Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta
Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta takes place Apr 14 - 19, 2027 in English Harbour, Antigua and Barbuda. The dress code is Smart tropical casual, with period flourishes among crews for the Concours d'Elegance. Panama hats and old-school whites are entirely at home here. Typical cost ranges from 400 to 3000 EUR per person.
Some of the finest classic and vintage yachts afloat gather at Nelson's Dockyard each April, from gaff schooners and metre-class boats to occasional J-Class visitors. Racing takes place in Antigua's steady trades off the south coast, but the fleet moored inside the Georgian dockyard is the real spectacle and it is free to walk. It runs immediately before Antigua Sailing Week, so many crews and spectators stay on for both.
- When
- Apr 14 - 19, 2027
- Where
- English Harbour, Antigua and Barbuda
- Dress code
- Smart tropical casual, with period flourishes among crews for the Concours d'Elegance. Panama hats and old-school whites are entirely at home here.
- Cost
- Typical cost ranges from 400 to 3000 EUR per person.
- Weather
- 28 - 30C, hot and dry with steady trade winds
- When to book
- Book English and Falmouth Harbour rooms 6+ months out, especially if you want to stay on for Sailing Week the following week
- Getting there
- ANU (Antigua V.C. Bird), 45 min to English Harbour
- Where to stay
- The Inn at English Harbour (grand, with its own beach at the harbour mouth), Admiral's Inn & Gunpowder Suites (boutique, inside the Georgian dockyard), South Point Antigua (modern, on Falmouth Harbour where many of the classics berth)
- Official site
- https://antiguaclassics.com
How to attend
The moored classic fleet is free to admire along the quays of Nelson's Dockyard, a UNESCO World Heritage site with a small park entry fee. Watch racing and the famous Gig Race from Shirley Heights and around the harbour. To take part you need an eligible classic, vintage, traditional or Spirit-of-Tradition yacht entered through antiguaclassics.com, with entries opening in the winter. Crew places on classic yachts occasionally come up through the owners' network and by asking around the dockyard in the days before.
Admiring the fleet at Nelson's Dockyard costs only the small national park entry paid at the gate, and the regatta itself sells no spectator ticket - the official site registers competing yachts only.
Insider tip
Time your trip so the Classics run into the start of Sailing Week - they are back to back in the same harbour. The Concours d'Elegance and the dockyard Gig Race are the two moments worth planning the days around.
Get inside Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta
Booking matters here: book English and Falmouth Harbour rooms 6+ months out, especially if you want to stay on for Sailing Week the following week. Members track that window, what it really costs, and 573 more events across the season.
Free while in beta. One email when your invitation is ready, nothing else.