{"id":44228,"date":"2016-11-24T22:54:37","date_gmt":"2016-11-24T22:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/de\/2016\/11\/rate-arrivals-barbados-accelerates\/"},"modified":"2016-11-25T02:23:22","modified_gmt":"2016-11-25T02:23:22","slug":"rate-arrivals-barbados-accelerates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/de\/2016\/11\/rate-arrivals-barbados-accelerates\/","title":{"rendered":"Rate of arrivals in Barbados accelerates"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The new docking facility for visiting yachts arriving in Barbados has been very busy in the last 24 hours with nine more Barbados 50<\/em> yachts making landfall at the end of their transatlantic passage from the Cape Verde Islands.<\/p>\n

The crew of Balanec: Jean-Marie, Gaelle, Coline and Erell<\/p><\/div>\n

The first to arrive on day 5 was the French yacht Balanec<\/em> followed a few minutes later by the British boat Janika Lycka<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Geoffrey, James and Nicholas Bowler of Janika Lycka<\/p><\/div>\n

There was much excitement when Laridae<\/em> pulled up alongside Balanec<\/em> and the children on either side erupting in a chorus of happy greetings.<\/p>\n

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The crew of Laridae<\/p><\/div>\n

But the greatest excitement was the arrival of the Swiss yacht Maisie<\/em>, one of only two boats in Barbados 50<\/em> to have started this epic journey in London at the end of July.<\/p>\n

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Maisie assisted by the marina launch with a little help from Dolojaime’s crew<\/p><\/div>

Rita and Martin happy have sailed well over 5,000 miles to reach Barbados in time for the Independence celebrations<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

In the meantime several boats had moved into the inner basin, once known as the Careenage, in the very heart of the capital Bridgetown.<\/p>\n

Musical barge<\/p><\/div>\n

On Thursday evening the Barbados 50<\/em> crews, plus an audience of several hundred Bajans, were treated to a jazz concert, with the band playing right in front of the bows of their yachts.<\/p>\n

The area around the Careenage will be one of the venues for a variety of activities planned for the Independence festivities, and yesterday\u2019s concert was just a foretaste of things to come.<\/p>\n

Carlisle Bay anchorage<\/p><\/div>\n

While most participants have opted for the Careenage, a few decided to anchor in Carlisle Bay and enjoy one of the best beaches in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n