St. Lucia Yacht Club

The St. Lucia Yacht Club, is a sports club in Rodney Bay, St. Lucia.[1] Founded in 1966, it features yacht services,[1] squash courts,[2] and other sporting services. On the weekend of Whitsun the club hosts a three-day event that has been described as similar to Antigua Sailing Week.[3] The SLYC is a destination spot for tourists and it is covered in multiple travel guides to St. Lucia.[4][2] It is also the home of the St. Lucia Channel Swim from St. Lucia to St. Vincent, Martinique and Barbados.[5] The channel swim event was established in 2018.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Branford, Rupert (2006). "Sailing in St. Lucia". In Arif, Ali (ed.). Saint Lucia: Simply Beautiful. Hansib Publications. pp. 181–183. ISBN 9781870518932.
  2. ^ a b Philpott, Don (1996). St. Lucia. Passport Books. pp. 125, 141, 153. ISBN 9780844249278.
  3. ^ Street, Donald M. (1993). Street's Cruising Guide to the Eastern Caribbean: Martinique to Trinidad. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 56. ISBN 0393035239.
  4. ^ Becker, Greg (1994). The Seagoing Hitchhiker's Handbook: Roaming the Earth on Other People's Yachts. High Adventure Publishing. p. 107. ISBN 0963971204.
  5. ^ Pascal, David (24 November 2019). "Mango Bowl Regatta next weekend". St. Lucia Star. Archived from the original on 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  6. ^ Pascal, David (July 14, 2018). "Swimmers put the test in open water". St. Lucia Star.


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