Peters & May Announce Exclusive Gold Partnership with Cape 31 Class
Global logistics experts Peters & May renew Exclusive Gold Partnership with Cape 31 Class, boosting Caribbean racing prospects for next season.
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Women on the Water: Team FOPE Finishes 2nd in Caribbean Multihull Challenge
Team FOPE, an all-women’s sailing team, placed second in class at the Caribbean Multihull Challenge. Their success highlights the talent of female sailors.
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Charter a Yacht to Compete in the Caribbean Regattas!
Chartering a yacht to compete in a Caribbean regatta is nothing new. There is a growing trend for the charter of highly competitive racing boats.
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Sint Maarten Heineken Regatta: Conditions Put Racers to the Test
An island that has experienced some serious winds conjured up light airs for most of the 38th Sint Maarten Heineken Regatta but this didn’t stop the enjoyment or prevent days of thrilling racing. The four day event kicked off with the Gill Commodore’s Cup. In light but steady winds, 68 teams comprising Maxis, Ocean Racing,…
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Trend: Caribbean Regattas Are Becoming Longer
We live in a fast-paced world where being time-starved is a way of life. Yet there is a trend towards Caribbean regattas becoming longer rather than shorter. For example, the St. Thomas International Regatta (STIR) added its Round the Rocks race last year in an effort to change up its four-decade format and the St….
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Sint Maarten Heineken Regatta 2017: Records and Reggae
The 37th running of the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta, which took place on March 3-6, had something for everyone: big breeze, record-setting performances, impressive winners and a wrap-up party headlined by legendary performance artists UB40 on the sands of Kim Sha Beach. The event’s motto is ‘serious fun’ and it once again lived up to…
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Sailors Ready to Race at St. Thomas International Regatta
St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Nearly 60 sleek sailing yachts from the Caribbean, U.S., Canada and Europe will race in the 44th St. Thomas International Regatta (STIR). Set for March 24 to 26, this three-day regatta known as the ‘Crown Jewel of Caribbean Yacht Racing’ will be prefaced by the 2nd Round the Rocks Race…
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Remembering BOB GREISER
While I was writing the Editor’s Log, news came in of the death of one of the all-time great marine photographers and photojournalists Bob Grieser. Bob was a one off, a character. His camera was an extension of his being and his photographs brought sailing to life. He had the uncanny knack of being in…
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Postal Services St. Maarten issues 1st St. Maarten Heineken Regatta Stamp
Postal Services St. Maarten N.V. will issue its first ever set of postage stamps to mark the Annual St. Maarten Heineken Regatta. St. Maarten Heineken Regatta stamp will be issued from January 16th to March 31st 2017 and persons are able to pre-order online. The numbered series comprises ten stamps showcasing regatta scenes that tie into…
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Family Sailing – A Great Two Generation Sport
It’s an age-old dilemma. Parents like to share interests with their kids, while kids are naturally wary of something that may seem uncool. Yet a sport like family sailing is something that transcends generations. This is a fact three Caribbean dads have discovered to the mutual delight of their sons and daughters. “I remember taking…
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St. Maarten Heineken Regatta: Hot Racing, Cold Beer
The 36th edition of the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta was a record affair. Eighty four yachts competed in the Gill Commodores Cup, the largest entry in its history and 193 boats participated in the three day Heineken Regatta. This year organisers set four different courses, providing ideal racing for Maxis, multihulls, spinnaker classes, bareboats and beach…
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Caribbean News: Team Island Water World Acquire Second Melges 24
Team Island Water World acquire second Melges 24 St. Maarten – Team Island Water World are now campaigning a second Melges 24. Although not new, their latest boat is hull number 605, whereas the old boat was number 24. Team captain Frits Bus said that with the old Melges in need of some love and care,…
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The Naming of Purple Heart
A rainbow hung over the Simpson Bay Lagoon as the naming ceremony for the Didy 26 race boat, built by high school students from Milton Peters College, got underway at the St. Maarten Shipyard in late February. With just days to go before the start of the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta, the omens were good and…
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We Built a Race Boat!
Students at Milton Peters College (MPC) in Sint Maarten have built a boat which they will race in the Heineken Regatta. The boat, a Didi 26 designed by Dudley Dix, was constructed in the school’s carpentry department by an enthusiastic group of youngsters under the guidance of several tutors. The students have built smaller boats…
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Multihulls Multiply in Caribbean Regattas
Monohulls easily outnumber multihulls in Caribbean regattas but the tide is turning. The sailing world has definitely caught multihull fever.
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PR Heineken Regatta Looking to the Future
This year’s Puerto Rico Heineken International Regatta could be considered one of the most-friendly regattas or one of the most unforgiving. It all depends on whether you were on the land or at sea. The regatta was held on May 22-25 and was staged at the Palmas Del Mar Yacht Club. More than 60 boats…
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St. Maarten Heineken Regatta
Strong winds, sunshine, 2000 lusty sailors and the largest racing fleet in the Caribbean, gave the organizers of the 35th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta the opportunity to lay on a tremendous spectacle – and they didn’t fail. In CSA1, Doug Baker’s Kernan 47, True won the last race to complete a clean sweep of bullets…
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2014 Heineken Regatta
The 2014 St. Maarten Heineken Regatta, the Caribbean’s largest annual yacht-racing affair, was this year also one of the most competitive editions in the event’s long, 34-year history. In roughly half of the fleet’s 20 separate classes, nothing was decided until the last race on the regatta’s final day, which was conducted in uncharacteristically light,…
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No Boat, No Problem: Regatta Charters Let You Enter the Race
You don’t need to BYOB (bring your own boat) or hope for an invite to crew in order to get a front row seat racing in the Caribbean’s biggest and most exciting regattas. There are several great opportunities to charter. These include everything from renting an entire boat to signing on for a crew slot….
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In Focus: Jose ‘Yoyo’ Berrios
Starting small and growing bigger. This is the secret to success that has led Club Nautico de San Juan’s (CNSJ) director of sailing and head coach Jose ‘Yoyo’ Berrios to put Puerto Rico on the map as a global sailing power. Berrios, a San Juan native, grew up in a sailing household. His parents owned…
