These four videos provide a taste of what it’s like to be aboard the 151ft Windrose of Amsterdam when the wind’s up at the Antigua Classic Yacht Regattas. (To see images from the gallery, CLICK HERE.) The first shows the view looking forward as Scott Zebny from North Sails walks after following a check on the fore and blade headsail…

Clip two shows Rebecca, the fastest yacht off the wind in the Spirit of Tradition Class in this regatta, getting past us to windward. She’s 140ft long, was designed by German Frers and was being expertly crewed in Antigua with Stan Pearson on the helm…

This third clip gives an impression of what it’s like aboard a 170-ton schooner reaching at 16 knots. Pippa Crowley, a dinghy sailor from the UK who is also the stewardess onboard Windrose pops into view as she trims the giant fore sail…

The final clip shows crew boss Dan Venter, the fore vang trimmer and headsail trimmer Scott McKenzie getting a bit damp as Windrose roars along on a reach…

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