Caribbean Travel News: Sailing

Divi St. Croix Supports SCYC Hospice Regatta with Excellent Room Rate

Divi Carina Bay Resort, St. Croix's only All-Inclusive resort, supports the St. Croix Yacht Club Hospice Regatta and the St. Croix community by offering an excellent room rate for the weekend of February 11- 14, 2011. Located just minutes from the St. Croix Yacht Club, the Divi Carina Bay Resort is an excellent location for regatta participants to book their stay, while on St. Croix. There are a limited number of rooms available so participants are asked to take advantage of this offer as soon as they can.

$167.00 a night

(Includes tax, resort fees, breakfast)

Room Rate is based on double occupancy

Based on Availability

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Posted by COL on February 1, 2011 11:50 AM | Link: Divi St. Croix Supports SCYC Hospice Regatta with Excellent Room Rate

Caribbean Regattas 2011

Caribbean-On-Line has just updated their Caribbean Regattas page with 2011 race dates and added many new events.

You can get your event added by emailing them at: webmaster@caribbean-on-line.com

Posted by COL on January 31, 2011 7:50 AM | Link: Caribbean Regattas 2011

WEST END YACHT CLUB 2011 REGATTA CALENDAR , Tortola, BVI

February 18 - 20: 33rd Annual Sweethearts of the Caribbean and 29th Annual Classic Yacht Regatta

March 4 - 7: 14th Annual Dark and Stormy Regatta

May 27 - 29: 37th Annual Foxy's Wooden Boat Regatta

July 1 - 3: 20th Annual Firecracker 500 Race

October 28 - 30: 14th Annual Foxy's Cat Fight

December 2 - 3: Gustav Wilmerding 21st Annual Memorial Challenge

For more Caribbean sailing dates see our Caribbean Regattas page.

Posted by COL on January 31, 2011 7:28 AM | Link: WEST END YACHT CLUB 2011 REGATTA CALENDAR , Tortola, BVI

Heineken Regatta

By Lynn Fitzpatrick

March 7, 2010 (Sint Maarten) - Over 2,500 sailors and their friends enjoyed spectacular sailing conditions, a variety of courses and diverse entertainment during the four-night and three-day 30th Annual Heineken Regatta.

The whole world had their eyes on the racing in the Spinnaker 1 Division to see which ultralight would win when they Titan 15!, Highland Fling and Rambler clashed for the first time. The
Heineken Regatta victory went to Tom Hill's Titan 15!, a Reichel/Pugh 75, which posted three first and two second place finishes. Vela Veloce, Canada's Richard Oland's Southern Cross 52 corrected out over Rambler, Highland Fling, Privateer and Equation in the six-boat division. Titan 15! wins!
Fritz Duda's Sin Duda! handily took the Spinnaker 2 Division.

KH + P Let Me Go and Coco de Mer won the Bareboat 6 and Gunboat Divisions with perfect scores.

Posted by COL on March 8, 2010 11:46 AM | Link: Heineken Regatta

GRENADA ROUND-THE-ISLAND RACE CANCELLED

Grenada, West Indies (17 February, 2010) - Due to an unforeseen emergency, the 2010 Race Committee regretfully announces that the 2010 Grenada Round-the-Island Race event, scheduled to take place on 12-14 of March, has been cancelled. The unfortunate cancelling of this event was not a decision that was made lightly or easily. It was a decision that was necessary due solely to an internal emergency that has made it impossible for the Committee to move forward with the event as planned.

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Posted by Anthony on March 2, 2010 4:54 AM | Link: GRENADA ROUND-THE-ISLAND RACE CANCELLED

Sonesta Maho Beach Resort's St. Maarten Heineken Regatta Package

With St. Maarten's 30th annual Heineken Regatta setting sail March 2010, Sonesta Maho Beach Resort & Casino has launched its Regatta Retreat special, with a free extra night for stays March 3-8, 2010. A minimum four-night stay is required. Book by February 28, 2010. Booking code is HR10.

Regatta Retreat guests will stay at St. Maarten's most thrilling resort complex, Sonesta Maho Beach Resort & Casino. The beachfront property offers two pools, three restaurants, four bars, the Good Life Spa, fitness center and activities. An adjoining promenade features the Casino Royale, Tantra Nightclub & Sanctuary, plus 40 boutiques and restaurants.

The 30th Annual St. Maarten Heineken Regatta will be hosted by the Sint Maarten Yacht Club March 5-7, 2010. Boating enthusiasts the world over flock to the Caribbean island of St. Maarten/Saint Martin for a variety of challenging races, which in the past has included an around-the-island race, windward leeward races and point-to-point races.

The Regatta Retreat free night special must be booked by January 15, 2010. Rates at Sonesta Maho Beach Resort & Casino start at $290 per room, per night for stays January 3 - April 3, 2010. Rates are based on double occupancy and subject to 21% tax and surcharges. Offer is not combinable with any other promotion and subject to availability and blackout dates.

For more information on Sonesta Maho Beach Resort & Casino, please call 1-800-223-0757 or visit www.sonesta.com/stmaarten.

Posted by Anthony on January 22, 2010 4:18 AM | Link: Sonesta Maho Beach Resort's St. Maarten Heineken Regatta Package

Grenada Round-the-Island Race

CALLING ALL FAST YACHTS AND COMPETITIVE CREWS TO CHALLENGE THE GRENADA ROUND-THE-ISLAND COURSE RECORD!

Grenada, West Indies (20 November, 2009) - At the 2009 Grenada Round-the-Island Race (GRIR), the trimaran Horizon Region Guadeloupe shattered the race course record, slashing more than an hour off the previous record by crossing the finish line with an elapsed time of 3 hours, 54 minutes and 2 seconds. This new sailing record raises the bar of competition for the 2010 GRIR and poses an exciting challenge for boats everywhere. As such, the Grenada South Coast Yacht Club has responded by creating a prestigious prize for any vessel that breaks the record, upping the stakes for the 2010 GRIR!

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Posted by Anthony on November 23, 2009 11:25 AM | Link: Grenada Round-the-Island Race

GRENADA ROUND-THE-ISLAND RACE

GRENADA ROUND-THE-ISLAND RACE (October 15, 2008) Grenada - The historic and prestigious Grenadian sailing event is getting wind in her sails, returning for our 2009 race! The 7th Annual Grenada Round-the-Island Race kicks off on March 13th on the magnificent Grand Anse Beach, presented by the Grenada South Coast Yacht Club (GSCYC). This year's race hosts a ton of exciting water sports competitions-in addition to the main race there will be a youth boating exhibition, not to mention the Bath Tub Derby brought back by popular demand. But the climax of the weekend activities, from March 13th to the 15th, will no doubt be the greeting of the crews after a long all day sail around the island followed by a huge Post Race Ceremony, Party and Prize Giving. Special acts to be announced!
In addition to a lot of fun in the sun, there will be a tribute to Peter Spronk's legacy which we hope will raise funds for the first annual GSCYC's youth sailing scholarship.

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Posted by Anthony on October 29, 2008 5:55 AM | Link: GRENADA ROUND-THE-ISLAND RACE