Bill Chandler Sunfish Regatta

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Bill Chandler Memorial Regatta
ByCarol Bareuther May 9, 2016February 27, 2025

What started as the Bill Chandler Sunfish Memorial Regatta three years ago has now dropped Sunfish from the name in order to welcome competitors in Optimist, Club 420s and Lasers. It’s a move the late Chandler, an avid sailor, long-time marina operator and volunteer instructor to generations of the island’s sailors, would have approved. This…

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All Ages Compete at Chandler Sunfish Regatta
ByCarol Bareuther May 9, 2014February 5, 2017

There were two facets to the St. Croix Yacht Club hosted 2nd Annual Bill Chandler Sunfish Regatta in February that few if any other sailing competitions in the Caribbean can claim: the singlehanded sailors ranged in age from 11 to 70-plus years, AND the only class featured the Sunfish dinghy. Twelve sailors took to the seas…

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