The Fifth Invitational St.Maarten-St.Martin Classic Yacht Regatta will again take place during the third week-end of January, from Thursday the 21st until Sunday the 24th. The regatta organization has teamed up with Holland House Beach Hotel on the boardwalk in Philipsburg where they will have their headquarters. The first race day starts out of Great Bay to Marigot, the second one is from Marigot to Philipsburg and the final day will see the yachts leaving again out of Great Bay to return there in the afternoon.

The upcoming regatta in the new year will feature the battle of two classic yachts "Lone Fox" and "Charm III" for the perpetual trophy. Each yacht won already twice the regatta and next year's winner will take home the trophy.


Several yachts have already registered for the 2010 event and the organizers expect an other twenty or more yachts to participate.

The Skippers briefing and official openings cocktail on Thursday as well as the Saturday evening party and the Award Ceremony on Sunday will be hosted by Holland House Beach Hotel. The regatta will be sanctioned by the new Sint Maarten-St.Martin Classic Yacht Club.

Preliminary Program

Thursday January 21, 2010

Registration day from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm
at the new location in Holland House Beach Hotel on the Philipsburg Boardwalk (Dutch side). Yachts can anchor in Great Bay and come by dinghy to the beach. The regatta organization is working on the possibility to have a floating dinghy dock in front of the hotel, otherwise dinghies can be pulled up on the beach or go to the dinghy dock in Bobby's Marina.
Free drinks and snacks will be available for all registered Captains and Crew + Invited Guests and Press from 6.00 pm until 8.00 pm in Holland House Beach Hotel.
The thirty minutes Skippers briefing starts at 6.30 pm in Holland House Beach Hotel followed by the official openings ceremony and welcome cocktail party.

Friday January 22, 2010

First race day with start not before 10.00 am out of Great Bay Philipsburg (Dutch side).
This is also the special Tall Ships Day.
Race to Marigot St.Martin (French side) with finish in the bay.
Free dockage for participants (subject to availability) courtesy of Fort Louis Marina.
Tall Ships will be on anchor in the bay.
Free Drinks available after the regatta for all registered Captains and Crew, press and invited guests.

Saturday January 23, 2010

Second race day with start not before 9.00 am in the bay of Marigot and finish in Great Bay Philipsburg.
FREE Beach Buffet for all registered Captains, Crew, Owners, Press and invited guests as from 1.00 pm (strictly invitation only).
Local, traditional and small classic dinghy boat races and entertainment as from 3.00 pm.
Special "STAR" regatta on board the 12 M America's Cup Challenge yachts starts in the late afternoon with proceeds going towards the Sint Maarten Diabetes Foundation and the Sint Maarten Nature Foundation.
Tall Ships will come to Great Bay for public visiting in the afternoon and evening and eventual stay until Sunday.
Saturday evening Classic Regatta party and "STAR" regatta price giving with Live band in front of Holland House Beach Hotel on the Philipsburg Boardwalk (Dutch side).

Sunday January 24, 2010

Third race day with start not before 10.00 am again out of Great Bay and finish again in Great Bay around 4.00 pm.
Sunday evening Award giving ceremony as from 7.00 pm with live band followed by the price giving party in Holland House Beach Hotel on the Philipsburg Boardwalk (Dutch side).

Holland House Beach Hotel will have a special Classic Regatta menu available during all days of the event.

Additional and updated information is available in the web site www.ClassicRegatta.com

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