The organisers of the Mount Gay Rum Round Barbados Race Series are delighted to announce an expanded programme for 2014.
In the build-up to the main race commencing on Tuesday 21 January, there will be three breathtaking days of coastal racing (from Friday 17 January) before the Open Passage Race to Antigua on Friday January 24.

 

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THE CROP OVER FESTIVAL RACEDAY

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 The Management Committee of the Barbados Golf Association proudly announces the United Insurance 30th Barbados Open to be held from September 5 - 8, 2013 at the Apes Hill Club, Barbados Golf Club, The Country Club at Sandy Lane and Royal Westmoreland respectively, please see our attached flyer for much more detail.
This year is the

ROACH AND WATSON SHARE VIRGIN ATLANTIC LEAD
Competitor numbers continue to rise for Barbados Rally Club
Conor Roach and Rhett Watson have eased ahead in the hunt for the coveted Champion Driver title in the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Virgin Atlantic Championship, despite not having everything their own way in their respective

 

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PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE HERITAGE OF THE

GARRISON SAVANNAH HISTORIC AREA RACEDAY

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Head on over to the Kensington Oval for some football action tonight.

Well done West Indies in winning their first match of the ICC Champions Trophy at the Oval in London and big congrats to Kemar Roach on his Man of the Match win!

 

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THE BARBADOS FILLIES GUINEAS RACEDAY

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Final Program for Day 13 - Saturday, June 8, 2013

Forecast: 1.2.3.4.5

Former UK National Rally Champion Paul Bird successfully defended his Sol Rally Barbados title at the weekend (June 1/2), crowning a remarkable record in his six years contesting the Caribbean’s biggest annual motor sport International. Second on his first two visits, third twice and now a back-to-back winner, he is also the only driver to

Neil Armstrong and Barry Ward will carry start number 1 for Sol Rally Barbados 2013 next weekend after winning yesterday’s (Sunday) Scotiabank King of the Hill, the final shakedown before the Caribbean’s biggest annual motor sport International, in the Monster/Sol/Chefette/Digicel/Virgin Atlantic/Gunk/Hankook Tyres/Redline Fuels/Simpson

 It was a bad day for the Barbados rugby team at the Garrison on Saturday when the visiting Trinidad and Tobago team ended their hopes of World Cup qualification. The local guys had a great first half against the wind and they looked like they were going to reduce the deficit and go on to win the game but unfortunately they ran out of steam

Key to nationalities (competitor from Barbados unless shown): ENG – England; IRL – Republic of Ireland; NED – The Netherlands; NIR – Northern Ireland; SCO – Scotland; TRI – Trinidad & Tobago; WAL – Wales
1st Neil Armstrong/Barry Ward (WRC-1 Monster/Sol/Chefette/Digicel/Virgin Atlantic/Gunk/Hankook Tyres/Redline Fuels/Simpson Finance

 On Saturday, May 25th there will be two matches at Holders, The Kearns Trophy scheduled to start at 3.30pm followed by the Presidents Cup at 4.30pm. These will be the final "official" matches of the 2012/13 polo season.
The teams are as follows.
Kearns Trophy  
                            
Ashlee Deane

Local, international and regional competitors are making last-minute preparations for Sunday’s (May 26) Scotiabank King of the Hill, the final shakedown ahead of the Caribbean’s biggest annual motor sport International, Sol Rally Barbados 2013 (June 1/2) . . . and Simpson Motors Scrutineering tomorrow (Saturday) will give fans their first

Motor sport volunteers on both sides of the Irish sea are set to enjoy dream holidays in the Caribbean as prize-winners in the third ‘Rally to Barbados’ promotion for the region’s biggest annual motor sport International, Sol Rally Barbados (June 1/2), and this Sunday’s shakedown and seeding event, Scotiabank King of the Hill.
  In

Mount Gay Barbados Regatta 2013 - Final Report:
"Ninja crew win it for Shane"
The crew of the Benneteau 10M "Ninja", lead by Michael Worme, came first overall in the CSA 3 class. Racing in memory of Captain Shane Atwell the young crew won all five races with a boat that had spent the last five years landlocked. Easily spotted

Today is the final day of racing in the Mount Gay Barbados Regatta, with up to three races scheduled. In the J24 class "Fully Covered" just needs three decent results to hang on to first place overall. Meanwhile, the big boats in the CSA Simplified class have a real fight on their hands. Head down to the Barbados Yacht Club, Dippers Beach Bar

Ninja, skippered by Michael Worme, continued to dominate CSA 3, and they now have four race wins under their harness. Jaystar and Fancy Sailor are in second and third respectively.
In the "Cruising" class the top four from yesterday traded positions and are separated now by only two points. Perseverance scored a first to move ahead, but

Sol Rally Barbados (June 1/2) and Scotiabank King of the Hill (May 26) offer local competitors in the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Virgin Atlantic-sponsored Drivers’ and Class Championships three of out 10 chances for the year to score points. So, there are competitors fighting for vital points throughout the 98-car field.
  The 2012

The 28th Barbados Mount Gay Regatta officially got underway tonight at the Barbados Yacht Club. Skippers from Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago, BVI joined locals in preparation for what promises to be a terrific three days of sailing. Good luck to all and well done to Mount Gay Rum on sponsoring this and over 100 Regattas world wide.

Sol Rally Barbados 2013 (June 1/2), the Caribbean’s biggest annual motor sport International, promises a double dose of unforgettable action. While former UK National Champion Paul Bird will face a record field of WRC cars as he tries to win back-to-back victories, not far behind will be just as intense a battle for two-wheel-drive honours.

BIRD RETURNS TO DEFEND SOL RALLY BARBADOS TITLE

Sol extends title sponsorship for another three years

 

Former UK National Rally Champion Paul Bird will face the largest field of World Rally Cars ever assembled in the Caribbean when he returns to the region to defend his title in Sol Rally Barbados 2013 (June 1/2).

 

 

FLYING FISH, a Rugby Barbados Sevens select team, recently competed in the Ashby 7’s tournament in Leicestershire, England.  FLYING FISH started with a tough loss to Loughborough 24-17, an excellent win over Jesters 26-14 and a 30-5 win over England Colleges.  They completed their day with an emphatic win over Thundercats

 

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THE MOHOMMED S. MOHAMAD 45th BIRTHDAY RACEDAY

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BREEDERS’ STAKES & TROPHY (GR.11.RB. - BAR)

While anticipation among island fans about the quality entry for Sol Rally Barbados 2013 (June 1/2) is reaching fever pitch, local competitors are concentrating on their own preparations for the most important two weekends of the year. Scotiabank King of the Hill (May 26) and Sol RB13 – each day is an individual round – offer three chances to

It's countdown time to the popular Mount Gay Regatta which sails off in Carlisle Bay from May 16th - 19th! 

A highly fancied duo of yachts from Martinique heads the challenge, while other competitors from various countries including Trinidad and Tobago, St Vincent and the Grenadines and the Virgin Islands have confirmed their

The Geest Line freighter Agulhas Stream sailed from Portsmouth on the English south coast yesterday (Tuesday, May 7) after two nights in port exchanging bananas and other produce from around the Caribbean for a shipment of 27 rally cars bound for the region’s biggest annual motor sport International, Sol Rally Barbados.
  It will now

Don’t Miss The Special Olympics Football Championship This Friday
It will be a day full of fast-paced and exciting football on Friday, May 10th at the Special Olympics Barbados National Games Football Championship.  Special Olympics athletes have been in training and are ready to hit the field for the annual competition, which runs from

The man they called “whispering death” in his playing days has thrown his full support behind the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Michael Holding is now a well-known broadcaster not short of an opinion on many key issues within the game and he feels the new Twenty20 Competition will help boost cricket in the region. Holding will be the

 Great news for hockey enthusiasts as a new Astroturf surface is about to be re-laid at Wildey. The current water-based pitch has been out of action for several years as it was dangerous and the funds were not available to replace it. However, a new sand-based Astroturf pitch has been agreed in principle and plans are afoot that it will be

The Barbados Rally Club (BRC), organiser of Sol Rally Barbados (June 1/2), is making every effort to ensure that its blue riband event does not impact negatively on anyone in the island, be they resident, competitor, spectator or tourist . . . and particularly those who may not be motor sport fans.
  For the third year, the Club has

It was a celebration of girl power when the Scotiabank Kiddy Cricket Festival was launched last Friday.The launch of the festival, which will run from May 18th to 20th at the Weymouth Playing Field, was held at Christ Church Girls Primary, one of three schools entering the program this term, along with Hindsbury Primary and Wills Primary

 

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THE HAPPY MOTHERS DAY RACEDAY

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Written by Kimball Livingston
Claas Lehmann and Leon Oehme lived the longest day of their sporting lives on Friday—and came away champions. With Lehmann steering and Oehme out on the trapeze wire, they went to the line of race nine of the 2013 SAP 5O5 World Championship as one of three teams with a chance at the title, all of them

IRISH TRANSPORTER ‘INVADES’ SOL RALLY BARBADOS
Sol RB connections support Killarney Rally of the Lakes
A record-breaking Celtic ‘invasion force’ left Ireland late afternoon Wednesday (May 1) to tackle the Caribbean’s biggest annual motor sport International. Ten rally cars were loaded on to a transporter in the north of the ‘

 

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THE 63rd BARBADOS GUINEAS RACEDAY

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Final Program for Day 10 - Saturday

Written by Kimball Livingston
Stefan Boehm came to Barbados as someone who had never won a national sailing championship in his native Germany and certainly had never won a world title. On that basis, no one picked him to be where he is now, leading the SAP 5O5 World Championship with one race remaining.
The final race will be

Guineas now set for May 4th after being posponed due to rain. Head out to the Garrison Savannah and enjoy another great day of horse racing.

Written by Kimball Livingston
Morten Bogacki didn't want anything to do with being the appointed "rabbit," also known as the pathfinder, to set the start for race six of the SAP 505 World Championship. He figured the role consigned him to oblivion in the standings. But then, when he won the race, it was amazing how far he and crewman

Two stunning Toyota Starlet rally cars will next week start a 10-day voyage across the Atlantic Ocean on a Geest Line freighter from Portsmouth on the English south coast, heading for Sol Rally Barbados 2013 (June 1/2). Their Irish owners, however, will arrive in the small Caribbean island from different directions . . . Maurice Moffett from

Roger Skeete and Louis Venezia claimed their first victory for the season in the Sol/Michelin/Simpson Motors/Da Costa Mannings Auto Centre Subaru Impreza WRC S12 in Sunday’s (April 28) Valvoline Rally. Despite some challenges, including the rain which fell in the afternoon, the Barbados Rally Club (BRC) successfully ran all 10 planned stages

James Johnson won yet another Sir Garry Sobers Golf tournament by over 16 shots yesterday completing four days of golf at Apes Hill Golf Club, Royal Westmoreland Golf Club, Sandy Lane Golf Club and Barbados Golf Club. Big Congratulations to James! More details on the tournament to follow.

Written by Kimbell Livingston
Race three of the SAP 505 World Championship was a reminder that, while crunching the best data, and executing appropriate strategies, in sailing as in business you need to keep a weather eye out for what the legal team refers to as an Act of God. The waters off Bridgetown, Barbados on Sunday were bright,

There are two casinos within walking distance of the Barbados Yacht Club, and if anybody ought to hit the casinos tonight it's German skipper Stefan Boehm, winner of the opening two races of the SAP 5O5 World Championship and a strategic gambler in both.
Racing continues through Friday in the sparkling Caribbean off Bridgetown, Barbados

Today is the first day of the 505's SAP Barbados Worlds 2013.  
The World Championships 2013 are being held here in Barbados and we are hoping for everything to go according to plan and to have excellent sailing conditions and an on time start with the first race scheduled for 12.00 pm .
If you get a moment have a view of the

 

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THE 63rd BARBADOS GUINEAS RACEDAY

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Final Program for Day 10 - Monday,

Trevor ‘Micey’ Manning is back! A former winner of the island’s premier event, popular with fans for his flamboyant driving style, he will compete in Sol Rally Barbados for the first time since 2009 . . . he replaces the injured Logan Watson in his BMW M3, nick-named ‘Crackers’, a rear-wheel-drive car that ideally suits Manning’s persona.

 

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THE 63rd BARBADOS GUINEAS RACEDAY

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Hometown boy Jason Wilson stormed into the lead on the last lap of the run leg to win the ITU sprint triathlon held in Barbados today.
In rainy and slippery conditions, Wilson’s strong run allowed him to surge past the front-runners and ensured he won his 2nd consecutive ITU race in an unconfirmed  time of 58 mins 21 seconds (

 Minister of Tourism and International Transport Richard Sealy and Barbados Yacht Club Commodore Andrew Hutchinson hosted a Press Reception at the Yacht Club on Friday to herald the start of the activities associated with the 505 World Championships due to start next week. The event is a huge fillip for local tourism and Minister Sealy could

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