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Aruba International

Regatta 2018

ORANJESTAD — Sailors of a spectacular view on the
all ages and all classes races. More than 40 sailing
come together for the an- races will take place in the
nual Aruba international re- waters of Oranjestad Har-
gatta in August. bor on August 20 and 21
from 9 AM until 5 PM.
August 17, 18 and 19, the
waters of Oranjestad har- The Aruba International Re-
bor will be filled with com- gatta is not only an event
peting sailboats during the for the participants in the
tenth Aruba International races: the regatta village is
Regatta. Sailing yachts as a gathering point for peo-
well as sunfish, beach cats, ple who want to enjoy a
optimists and F11's will be view of the races or have
competing for podium a relaxed afternoon on
places. The main goal of the beach in the regatta-
the Aruba Regatta is to mood.
bring together the sailors
of Aruba and neighboring In 2017, after two years of
islands to promote sailing. Silver Status, Aruba Inter- TOLL FREE 1 866 978 61 92
national Regatta has ob-
The regatta village will be tained the Gold status of + 297 699 29 79
set up at Surfside Beach Sailors for the Sea – Clean FOLLOW US ON: @arubaslife
Bar, next to the airport, to Regatta’s. Join in the effort info@arubaslife.com | www.arubaslife.com
ensure entertainment and to reduce the Aruba Inter-
national Regatta’s foot-
print and stimulate sustain-
able development. Keep
the beach, the sea and
the air clean: Reduce, Re-
use and Recycle! This year,
the Caribbean director of
Sailors for the Sea, Renata
Goodridge, will join in the
Aruba International Regat-
ta celebration of 10 years
sustainable regattas.

On Thursday, August 16,
the regatta team in close
collaboration with the Visit
Aruba team and the Uni-
versity of Aruba will host a
screening of the award win-
ning documentary Chasing
Coral, to raise awareness
on ocean care and the hu-
man footprint. This screen-
ing will take place at the
University of Aruba, Iraus-
quinplein 4, Oranjestad
For more information re-
garding the event visit their
facebook page Aruba In-
ternational Regatta. q