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Barbados offers a range of watersports activities, including game fishing, sailing, surfing and windsurfing. The annual "Water" festival celebrates these watersports activities as well as the importance of the sea to Barbados.
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2010 |
SEP |
04
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Burkies Junior Surfing Championship - Round 4
The Burkie Championship (founder Alan Burke) is a series of 5 events catering to juniors.Categories are as follows:10 and under12 and under boys12 and under girls14 and underUnder 16Under 18 boysUnder 18 girls.Each event has winners for the respective divisions and awards are provided to the top 4 finalists in each division. Points are allocated for each junior’s placing. For example the winner of a division earns 1000 points, 2nd place 860 points, and so on. At the end of the season there are overall winners for each division based on the final tally of points earned at each event during the year. Ratings and seeding are adjusted after each event based on points tally. Round 4 is sponsored by Going Places.
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Surfing |
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2010 |
SEP |
06
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BODA End of Summer Regatta
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Sailing |
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2010 |
SEP |
12,19
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National Dinghy Championships
This is a series of regattas held in the last half of each year. This year's dates are: Day 1: Sep-12 Day 2: Sep-19 Day 3: Oct-03Day 4: Oct-10 Day 5: Oct-24 Day 6: Oct-31 Day 7: Nov-14Day 8: Nov-21
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Sailing |
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2010 |
SEP |
25
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Surfer of the Year Competition - Round 5
The event is hosted by the Barbados Surfing Association. This year the sponsors are Zed's Surfing Adventures, Banks Breweries and Café Sol.There are 5 rounds to the Surfer Of The Year (SOTY) competition. The dates and locations are: Round 1: Jan 30 at South Point, Silver Sand, Christ Church / Alternate Long Beach, St. PhilipRound 2: Feb 27 at Brandon's Beach, St. Michael / Alternate South Point, Christ ChurchRound 3: Jun 26 at Parlour, Bathsheba, St. Joseph / Alternate Sand BankRound 4: Aug 21 at Sand Bank / alternate Parlour, Bathsheba, St. JosephRound 5: Sep 25 at Soup Bowl, Bathsheba, St. Joseph There are separate Men and Ladies tournaments. Categories include U-10; U-12; U-16; U-18, U-21; Masters and Open.There will also be competition in the Senior Men's Division, Longboard and BodyboardLast year's SOTY Men's Open Champion was Alan Burke who will be defending his title this year.Among the Ladies, Chelsea Tuach and Chelsea Roett will resume their keen rivalry.
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Surfing |
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2010 |
OCT |
03,10,24,31
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National Dinghy Championships
This is a series of regattas held in the last half of each year. This year's dates are: Day 1: Sep-12 Day 2: Sep-19 Day 3: Oct-03Day 4: Oct-10 Day 5: Oct-24 Day 6: Oct-31 Day 7: Nov-14Day 8: Nov-21
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Sailing |
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2010 |
OCT |
16,17
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J/24 Invitational Championship
The J/24 is the worlds most popular one-design keel-boat. Its overall length is 24 feet, waterline length 20 feet, beam 8.9 feet, draft 4.0 feet. J/24 competition is very fierce in Barbados. Regattas take place off the calm west and relatively calm south coasts. Viewing of these colourful events is possible from almost any part of the west coast beach south of Bridgetown.
This is a 2-day invitational event.
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Sailing |
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2010 |
OCT |
23,24
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National Surfing Championships
Details will be added as they become available.
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Surfing |
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2010 |
NOV |
14,21
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National Dinghy Championships
This is a series of regattas held in the last half of each year. This year's dates are: Day 1: Sep-12 Day 2: Sep-19 Day 3: Oct-03Day 4: Oct-10 Day 5: Oct-24 Day 6: Oct-31 Day 7: Nov-14Day 8: Nov-21
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Sailing |
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2010 |
NOV |
19,20,21
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November Pro International Surfing Championship
Surfers will be competing in four categories. These are Men's Open, Women's Open, Under 21 Junior Boy's and Girl's and Body Surfing.
Competitors are expected from many countries, regional and extra-regional.
The competition is hosted by the Barbados Surfing Association and the Caribbean Surfing Network.
The Soup Bowl is rated one of the top ten surfing locations in the world.
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Surfing |
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2010 |
NOV |
28,29,30
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J/24 Barbados Match Racing Championships
The J/24 is the worlds most popular one-design keel-boat. Its overall length is 24 feet, waterline length 20 feet, beam 8.9 feet, draft 4.0 feet. J/24 competition is very fierce in Barbados. Regattas take place off the calm west and relatively calm south coasts. Viewing of these colourful events is possible from almost any part of the west coast beach south of Bridgetown.
Thi is a 3-day event.
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Sailing |
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2010 |
DEC |
11
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Burkies Junior Surfing Championship - Round 5
The Burkie Championship (founder Alan Burke) is a series of 5 events catering to juniors.Categories are as follows:10 and under12 and under boys12 and under girls14 and underUnder 16Under 18 boysUnder 18 girls.Each event has winners for the respective divisions and awards are provided to the top 4 finalists in each division. Points are allocated for each junior’s placing. For example the winner of a division earns 1000 points, 2nd place 860 points, and so on. At the end of the season there are overall winners for each division based on the final tally of points earned at each event during the year. Ratings and seeding are adjusted after each event based on points tally. Round 5 is sponsored by Fujitsu.
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