I-Antigua neBarbuda, enelifa elomeleleyo lomdyarho we-yacht kunye ne-moniker njenge-Sailing Capital ye-Caribbean, isoloko inomdla kuhambo olulungileyo lwe-nautical. Kwaye ngembali malunga nokwenziwa, indawo ekuyiwa kuyo ingaphezulu kokulungele ukuqengqeleka ikhaphethi ebomvu ukwamkela ababheqi beAtlantiki abaziyo “Iqela lamantombazana eSiqithi saseAntigua”, xa bebheqa kwiDockyard yembali kaNelson kunye neencwadi zerekhodi njengeyokuqala zonke- iqela lababhinqileyo elimnyama ehlabathini ukuba ligwebe ukuwela uLwandlekazi lweAtlantiki, ligqibezela iTalisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge ngoJan/Feb.

Ibizwa ngokuba ngowona mqolo unzima kwihlabathi, iTalisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge yinkulumbuso yamava okubheqa elwandle aqala eLa Gomera kwiCanary Islands. NgoDisemba 12 2018, amaqela, amashumi amabini anesibhozo ewonke, aqala uhambo lwawo ebhodloza uLwandle lweAtlantiki, ewela i-3000 yeekhilomitha kunye ne-1.5 yezigidi zemivimbo yokugwedla kunye nokulala okuncinci, ukuya kwindawo eya e-Antigua. Iqela lokuqala ukugqiba umngeni, 'iDutch Atlantic yesine' yamkelwa eAntigua, ngorhatya lwe-15 kaJanuwari, ichithe iintsuku ezingama-34 elwandle.

Iqela laseAntigua Island Girls ababheqi: Elvira Bell, Christal Clashing, Samara Emanuel kunye noCaptain Kevinia Francis kulindeleke ukuba bafike ekupheleni kwale nyanga, apho usapho, izihlobo kunye nezihlwele zabantu abanqwenelekayo ziya kuhlanganisana eNelson's Dockyard, indawo yeLifa leMveli le-UNESCO. ukubavuyisa njengoko bebheqa kwaye babhiyozele ukuphela ngempumelelo kohambo lwabo. UJunella King, omnye kunye nelungu lesihlanu leQela lamantombazana eSiqithi saseAntigua, uya kudibana nabalingane bakhe eAntigua.

“Ilifa lemveli le-Antigua neBarbuda, kunye nocwangciso olungenakuthelekiswa nanto lokuba abo bakhuphisana nabo besiya eDockyard baya kudibana, kwenza iAntigua neBarbuda ibe yeyona ndawo ifanelekileyo kulo msitho. Kuluvuyo kuthi ukwamkela bonke ababheqi, iintsapho zabo kunye nabahlobo eAntigua naseBarbuda ngeli thuba, ”utshilo uMphathiswa wezoKhenketho eAntigua naseBarbuda, u-Honourable Charles Fernandez.

“Nangona esi sisihlandlo sesithathu iqela elivela e-Antigua naseBarbuda lingena kuMngeni, sinelunda ngenene ukuba iqela lokuqala labasetyhini abamnyama ukubheqa iAtlantiki libandakanya abafazi abane abakhaliphileyo baseAntiguan. Isizwe siphela sijonge amantombazana ethu kwaye sijonge ngamehlo abomvu ukuwamkela ekhaya kwaye sibhiyozele ukomelela kwabasetyhini. Le yimbali eyenziwayo, kwaye iya kuba sisihlandlo esibalulekileyo ngokwenene kwiAntigua neBarbuda.”

Iqela laseAntigua Island Girls libone uthando lwasekhaya, iCottage of Hope njengesinye sezizathu eziphambili zomqolo wabo. ICottage of Hope ngumbutho ongajonganga kwenza nzuzo owasekwa ngonyaka ka-2009 othi izindlu kunye / okanye zisebenze amantombazana aphethwe gadalala, angahoywanga okanye angenabazali. ICottage of Hope ngoncedo lwemali eqokelelwe liQela laseAntigua Island Amantombazana aya kubonelela ngeenkonzo ezandisiweyo kubafazi abancinci abasele bekhulile abaye batshintsha ukusuka kuseto lwamakhaya ukuya kuhlala bodwa. Ukunikela kwisisa kunye nolwazi oluthe kratya malunga neQela laseAntigua Island Amantombazana yiya ku: https://www.antiguabarbudaislandgirls.com/donate/=

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And with history about to be made, the destination is more than ready to roll out the red carpet to welcome adventurous Atlantic rowers “Team Antigua Island Girls”, when they row into the historic Nelson's Dockyard and into the record books as the first all-black female team in the world to row across the Atlantic Ocean, completing the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge this Jan/Feb.
“While this is the third time a team from Antigua and Barbuda has entered the Challenge, we are truly proud that the first all-black female team to row the Atlantic is comprised of four courageous Antiguan women.
Elvira Bell, Christal Clashing, Samara Emanuel and Captain Kevinia Francis are expected to arrive later this month, where family, friends and mammoth crowds of well-wishers will gather at the Nelson's Dockyard, a UNESCO World Heritage Site to cheer them on as they row in and celebrate the successful end of their journey.