We may be a small island but with the Optimist World Championship this July, Antigua have set a new world record for the number of countries registered for a single class regatta.  64 countries will be bringing 262 competitors to sail in the competition to be crowned World Champion, beating the previous record held by Thailand by 2.

We are extremely proud of this achievement and can’t wait to welcome all 64 countries to our island!

The countries attending will be:

Antigua (of course!)
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Belgium
Bermuda
Brazil
BVI
Canada
Cayman Islands
Chile
China
Colombia
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech republic
Denmark
Equador
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Hong Kong
Hungary
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Malaysia
Malta
Mexico
Myanmar
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Zealand
Norway
Oman
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Russia
Serbia
Singapore
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
St Lucia
St Vincent
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
UAE
Uruguay
US Virgin Islands
USA

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