Tag: Cayman Islands Sailing Club
Renowned sailor to speak in Cayman
(CNS Local Life): Dawn Riley, one of the world’s best-known adventurer-sailors, the CEO of a winning America’s Cup team and current America’s Cup challenge “American Magic” participant, will be speaking at the Cayman Islands Sailing Club on Saturday, 12 January. Riley was the first American, male or female, to race in three America’s Cup and […]
Cayman joins global sailing event
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Islands sailing community will be participating in the global Bart’s Bash event this Sunday, 16 September. This is the fifth edition of the race, which takes place at hundreds of venues around the world, with thousands of sailors in different classes of boat. This year there will be an official […]
Quiz fundraiser assists Sailing Club
(CNS Local Life): Members of Cayman’s hedge fund industry tested their knowledge of trivia for a good cause when the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) earlier this summer held a fundraising quiz to support the Cayman Islands Sailing Club (CISC) and its youth programmes. Along with a raffle, the event raised $3,589 for the club, […]
Spring regatta caps off inaugural sailing event
(CNS Local Life): The first-ever Youth Sailing Week (YSW), which ended over the long weekend at the Cayman Islands Sailing Club (CISC), attracted participants aged 10 to 18, from Belgium, Ireland, the US Virgin Islands, Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands, along with Cayman’s representatives, who competed in relentless rain and cool conditions in […]
Sailing Club fundraiser celebrates royal wedding
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Islands Sailing Club (CISC) and National Sailing Centre has chosen a royal wedding theme for its fundraiser set for Saturday, 19 May, coinciding with the nuptials of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Funds raised from “The Royal Ball” will help support the club’s mission to provide the best possible sailing […]
International sailors to compete in Cayman
(CNS Local Life): As part of this year’s spring regatta, the Cayman Islands Sailing Club (CISC) will be hosting its first-ever Youth Sailing Week, which is set to attract young sailors from all over the world. The activities, planned for both local and international sailors, are scheduled for 11-21 May, with the 2018 Spring Regatta […]
Cayman sailors competing in Europe
(CNS Local Life): Three young sailors from the Cayman Islands Sailing Club are representing their country at two high-profile regattas in Europe. Matheo Capasso, George Hider and Jaspar Nielsen, all students at Cayman International School, are competing in the 36th Lake Garda Optimist Meeting, in Italy, through 1 April. The three will be among the […]
Cayman sailor wins at Bahamas championships
(CNS Local Life): Matheo Capasso won all three of his first-day races on his way to to claiming the overall title at the Bahamas Optimist National Championships held in Freeport 7-8 October. Capasso, representing the Cayman Islands Sailing Club (CISC), dominated the fleet in near picture perfect conditions on day one. Winds were steady between […]
Cayman’s sailors breeze through regatta
(CNS Local Life): More than 30 sailboats participated in the inaugural Cayman Islands Sailing Club spring regatta held 12-15 May. Among the vessels taking part were Cayman catboats and two youth Optimists fleets racing for marks and medals. The races started at 10am as the catboat fleet battled it out for the “Premier’s Cup” trophy, which […]
Spring regatta hits the water this weekend
(CNS Local Life): The inaugural Cayman Islands Sailing Club (CISC) spring regatta, set for this Friday and Saturday, 12 and 13 May, will feature historic Cayman catboats, CISC racing J22s and 20 children in youth Optimists dinghy boats. In addition to the races, there are family-friendly activities planned for the non-sailors who come out to […]
Florence Allan sails into Rio Olympics spot
(CNS): Cayman Prep and High School student Florence Allan would have to be forgiven if she lost her focus when she sat her A-Level economics exam Wednesday, 18 May, as that was the day she found out she had been invited to compete at the Rio Summer Olympic Games. “I’m still taking it in. It […]
Young sailors retain regatta crown
(CNS): Two young sailors were repeat winners in their class in the Captain Leroy Watson East End Regatta held at the Reef Resort 23-24 January. Last year’s defending champions, Ava Hider, 13, and Charlotte Webster, 11, again took first place in the Laser Pico class, which involved nine boats competing in six races over the two […]
