NARC/SDSA Rally Benefits 2023
Newport - Bermuda - (Sint Maarten*) - Antigua

Newport

Arrive up to one week before departure and get discount dockage at the Newport Yachting Center, our Newport home base.

• Free Crew network through Offshore Passage Opportunities
• Boat owners contact the marina directly for reservations and payment. We do give them a list of boats to expect to contact them for dockage
• Weather report from WRI (Written copy of our 5-day forecast for 1st leg to Bermuda & Gulf Steam chart) plus Weather Routing by Chris Parker (same package as for the SDSA)
• Dinner at Benjamin's Friday night for all crew and free for crew (Additional guests can be accommodated for $40.00 per person. Please let us know a few days in advance)
• 20% discount on all food at Benjamin's for the duration of our visit from Monday, October 23, until we depart October 28 or longer if we have a weather delay
• 10% discount at Team One (Offshore gear-warm gloves)
• Free (and sure to be a collector's item) NARC Rally T-Shirt

Bermuda

• Waive the Cruising Tax
• Arrival Happy Hour
• Fish Fry
• Goslings Rum Tasting
• Gombey Dance performance
• Depart Monday, November 6
  

Sint Maarten*

All NARC Boats are more than welcome to only plan a short stop in SXM. Or they can bypass it if they wish and end the rally in Antigua. If the weather cooperates you may be able to do both with a two day stop with free dockage in SXM to provision or crew change and still make all or almost all of the Antigua events since we depart the states 4 days before the Chesapeake Bay Fleet does.

• 2 days free dockage at IGY Marina SXM
• 10% off dockage as long as you stay (if you wish to leave your bat to go home for the holidays)
• Closing party for 1st fleet early arrival on Monday, November 13 (estimated arrival date)
• Free rigging inspection and 10% discount for any work done at FKG
• Discounts at Budget Marine Store
• Discount for Haul-out at Bobby's Mega Yard
• Discount SXM Diesel -Yanmar

Antigua

• See SDR Schedule

Pricing and Sign Up

• The boat entry fee is $300.00 the per person plus of $175.00 pays for everything with very few exceptions.
• Please sign up and pay the entry fees online.
• In Newport everything we have planned is within walking distance of the marina. If you have any questions please feel free to call us at 631-423-4988.