Stanton Named 2018 ‘Virgin Islands Sailor of the Year’ by Virgin Islands Sailing Association
The only US Virgin Islander to earn a medal at Central American and Caribbean Games, Peter Stanton, earned title of ‘Virgin Islands Sailor of the Year’
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November Races in Curaçao Boast A Long History
With the fiftieth Bonaire Regatta still fresh in mind Curaçao sailors gathered on the coastline of their home island for two local races for Sunfish dinghies and yachts. The Sunfish competition, three short back-to-back races in the open sea on the first Sunday in November, turned out to be a family affair between Hans van…
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Piet Dijk Race & Carnival Sail
It was a great day for sailing say the Curaçao Watersport Association Jan Sofat, organizers of the 39th Piet Dijk Race sailed in late February. Even though rough weather had been expected, conditions ended up being favorable, with 17 knots of wind and an easy chop of one to four feet. Since 1978 the race,…
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St. Croix Yacht Club: Chandler Regatta Features Small Boat Competition for Everyone
Forty-five sailors, ranging from grade school students to seniors, showed their small boat skills in the 5th Annual Bill Chandler Memorial Race. Hosted February 26, out of the St. Croix Yacht Club, U.S. Virgin Islands. Sailors competed in five classes: Optimists, Sunfish, 420s, 29ers and Rhodes 19s. In the Optimist Green Fleet, Rodney Moorhead placed first,…
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Pan Pepín International Dinghy Regatta
Seamanship, sportsmanship and dogged perseverance were all on display at the Pan Pepín International Dinghy Regatta, hosted out of Club Nautico de San Juan, Puerto Rico in early February. Ninety-four sailors from Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, Curaçao and the USA skillfully competed in Sunfish, Optimist, Laser and 420 classes. It…
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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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Aruba International Regatta 2016
The J35 Dash has now won the Aruba International Regatta an unprecedented six times in a row. Some 35 vessels from around the ABC Islands crewed by people from as far away as the US, Colombia, Venezuela, the Netherlands and Belgium, participated in the event. Hailing from Curaçao, and having taken part in every Aruba…
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Bill Chandler Memorial Regatta
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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Puerto Rico’s Pan Pepin International Dinghy Regatta: Over 70 Sailors Race
“Practice makes perfect” is a saying that the BVI’s Rayne Duff put into action to win the highly-competitive Optimist class at the Pan Pepin International Dinghy Regatta, hosted February 4th to 7th out of Puerto Rico’s Club Nautico de San Juan (CNSJ). The Optimist was by far the largest class with 49 boats. Twenty-one…
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All Ages Compete at Chandler Sunfish Regatta
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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100 Sail the Aruba International Regatta
The fifth edition of the Aruba International Regatta drew competitors from Bonaire, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and Aruba to the new regatta location in Oranjestad. With 50 sails on the water and some 100 participants, this regatta is proving that Aruba has a growing and healthy sailing scene. Weather conditions were perfect for close competition during…
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Sailing and The Famous Holmberg Family
Sailing is in the blood of St. Thomas’ Holmberg family. In fact, it’s a water sport excelled at and enjoyed by three generations. Family patriarch and Chicago native Dick Holmberg first visited the Virgin Islands in the 1950s while serving on a submarine in the U.S. Navy. This was the first step of what would…
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Stanton Wins Inaugural Bill Chandler Sunfish Memorial Regatta
A rainbow of Sunfish sails filled St. Croix’s Teague Bay on the weekend of January 19th and 20th in tribute to Bill Chandler. Chandler, a longtime marina operator and marine community activist who passed away last year at age 89, was an avid sailor. More importantly, he took the time to train many of the…
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Fourth Aruba Rembrandt Regatta a Success
Sunfish sailor Jurgen Schneider from Curaçao won the Budget Marine Cup during the fourth edition of the Aruba Rembrandt Regatta. Thirty-three sailboats competed for the cup at Eagle Beach, while about 50 Optimist sailors, wind surfers and kite surfers competed in their own divisions. Challenging conditions tested competitors during 50 races sailed from August 10th…
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Register by Oct 31 for 25% Discount – San Juan International Regatta
San Juan, Puerto Rico. The 12th Club Nautico de San Juan’s International Regatta (CNSJIR), set for February 1 to 3, 2013, offers a unique combination of hot competition for skilled sailors and a cool chance for beginners to get excellent experience. “We look forward to hosting over 100 competitors from the Caribbean, U.S.A., Central America…
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Cruzan Open One Design Regatta
High winds made conditions challenging for over forty sailors competing in the tenth annual Cruzan Open One Design Regatta in May. Hosted by the St. Croix Yacht club, the event saw racers from all three U.S. Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands compete over two days on the waters of Teague Bay on St….
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12th San Juan International Regatta Set For February 1-3, 2013
San Juan, Puerto Rico. Register now! The 12th Club Nautico de San Juan International Regatta (CNSJIR) will take place February 1 to 3, 2013. Sailors who register by August 31, 2012 will receive a 50 percent discount off Early Bird registration fees. This means paying only $45 for single-handed sailors and $60 for double-handed sailors…
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A Caribbean Family Legacy in Island Water World
Three Generation History of Island Water World
