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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
St Maarten
To the Victors Go the Spoils: Privateer, Selene and Lazy Dog Headline Long List of Winners in 29th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta
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| Sergio Sagramoso's Lazy Dog, over-all winner of Spinnaker 3 class. | In what will go down as one of the windiest, wildest events in the storied history of the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta, a long and worthy list of new champions were crowned today as racing concluded in the 29th edition of the annual Caribbean competition. The final tally revealed a host of new winners, including Ronald O'Hanley's Cookson 50, Privateer, and Wendy Schmidt's Swan 80, Team Selene's well as several past St. Maarten Heineken Regatta victors like Sergio Sagramoso on the Beneteau 44.7, Lazy Dog, and James Dobbs on the J/122, Lost Horizons.
Mar 8, 2009, 23:12 PST
St Maarten
Blowing the Dogs Off their Chains: Wind, Breeze and More Wind Highlight Day 2 of the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta
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| Jurakan, Dave West's Melges 32, with Peter Holmberg on board, currently 2nd in class. | It was a day of snapshots, of one indelible image after another. With staunch northerly breeze whipping the cerulean waters of the Caribbean into a frothy, turbulent, massively confused seaway, some 200 boats set sail today on Day 2 of the 29th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta, an event that is rapidly reaching epic, historic proportions.
Mar 7, 2009, 21:19 PST
St Maarten
Wet and Wild! In Big Northerly Breeze and Gear-Busting Seas, the 29th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta Sets Sail
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| Day One- Heineken Regatta: Let's go surfing now, everyone is learning how ...... | Peter Holmberg clasped his hands together and allowed himself a brief glance skyward. It was time, apparently, for a prayer. Holmberg, an Olympic sailing medalist from the U.S. Virgin Islands and a native Caribbean son, is no stranger to big winds and heavy seas, and he was wearing a smile as he took in the wet and wild scene ahead. But the circumstances suggested that a small bit of divine intervention might certainly be welcome. And it’s no stretch to think, that when it came to asking for heavenly wishes, that he wasn’t alone.
Mar 7, 2009, 00:43 PST
St Maarten
The Old and the New: Fresh Faces and Familiar Favorites Find Winner's Circle at 2009 IGY Commodore's Cup
Tom Leweck flashed a big thumb's up. The well-known 'Curmudgeon', the founder of the widely read yacht-racing newsletter, Scuttlebutt, was taking a break after the first of three races today in the third annual IGY Commodore's Cup, the tune-up series to the 2009 St. Maarten Heineken Regatta. Leweck, serving in the after guard aboard Damon Juizot's Swan 53, Katrina, was in an upbeat mode after registering a third place in the highly competitive Racing A class.
Mar 6, 2009, 10:34 PST
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