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St Maarten
Voiles de Saint Barth
With three months to go to the start of this new event on the international sailing calendar, everyone in the Voiles de Saint Barth organising committee is hard at work sorting out the racing details, but they are also looking at the entertainment and festive features of the event. The teams under the authority of the president, Bruno Magras, assisted by Luc Poupon and Francois Tolade, have been working on the major features in the programme, which will bring together the finest boats racing in the Caribbean.
Three new partners have joined the Voiles de St Barth : Richard Mille Watches becomes the headline partner, with the Banque des Antilles Francaises and the St. Barts Hoteliers Association as official partners.
Jan 18, 2010, 15:47 PST
St Maarten
Sea Rescue St.Maarten Wins in the first Rescuers Regatta 2009
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| Team Sunsail/Sea Rescue II display their first place trophy. | The first annual Rescuers Regatta, organized by the St.Maarten Heineken Regatta committee, was deemed a complete success. The event was born out the desire for the Sint Maarten Yacht Club to have more contact socially with the members of the Coast Guard, Sea Rescues French and Dutch as well as the Port Authority as they play such an important role in the St.Maarten Heineken Regatta. Usually these organizations work together with great efficiency, but rarely have the chance to get together for some fun, thus the Rescuers Regatta was born.
Dec 23, 2009, 16:09 PST
St Maarten
St.Maarten-St.Martin Classic Yacht Regatta Gears Up
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| Magnolia, an authentic 1910 build Cornwall Crabber sailboat that has been completely restored by Mike Stam in St.Maarten. | Early registration for the January 21- 24, 2010 St.Maarten-St.Martin Classic Yacht Regatta are coming in at full speed. Several classic and vintage yachts have again announced their participation, "Lone Fox", winner of the last and the previous regatta, and Richard West's Anguillan yacht "Charm III" which also won the regatta twice will both be back. In addition, previous unknown yachts to this classic regatta will also race. Philip Walwyn, owner of the well know 12M "Kate", has now also acquired a classic Philip Rhodes designed yacht that will participate. Beautiful authentic 1910 build Cornwall Crabber vintage yacht Magnolia will celebrate its 100th birthday, having undergone a complete refit, she is ready to sail.
Oct 26, 2009, 10:25 PST
St Maarten
St. Maarten-St. Martin Classics to be held in January
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.
Aug 26, 2009, 11:24 PST
St Maarten
Wind Shifts Commandeer the North Sails Regatta
The ever changing winds on the weekend of June 18 and 19 created a challenge for competitors during the 8th annual North Sails Caribbean One Design Keelboat Championships. With twelve teams competing for first place the competition was intense, and in the end the point difference between first and second place was only 0.7. A total of eighteen races were sailed over the course of two days with a one pool format, with twelve teams competing in eight boats thus allowing four teams to take a break in between races. Both regatta organizers and the main sponsor were thrilled with this weekend's results, and according to Ernst Looser, owner of Tropical Sail Loft, agent for North Sails St.Maarten, "It went very well, very enjoyable as the racing was closer than normal. North Sails is proud to be part of such high quality event with much credit going to the volunteers, especially Cary with organizing the event and Race Officer Andrew Rapley's excellent work, which kept all competitors happy".
Jul 1, 2009, 15:55 PST
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