Congratulations to Catherine Jordan on becoming the new President of the AAA in Barbados. Big thank you to Ester Maynard for her sterling contribution over the years. Sporting Barbados salutes you!

The team of English Blind cricketers have arrived on island to celebrate their 10th anniversary with matches in Barbados. Welcome Back! See the paper for details of match venues.

British rally driver Andy Hawkins will this year return to the Caribbean’s biggest annual motor sport International, Sol Rally Barbados (June 1/2), for the first time since his debut in an historic Austin Mini 10 years ago. This time, he will be at the wheel of a Volkswagen Golf GTI MkIV, formerly his mother’s company car, which is currently

 Dynamite has the right Idea
  The gruelling round the island yacht race on Errol Barrow Day was won by Dynamite Idea with the multi-hull Silver Bullet some 30 minutes in arrears. The race started and finished in Carlisle Bay just off the Barbados Cruising Club where the post-race social activities continued late in the evening. Many of

These are the first two matches of the Roger Gooding Memorial 6 Goal 
Tournament which is scheduled for this week.  The other days of play 
are as follows:
Sunday, 20 January - Lion Castle Polo Club
Tuesday, 22 January - Lion Castle Polo Club
Thursday, 24 January - Apes Hill Polo Club
Friday, 25

The Sandy Lane Charitable Trust held their annual Charity Golf day and dinner on Friday at the Sandy Lane Country Club. It was an extremely well organised event by the terrific Pippa Challis and a  who's who of people from the island and abroad. We don't know the exact amount  raised by the event yet but all funds will go to the very

 

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THE HEART & STROKE FOUNDATION RACEDAY

Featuring

· THE COOLMORE “HOME OF CHAMPIONS” STAKES & TROPHY (GR.1. – BAR)

ENTRIES for Day 3 - Saturday, January 26, 2013

Roger ‘The Sheriff’ Skeete will lead the home team when Sol Rally Barbados 2013 is staged over the weekend of June 1/2 . . . and the most successful driver in the 23-year history of the Caribbean island’s premier event is very much looking forward to the new season after what he describes as some “character-building” moments in 2012.

 

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THE REALTORS LIMITED RACEDAY

Featuring

·        THE MICHAEL PARRAVICINO MEMORIAL HOPEFUL BREEDERS’

STAKES & TROPHY (GR.11RB. – BAR)

·         THE

Go out and enjoy these local chukkas!

This Errol Barrow Bank Holiday weekend the 77th anniversary Mount Gay Rum Round Barbados Race Series returns to our shores, organised by the Barbados Cruising Club in association with Mount Gay Rum and The Barbados Tourism Authority.  All Barbadians are invited to join the festivities around the Island, and witness this spectacular event,

Thirty senior volunteer motor sport officials in the island are to benefit from a pre-season training programme organised by the island’s National Sporting Authority, the Barbados Motoring Federation (BMF), and majority funded by the sport’s world governing body, the Federation Internationale d’Automobile (FIA).
  The training will take

Don't miss this exciting event. See  http://www.relayfairbarbados.com/ for more details.

Island rally fans who have been thrilled by the flamboyant antics of Scotland’s Allan Mackay and his Ford Anglia WRC for the past three years will have twice the fun at Sol Rally Barbados 2013 (June 1/2), as his son Euan is entered to drive for the first time in what is dubbed the ‘Anglia JWRC’.
  Despite a combined age of more than

Contact us at sportingb@caribsurf.com and we'll get you on your way with the right accommodation, contacts for matches, things to do on the island, places to eat. We are the experts and will help you every step of the way!

 

Garrison Savannah                            www.barbadosturfclub.org

THE REALTORS LIMITED RACEDAY

Featuring

·        THE MICHAEL PARRAVICINO MEMORIAL

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

·         THE

TMR's Charles Belle presenting the first prize to Livingstone Webster with Ladies Captain Pamela Hiles looking on.  This Saturday Rockley is hosting the BGA XMAS Hamper tournament, 2 ball scramble so call and sign up now.

Two of the most popular Subaru Impreza drivers to have journeyed from England to the Caribbean’s biggest annual motor sport international in recent years are today confirmed for Sol Rally Barbados 2013 (June 1/2). Kevin Procter will compete for the first time since 2009, while Rob Swann is back for the sixth consecutive year.
  Since

Don't forget, it's RACEDAY at the Garrison tomorrow! Go out and enjoy a great event.

Rockley golf course is also hosting the TMR Invitational. There are still spaces left so call the pro shop on 4357873 if you'd like to play!

Come and visit us in Barbados! We have it all! You can lie on the beach or you can swim with the turtles, play cricket, hockey, football, rugby, golf - whatever you're like to do! You'll find a warm welcome. Contact us at sportingb@caribsurf.com for help with your travel and accommodation.

 

Garrison Savannah                                www.barbadosturfclub.org

THE DIAMONDS INTERNATIONAL RACEDAY

Featuring

THE DIAMONDS INTERNATIONAL/CROWN OF LIGHT

SPRINT STAKES & TROPHY CHALLENGE (CR)

ENTRIES for Day 1 -

The fleet of the Classic Transat Yachts will on Sunday give Barbadians the treat of being able to see ALL of these beautiful yachts do an exhibition sail from the start line in front of The Cruising Club to a Mark off Mullins Beach Bar and back to the finish in Carlisle Bay. Don't miss this beautiful sight!

TV coverage airs over Christmas and New Year holiday in the UK

 

Sol Rally Barbados 2013 is already more than half-way to its cap of 100 starters, with continued strong interest from Ireland helping to drive the number of International entries posted on-line to more than 30 a full two months earlier than last year. Since

The Barbados Surfing Association held its annual Soup Bowl Junior Pro on Friday, November 30th at the Soup Bowl, Bathsheba.  This year the title sponsor was The Tec Corner and the Juniors battled it out for some amazing prizes, with the finalists of the Under 21 Division also winning cash!  This our premier junior division was dominated by the

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