowered boats so close to the edge is like balancing on a tight rope – one mistake and the game is over.

Click on the picture to read more!! Sailing Photojournalist Jan Pehrson was caught unexpectedly on the 36-foot sailboat “Slowpoke” directly in the path of Hurricane Nicole, a rare November hurricane that made landfall on the Florida East Coast with 70-75 mph winds. This is her first person account.

Click on the picture to read more!! Sailing Photojournalist Jan Pehrson was caught unexpectedly on the 36-foot sailboat "Slowpoke" directly in the path of Hurricane Nicole, a rare November hurricane making landfall on the Florida East Coast with 70-75 mph winds.

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Click on the picture to read more!! Sailor’s Choice Restaurant & Bar Opens in Nassau - .... Stop by to hang out and eat and drink with Bahamian Wooden Sloop Sailors and Owners.

In the Bahamas, families have traditionally been large, so most Bahamians enjoy networks of first family, extended family, cousins, and friends. When Deno Albury reopened his family-owned waterfront restaurant at 307 East Bay St, Nassau, he chose a theme of community. He hung my Bahamian wooden sloop photos on the walls, and brough in trophies from home won by Deno’s family sloop “Good News.” Deno created Sailor’s Choice -- a hangout for sailors and an informal yacht club.

Click on the picture to read more!! 53rd Long Island Bahamas Regatta…

After a three-year government imposed pause to protect Bahamians from the spread of Covid-19, it is Regatta Time again in Long Island, Bahamas. Long Island, Bahamas is not to be confused with Long Island, New York, as this island in the Bahamas has less than 2000 inhabitants, is 57 miles long, and is nowhere wider than four miles. It is legendary for its wooden boat builders and powerful racing sailors.

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Splashes: A prince and his duchess race Bahamian sloops in a heated competition. The 17-foot Class-C Bahamian sloops get set to round the mark. Read about a royal visit to the most popular racing in Bahamas.

This 4-foot by 6-foot oil painting is derived from my photo of racing C-Class Bahamian Wooden Sloops. Click on the picture to see artist Daniel Caldwell’s website. I love how he was faithful to my image but, working in oils, made it abstract and rich and powerful. I look forward to Daniel painting more of my images of the sloops.

Click on the picture to read more!! Young British royals, Prince William and Kate Middleton, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, race against each other in Bahamian Wooden Sloops in Nassau. Taking a break from their tour of the Carribean, the likely future King and Queen of England have some fun sailboat racing with local Bahamian crews.

Click on the picture to read more!! Young British royals, Prince William and Kate Middleton, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, race against each other in Bahamian Wooden Sloops in Nassau. Taking a break from their tour of the Carribean, the likely future King and Queen of England have some fun sailboat racing with local Bahamian crews.

Click on the picture to read more!! This book is a publication of the Ministry of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Family Island Affairs of the Bahamas. Authored and designed by Patricia Glinton-Meicholas and Neko Meicholas, Masters of the Sea tells the story of regattas and sailing in The Bahamas.

Click on the picture to read more!! A grey morning on a misty Lake Geneva did little to dampen what was a stunning presentation of the new Alinghi Red Bull Racing Team who brought the Cup alive ushering in a whole new generation whilst keeping a strong link to an astronomically successful past. Read here Rule69blog by Magnus Wheatley.

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Sailing Photojournalist Jan Pehrson presents Bahamian Racing for the Richmond Yacht Club Speaker Series. Since 2014, Jan has been photographing and writing about Bahamian Wooden Racing Sloops. See her amazing photographs and learnings from her immersion in this unique racing culture which as been described as the Kentucky Derby, Homecoming and Super bowl all rolled into one, and has now replaced cricket as the national sport of the Bahamas. Learn about Bahamian Sloop Regattas, Bahamian Sailing Racing Rules, Bahamian Sloop Wooden Boat Building, Bahamian Sloop Art, History of Bahamian Sloops, and more.

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Fifth in a five-part TV series, “The Story of Sailing” in the Bahamas.

The Bahamas Ministry of Agriculture presents The History of Sailing in The Bahamas, shown on Bahamian TV Station, ZNS Network

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Fourth in a five-part TV series, “The Story of Sailing” in the Bahamas.

The Bahamas Ministry of Agriculture presents The History of Sailing in The Bahamas, shown on Bahamian TV Station, ZNS Network

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Third in a five-part TV series, “The Story of Sailing” in the Bahamas.

The Bahamas Ministry of Agriculture presents The History of Sailing in The Bahamas, shown on Bahamian TV Station, ZNS Network

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Second in a five-part TV series, “The Story of Sailing” in the Bahamas.

The Bahamas Ministry of Agriculture presents The History of Sailing in The Bahamas, shown on Bahamian TV Station, ZNS Network

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First in a five-part TV series, “The Story of Sailing” in the Bahamas.

The Bahamas Ministry of Agriculture presents The History of Sailing in The Bahamas, shown on Bahamian TV Station, ZNS Network

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by Erin Tomlinson & Robert Dunkley; Photos and Drone Video by JanPehrson.com

A hail from Optimist Team Bahamas to all our Opti friends, many of whom assisted tremendously after OptiNAM 2019 in helping to rebuild some of our fleets in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorion.

Click on the picture to read more!! The 2020 Bahamas Optimist National Championship was sailed February 27-28 on the waters of beautiful Elizabeth Harbor in George Town, Exuma. Fifty-three sailors came from the various islands of the Bahamas, and were met by challenging conditions of 3 to 4 foot chop with 20 mph winds gusting to as high as 30 mph.

Click on the picture to read more!! The 2020 Bahamas Optimist National Championship was sailed February 27-28 on the waters of beautiful Elizabeth Harbor in George Town, Exuma. Fifty-three sailors came from the various islands of the Bahamas, and were met by challenging conditions of 3 to 4 foot chop with 20 mph winds gusting to as high as 30 mph.

Click on the picture to read more!! Sailor’s Choice Restaurant & Bar Opens in Nassau .... Stop by to hang out and eat and drink with Bahamian Wooden Sloop Sailors and Owners

In the Bahamas, friends and family are important. VERY IMPORTANT! Families have traditionally been large, so most Bahamians enjoy networks of first family, extended family, cousins, and friends. Realizing this, when proprietor Deno Albury reopened his family-owned waterfront restaurant at 307 East Bay St, Nassau, he chose a theme of community.

Click on the picture to read more!! Best Ever Female Bahamian Sloop Sailor Ties the Knot .... The wedding of Nioshi Rolle and Perron Rhodriquez

Special Bahamian Sloop Regattas are being sailed in The Bahamas to benefit relocating families displaced by Hurricane Dorian — Poster courtesy of the Exuma Sailing Community

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Kids in the Bahamas have options …

They can race fiberglass Optimist Dinghies according to the International Rules. They can race wooden E-Class sloops according to the Bahamian Racing Rules. Or they can do both!

Click on the picture to read more!! Volunteers save boats as well as lives -- The three Bahamian Wooden Racing Sloops from hard-hit Elbow Cay in the Abaco Islands survive Hurricane Dorian intact

Click on the picture to read more!! Traditional Bahamian sloops gather for the 52th Annual Long Island Regatta in Salt Pond, Long Island, The Bahamas.

Click on the picture to read more!! Traditional Bahamian sloops gather for the 66th Annual National Family Island Regatta in George Town, Great Exuma

Click on the picture to read more!! The Bahamas lose a sailing legend. The Passing of Eleazor Johnson.

Affectionately called “Barber J” or “The Sailing Barber,” Johnson leaves dual legacies.

…. He kept the community looking good, and brilliantly promoted Bahamian racing sloop regattas, making a lasting mark

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Click on the picture to read more!! .... water and land come together into a true Bahamian experience broadcast live on TV

Sailed in Montagu Bay, Nassau, Bahamas from December 6-9, the Best of the Best Regatta crowned a new champion in the A, B and C classes of Bahamian sloop sailing with the New Legend, Susan Chase and New Slaughter winning in their respective classes.

Click on the picture to read more!! The 3rd edition of the Best of the Best Regatta was held December 6-9 on Montagu Bay in Nassau, Bahamas.

Click on the picture to read more!! A generations-old island rivalry rises-up in the Bahamian out-islands .. as sloop sailors from Exuma fight to retain their lead against the “Long Island Boys” and other challengers.

Click on the picture to read more!! Secrets of “Riding the Pry” Revealed – Pry riders are not your average rail meat! Better pay attention to what’s going on – or you will find yourself swimming!

Click on the picture to read more!! While design development in sailing continues to leap forward, what remains unchanged in our sport is the community which surrounds established class organization.

Photos of Bahamian Racing Sloops by Jan Pehrson -- click "Read More -->" below to see ... 

In the Fall & Winter edition of The Bahamas Investor, Michele Thompson (cover), country managing partner at EY Bahamas, highlights the strength and versatility of the archipelago's financial services sector and adds that EY Bahamas is "on a fast track to growth." 

Click on the picture to read more!! “Catch Me If You Can” Regatta in Nassau – Fast and Fun and Chaos! A day in the life of a Bahamian Sloop Racing Committee Chairman

Click on the picture to read more!! First Annual Bahamian “Best of the Best” Regatta – The Best Bahamian Racing Sloops and Skippers sail off in Nassau December 1-4, 2016

Click on the picture to read more!! Continuing the 62-year-old Tradition – the National Family Island Regatta of the Bahamas, April 21-25, 2015

Click on the picture to read more!! The 62nd National Family Island Regatta of the Bahamas on April 22-25, 2015, with racing at Elizabeth Harbor off Georgetown in Exuma.

Many of today’s sailors have descended from the original families.

Click on the picture to read more!! Official Regatta Tee Shirts -- April 21-25, 2015

Celebrating the First Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival

Click on the picture to read more!! Official Regatta Program -- April 21-25, 2015

Celebrating the First Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival

Click on the picture to read more!! Continuing the 61-Year-Old Tradition

Click on the picture to read more!! The vision of the founders was to gather sailors and cruisers in one place.

Click on the picture to read more!! The 2014 Club 420 Midwinter Championship was hosted by the US Sailing Center Martin County on February 15-17, 2014, where 92 teams were blessed by the beautiful weather in Jensen Beach, Florida