In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, a woeful Juliet bemoans Romeo’s name, referencing the famous feud between the two lovers’ families. Waxing poetic over the insignificance of the names that keep the star-crossed lovers apart, Juliet insists that “a rose by any other name would smell so sweet, so Romeo would were he not Romeo called.”…
Boats anchored off two distant strips of white sand beach are the only signs of civilization you see when sailing to the island of Jost Van Dyke. One, White Bay, to the east, and the other, Great Harbour, to the west. Both are meccas for cruisers and day trippers who want to immerse themselves in…
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…
Sailors aboard old-time ‘woodies’ and newer ‘classic plastics’ came together to celebrate Foxy’s 40th Wooden Boat Regatta held on the British Virgin Island of Jost Van Dyke over the weekend of May 24th – 26th. The theme of this ruby anniversary was definitely old meets new meets in-betweeners, too. For one, Foxy Callwood himself came…
The woodies were few in number but that didn’t dampen the fun at the 39th Foxy’s Wooden Boat Regatta hosted on Jost Van Dyke by the BVI’s West End Yacht Club (WEYC), May 24 to 26. “Flying Circus was the only wooden boat to enter the regatta [in its class] this year,” says St. John,…
Tortola – West End Yacht Club The West End Yacht Club in Tortola, BVI, has finalized its calendar for 2013 with dates that avoid conflicts with the major International regattas around the circuit. Four of the WEYC six traditional regattas also qualify for the second running of the Goslings Series. This year the series is being…