She wasn’t first over the finish line, but Exodus was certainly the queen of the 2017 Bequia Easter Regatta. The 42ft West Indies Sloop, star of the award-winning film, Vanishing Sail, which traced the traditional wooden vessel’s life from its inception on Windward Beach in Carriacou to launch in 2013, was one of 24 customary…
Bequia boasts a rich maritime heritage founded on boat-building. Construction of seafaring craft as an industry here dates to the 1800s. This second largest of the Grenadine islands soon earned a reputation as the ‘Boat Building Captial of the West Indies’ for its finely-fashioned double-ender fishing boats, whale boats and inter-island trading schooners. In fact,…
Every season is regatta season in the Caribbean. Here is a sampling of some of the events happening for the rest of 2015. For a full list of events please confirm on our calendar: https://www.allatsea.net/calendar/ April 2-6: Bequia Easter Regatta Some 45 to 55 yachts will race in five classes in this perennially favorite event. New…
It is not easy to get sailors to come and compete in any regatta that you might want to organize. Ask Larry Ellison, the Americas Cup organizer who has thrown millions at this year’s Americas cup and he has hardly attracted participation that is proportional to the amount of money spent. Many of us in…
A record-breaking total of 54 yachts and 29 local double-enders registered to take part in the Bequia Sailing Club’s 32nd Bequia Easter Regatta. Conditions were blustery and challenging but this could not dampen the spirits of the 83 boat fleet as they raced throughout the four day event. Two, one-design Classes – one for the…
The Bequia Sailing Club’s 31st Bequia Easter Regatta came in for universal praise as a total of 42 yachts and 30 local double-enders registered to take part in this famous sporting and tourism event. Conditions were near perfect with light steady breezes and glorious sunshine. The regatta was officiated for the thirteenth year running by…
Days prior to the 29th running of Bequia’s Easter Regatta, the Admiralty Bay anchorage began to swell dangerously.
Nine miles south of St. Vincent in the Grenadines, Bequia, an island of just under 5,000 people, friendly and forthcoming, is steeped in seafaring traditions – fishing, whaling and boat-building – that endure to this day.
Over last 29 years, the Bequia Easter Regatta has grown into one of the region’s most popular and well-attended regattas, with visitors and competitors coming from all over the world to be in Bequia for the four days of racing action over the long Ea