Anguilla

Jag har aldrig hört talas om Anguilla, trots att man har sett bilder på deras otroliga båtar. Man skulle stå ut ett par dagar på deras Summer Festival. Underbar bild från Sailscape.

The races usually have two points; the boats first run before the wind or westward away from the shore to a stake boat or marker some miles out.

Then they beat to windward, back to shore to a buoy a few yards from the beach, which is the finishing post and must be touched by one of the crew.

If two boats are on a collision course, one must shout “hard lee” and both have to tack away from each other at the last minute.

This rule causes some dangerous situations and creates much excitement both during the race and in the heated discussions that usually follow.