Catamarans in Antigua - Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda is an island nation located in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It is part of the Lesser Antilles archipelago, with Guadeloupe lying to the south, Montserrat to the southwest, Saint Kitts and Nevis to the west and Saint Barthelemy to the northwest.

The country consists of a number of islands, of which Antigua is the largest and most highly populated. The islands of Barbuda and Redonda are situated to the north and southwest of Antigua respectively. The islands have a warm, tropical climate, with mild temperatures that vary little throughout the year. Both Antigua and Barbuda are part of the Leeward Islands.


Antigua is limy and sandy, with beautiful beaches that draw tourists from all over the world. 40 km to the north is Barbuda, which the Spanish conquistadors called Dulcina. The island of Redonda is rocky and uninhabited, and has phosphate deposits.