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Tobago Carnival Regatta
Sun, sea, fun and the lingering excitement of Carnival – what more could you ask for. That’s what you get at the annual Tobago Carnival Regatta, which this year launched off at Pigeon Point the day after Ash Wednesday, Feb. 23, and ran for four days.
The regatta is one of a number of events borne in the post-Carnival period that some anticipate as much as the main festival itself.
Now in its eighth year, the regatta showcases the skills of kiteboarders and windsurfers from around the world and gives dinghy and bumboat sailors a chance to race in various categories. Sailing classes are offered to novices, including children.
This year, 50 kiteboarders, 23 windsurfers and 15 bumboats registered to compete. Also, 90 children from sailing schools in Trinidad and Tobago were signed up to compete in Optimist dinghies (small, single-handed sailing dinghy originally intended for use by children up to the age of 15). The sailing sites were Pigeon Point Heritage Park (for the juvenile sailors) and the Tobago Marine Park.
Non-competitors enjoyed after-race games, a beach bonfire, a pig-in-a-pit cookout and fetes on Friday and Saturday nights.
The Tourism Development Company Ltd co-sponsored the event, which was hosted and organised by the Tobago Regattas Limited
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