Battles and Razor-Thin Margins
For the second day of racing at the 2026 RORC Nelson’s Cup Series, the easterly breeze was a steady 16 knots, marginally stronger than the first day, but in comparison to a rainy opener, the glorious Caribbean sunshine lasted throughout. The superb conditions were used to the full by the RORC Race Committee with two more outstanding races off Fort Charlotte on Antigua’s south coast.
Today’s course featured the deep-water mark Rupert, positioned 2nm offshore to the south of the start. The leg out to Rupert produced exhilarating reaching conditions into the Caribbean Sea before the fleet returned towards Nelson’s Dockyard, finishing beneath the dramatic Pillars of…