{"id":1754,"date":"2026-09-16T14:50:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T18:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/charpentiers\/love-roses\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T09:25:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T13:25:41","slug":"love-roses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/en\/charpentiers\/love-roses\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Roses"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Boat type<\/strong> \u2014 large decked sloop from Carriacou<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Regatta class<\/strong> \u2014 large decked sloops<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Owner in 2022<\/strong> \u2014 Benson \u00abPower\u00bb Patrice, written \u00abPatrice Benson\u00bb in the press, of the <a href=\"\/en\/charpentiers\/famille-patrice\/\">Patrice&#039;s family<\/a><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Home port<\/strong> \u2014 Carriacou Island<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Built by<\/strong> \u2014 unidentified shipwright<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>State<\/strong> \u2014 still to be found<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2019: in front of Glacier<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Love Roses appears for the first time in the results of <span data-no-translation>Carriacou Regatta Festival<\/span> in 2019. In the class of large decked sloops, the boat finished first, ahead of American Dream and the Patrice family&#039;s sloop: <a href=\"\/en\/charpentiers\/glacier\/\">Glacier<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That year, Glacier made up for it by winning the island tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">January 2022: two victories at the Grenada Sailing Week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of January 2022, Grenada Sailing Week stopped in Carriacou. Love Roses was entered in the CSA Simplified Racing division, alongside Carriacou sloops and modern cruising sailboats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On January 30th, the race rounds Carriacou. The start is given at Tyrrel Bay, the boats head north, pass between Carriacou and Petite Martinique under downwind sail, then sail upwind to the finish line, again at Tyrrel Bay. Benson Patrice races on his home waters and wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Patrice Benson was the winner racing around his home waters on Carriacou Sloop Love Roses. Second was another local entry, Cyril Compton&#039;s Carriacou Sloop Margetta-O.<\/p>\n<cite>Louay Habib, Sail-World, January 30, 2022<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>On January 31st, the final race brought the fleet back from Carriacou to Grenada. Love Roses won again, ahead of Margetta-O. In the same race, Benson Patrice&#039;s other sloop finished third. <a href=\"\/en\/charpentiers\/glacier\/\">Glacier<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>In the CSA Simplified Racing Division, Patrice Benson scored a second race win with his Carriacou Sloop Love Roses.<\/p>\n<cite>Louay Habib, Sail-World, January 31, 2022<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">After 2022, the trail goes cold.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In October 2023, the Caribbean Compass reported that Benson Patrice owned three sloops: Glacier, Power Play, and Power Surge. Love Roses was no longer included. The other two each had their own profile. <a href=\"\/en\/charpentiers\/power-play\/\">Power Play<\/a>, <a href=\"\/en\/charpentiers\/power-surge\/\">Power Surge<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What remains to be found<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The shipwright, the year of construction, the length, the origin of the name, and the boat&#039;s fate after 2022 remain unknown. It is also unknown whether Love Roses was sold, renamed, or lost. Any information or photographs that could complete this record are welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h2><p>No website, page, or public address is known for this boat. If you know of one, <a href=\"\/en\/sinscrire\/\">write to us<\/a> \u2014 this form will be completed.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Caribbean Compass, September 2019, Katrina Kelshall, page 16: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caribbeancompass.com\/online\/september19compass_online.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Carriacou in Full Colour<\/a><\/li>\n\n<li>Sail-World, January 30, 2022, Louay Habib: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sail-world.com\/news\/245858\/Island-Water-World-Grenada-Sailing-Week-day-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Island Water World Grenada Sailing Week, day 2<\/a><\/li>\n\n<li>Caribbean Sailing, January 31, 2022: <a href=\"https:\/\/caribbean-sailing.com\/update-on-day-2-gsw-a-workout-in-paradise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Update on Day 2 GSW, a workout in paradise<\/a><\/li>\n\n<li>Sail-World, January 31, 2022, Louay Habib: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sail-world.com\/news\/245874\/Island-Water-World-Grenada-Sailing-Week-overall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Island Water World Grenada Sailing Week, overall<\/a><\/li>\n\n<li>Press release, January 31, 2022, same press release: <a href=\"https:\/\/pressmare.it\/en\/media\/comunicati\/2022-01-31\/island-water-world-wrap-up-phare-bleu-35965\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Island Water World Grenada Sailing Week, Wrap Up at Le Phare Bleu<\/a><\/li>\n\n<li>Caribbean Compass, October 9, 2023, S. Brian Samuel: <a href=\"https:\/\/caribbeancompass.com\/pride-returns-to-windward-and-pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Pride Returns to Windward (and Pennsylvania?)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2019 : devant Glacier Love Roses appara\u00eet pour la premi\u00e8re fois dans les r\u00e9sultats du Carriacou Regatta Festival en 2019. 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