With just over a week until the start of 2015 Mount Gay Round Barbados Race Series (16-24 January), the party atmosphere on the beautiful Caribbean island of Barbados is beginning to heat up. Organise…
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January 9th, 2015 •
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Victor Mooney, 49, of Queens, New York returns home today after recovering The Spirit of Malabo from Haiti. Mr. Mooney was robbed by pirates off the coast of Haiti while heading home in October. In a …
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December 29th, 2014 •
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The arrival of the first overseas yachts into Bridgetown, including British VO70 Monster Project marks the start of the countdown of the 2015 Mount Gay Round Barbados Race Series, which is taking plac…
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Bajan Reporter •
December 28th, 2014 •
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Mooney was recently attacked by pirates off the coast of Haiti, which terminated his mission. Mr. Mooney became the first African-American to row across any ocean, when he arrived in St Maarten this J…
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November 11th, 2014 •
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Victor Mooney, of Queens, New York and his Brazilian built rowboat, The Spirit of Malabo are about eight hundred miles from Miami. He must first get through Cuba. Mooney began his transatlantic row on…
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October 14th, 2014 •
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Race teams planning next season’s calendar could do worse than sign up for the Mount Gay Round Barbados Race Series 2015 which runs from 16-24 January. This event, which kick starts the Caribbea…
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DevilsAdvocate •
September 30th, 2014 •
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Victor Mooney of Queens, New York left Aguadilla City on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 for a 130 mile row to the Dominican Republic. After a few days of rest, he will continue his row towards New York…
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Bajan Reporter •
September 24th, 2014 •
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(CLICK FOR BIGGER) Fourth was Peter Hoad‘s Paddington (120.42).
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Bajan Reporter •
July 7th, 2014 •
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This is one time a dude doesn’t mind holding the bag, Skipper Charles “Charlie” Gloumeau and his winning team at the Barbados Yacht Club on Bay St, St Michael.
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Bajan Reporter •
July 7th, 2014 •
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This inaugural division was separated into two fleets and brothers, Sebastian and Josh Yeadon took first and second in the Intermediate Fleet with 16 and 18 points respectively while Kwame Lecrenay wa…
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July 7th, 2014 •
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(CLICK FOR BIGGER) This Saturday and Sunday was really heated competition in the waters off Carlisle Bay and the South-Western coast of the island, but the Esperanza whomped the whole field to finish …
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Bajan Reporter •
July 7th, 2014 •
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The Barbados Tourism Authority has worked with the Yacht Club to secure both the GP Championship for 2016 and the Pimler Championship in 2017 with Barbados as a hub. Meanwhile, in this year’s 31…
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AirBourne •
July 4th, 2014 •
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The sounds of Reggae, Soca, Zouk, House and Soul music filled the air on the isle of St. Maarten during the 33rd Heineken Regatta; an event which is highly recognized for its magnificent stage shows a…
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Bajan Reporter •
March 24th, 2013 •
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The Naval Support Ship RFA WAVE KNIGHT arrived off Little Bay Jetty on March 24th for a three-day visit during her deployment to the region on Atlantic Patrol Tasking North (APT(N)). This is a year ro…
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Bajan Reporter •
March 24th, 2013 •
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Over 1,000 stranded passengers of the Carnival Dream cruise ship were airlifted out of the Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) over the weekend on charter flights operated by Delta Airlines. …
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Bajan Reporter •
March 17th, 2013 •
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Staff of Barbados Port Inc. (BPI) did not let February pass without showing the spirit of Valentine. This year they were able to demonstrate their passion for the season in poetry and in song at BPI…
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AirBourne •
February 28th, 2013 •
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Officials from Barbados Port Inc. and other specially invited guests, including the US Embassy, Barbados Tourism Authority, Barbados Manufacturers’ Association, Bridgetown Cruise Terminal, Platinum …
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AirBourne •
February 26th, 2013 •
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Following a successful operational tour of the British South Atlantic Islands, HMS Edinburgh is transiting through the Caribbean Basin on her return journey to the United Kingdom. In support of the on…
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AirBourne •
February 24th, 2013 •
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{EDITOR’S NOTE – You’ll recall when Bajan Reporter began, we tracked the crew as they sought to circumnavigate the planet, with Barbados as a pit-stop, using only bio-fuel as opposed…
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AirBourne •
February 14th, 2013 •
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The Goree Challenge is a 5,000 mile solo transatlantic row from Las Palmas, Canary Islands to New York City and will begin later this year. The Goree Challenge mission is to encourage voluntary HIV te…
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AirBourne •
February 10th, 2013 •
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This Bank Holiday weekend the 77th anniversary Mount Gay Rum Round Barbados Race Series returns to our shores, organized by the Barbados Cruising Club in association with Mount Gay Rum and The Barbado…
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AirBourne •
January 16th, 2013 •
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Small Boat / Junior Tournaments are still being organized. An update will be provided when the dates are confirmed.
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AirBourne •
December 23rd, 2012 •
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“Ok, because I’m not quite clear on what’s going on here, can someone please explain to me if this is an oil platform?…and if so, why is it so close to the west coast of Barbad…
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AirBourne •
December 3rd, 2012 •
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AirBourne •
November 19th, 2012 •
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The world’s third largest cruise line has come out in support of Caribbean Tourism Month, organized by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO). Princess Cruises is offering a seven-day Caribbean cr…
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November 10th, 2012 •
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