![]() Shortly after she was launched, Columbia challenged the Canadian legend Bluenose in the International Fishermen’s Cup Races where Bluenose won by a slender margin. Fishermen who plied their trade on the Grand Banks raced these schooners, often in brutal conditions. ![]() The original Columbia was built by Arthur Dana Story from the design of Starling Burgess in Essex, Massachusetts in 1923 and was the final development of the Gloucester fishing schooners which were famous for speed and seaworthiness. Both of these fabulous yachts will be competing amongst dozens of other classics in Antigua’s steady tradewinds this April. For example, Columbia the impressive 141ft exacting replica of a Gloucester fishing schooner and the 68ft ketch, El Oro, crewed entirely by keen racers from Australia. ![]() The 2016 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, hosted by the Antigua Yacht Club and sponsored by Panerai, is attracting a whole range of new competitors for its 29th annual Regatta from all corners of the globe and all classes of beautiful classic yachts. ![]()
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