Team IWW 1, wins Sint Maarten Yacht Club Keelboat 2022 series opener
The Sint Maarten Yacht club organized the first Keelboat racing of the ‘22-23 season now that the hurricane season is almost finished.
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Boat Repair and Storage: Caribbean Boatyard Updates
The Sea is the lifeblood of the Caribbean. As such, boats are both an ages-old and contemporary method of traveling from island-to-island. One thing every vessel has in common, whether workboats or recreational cruisers, with one hull or more, or propelled either by sail or power, is the need for boat repair. Caribbean boatyards are…
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First race in the Grant Thornton Keelboat Series won by Team Island Water World
The first race of the Grant Thornton Keelboat Series took place last Sunday and it was a glorious day of moderate breeze sailing, enjoyed by seven boats
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Caribbean Multihull Challenge: A New Tradition for Catamaran and Trimaran Enthusiasts
The inaugural Caribbean Multihull Challenge, held in St. Maarten, attracted a diverse fleet of catamarans and trimarans for a thrilling race series. With a successful first event, the CMC is set to become a staple in the sailing calendar, offering an ideal tune-up for the Caribbean 600.
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400 Sailors and 14 Countries Battled at Grenada Sailing Week!
Island Water World Grenada Sailing Week 2019 saw spectacular sailing conditions throughout the week long event with over 400 sailors competing
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Last Call for Early Registration for Grenada Sailing Week 2019
Register and pay before the end of November 2018 for Island Water World Grenada Sailing Week (17 Jan – 1 Feb 2019) and get US$40.00 off the usual US$130 entry fee. With four days of exciting racing divided between two host venues and parties and prizes every night you have everything in the mix to…
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Time to register for Island Water World Grenada Sailing Week
The good folks at Grenada Sailing Week are offering reduced entry fees to those who register and pay online by 30 November 2018. Instead of US$130, canny sailors pay just US$90, a saving of $40. Grenada Sailing Week (27 Jan – 1 Feb 2019) includes four days of coastal racing with a lay…
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The doors are open for Island Water World Grenada Sailing Week 2019
It’s that time of year when Caribbean regattas are telling the world about their next big event and Grenada Sailing Week are joining in. Last year brought a record entry and organisers say that trend seems set to continue. The event will run from Sunday 27 January to Friday 1 February 2019. Starting at Camper…
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Les Voiles de Saint-Barth: Proteus Takes Third Consecutive Win
No stranger to Les Voiles de Saint-Barth, American George Sakellaris and his Maxi 72, Proteus, swept to victory for the third consecutive year in the ninth annual edition of Les Voiles, sailed April 8-14. Sakellaris also went home with the RM 60-01 Regatta Flyback Chronograph, a navigational watch provided by Les Voiles’ title sponsor Richard…
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Island Water World Grenada Sailing Week
The sixth Island Water World Grenada Sailing Week (GSW), held January 29 to February 3 out of St. George’s, Grenada, kicked-off with a blast. First, there was a record 50 registrations, over 40 participating yachts in five classes and more than 350 sailors contending. Secondly, competition literally kicked-off with a blast of breeze. Squally weather…
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Laser Sailors Mark Your Calendars!
The annual Open Caribbean Laser Championship will take place in St. Martin’s Baie Orientale (Orient Bay), over the weekend of June 23 – 25. Backed by longtime sponsor Island Water World, organizers say they are expecting representatives from many Caribbean islands will take part and that Standard, Radial, Masters and Youth classes will have separate…
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Island Water World Celebrate 50th Anniversary
A large crowd gathered at Island Water World’s flagship store in Cole Bay, St. Maarten in March to celebrate the marine store’s 50th Anniversary. Drinks flowed, speeches were made and a dazzling fireworks display lit the night sky. Many members of the company’s founding family flew in to join the celebrations. Addressing the revelers, Island…
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Island Water World Grenada Sailing Week
Fierce competition in a variety of conditions made for an outstanding Grenada Sailing Week. Hosted January 30th to February 4th out of both the Grenada Yacht Club in St. George’s and Secret Harbour Marina in Mount Hartman Bay. Sailors on thirty-one boats from as far away as Lithuania, the UK, France, USA, and closer to…
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50 Years of Island Water World
On March 2nd, 2017 Island Water World celebrates its 50th year in business serving the marine community of the Caribbean. Initially established by Harry Draper, the business was first located in Philipsburg, St. Maarten, quite close to the Courthouse. The business’s primary focus was on the fisherman and the rental of Sunfish sailing dinghies. Lots…
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Island Water World Honor Clifton Wilson
As Island Waster World prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary in March it will also be honoring Mr. Clifton Wilson who will have spent nearly 45 years working for the company. Affectionately known as ‘Cliffy’, Mr. Wilson joined Island Water World in 1972 when the premises in Cole Bay, St. Maarten, had just been built. He was employed as the…
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Heineken Light Laser Championships
Benoit Meesmaecker may well have earned copyright on the Heineken Light Caribbean Open Laser Championships after winning it so many times. If not, he has certainly made it his own, and his presence every year comes with that air of authority top sailors seem to have. He just happens to be in a higher league,…
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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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Island Water World Grenada Sailing Week
The rough sea conditions that preceded this regatta made it tough going for those on their way to Grenada for the event, but during Sailing Week the powerful winds added excitement and challenge to the racing. On the first two days off Grand Anse on the west side, the boats flew around the courses in…
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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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Caribbean News: Island Water World Marigot Now Customs Clearing Station for St. Martin
Island Water World Marigot store now customs clearing station for St. Martin Recent confusion over customs clearance in French St. Martin is at an end. In future, private yachts and charter vessels are able to clear customs at Island Water World’s Marigot store, next to the Geminga Boatyard on the Simpson Bay Lagoon. This brings to…
