There were 41 youth sailors from Antigua, St Kitts and Nevis, Saint Martin, St. Maarten and St Barth who competed in the St. Maarten Budget Marine Optimist Championship hosted by St Maarten Yacht Club 24 and 25 November 2023, making this a truly international event that is showing great growth. At the opening ceremony on […]
Fourteen-year-old Antiguan Carrack Jones has broken the record for the longest distance sailed in an Optimist sailboat. He sailed from the Antigua Yacht Club in Falmouth Harbour to Philipsburg in St Maarten, a distance of 100 nautical miles. Carrack originally planned to depart on Tuesday, November 21 but with a lack of wind his trip […]
by Niels Lund Launching your boat is a greatly anticipated event that is often approached with trepidation. During more than 20 years owning and sailing a boat in the Caribbean I worked in marine services and yard management, so offer these pointers to mitigate any issues that might arise. Launch Date When making your boatyard […]
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With an extraordinary performance of courage and determination, Team Antigua Island Girls, an all-female rowing team from Antigua and Barbuda, has achieved another memorable victory by rowing across the Pacific Ocean. After 41 days and 7 hours they were there! Team Antigua Island Girls’ Christal Clashing, Kevinia Francis and Samara Emmanuel crossed the finish line […]
The Sint Maarten Yacht Club celebrated the arrival of a specially designed sailing boat, designed to take individuals with disabilities on the water. One of the goals of the Sint Maarten Yacht Club is to make sailing available for a broader audience. Sailing is the perfect sport to experience confidence and freedom on the water, and to improve […]
When Team Antigua Atlantic Rowers arrived home in second place on January 13, 2018, the challenge was issued for an all-female team from Antigua and Barbuda to be next. Several women answered the call. After months of training and preparation, four girls now row the ocean, all carrying the mantle for the country. They are […]
Text from the St. Maarten Yacht Club On June 3 and 4 the Budget Marine St. Maarten National Dinghy Championship was sailed in the Simpson Bay Lagoon. 30 boats competed in the third edition of this annual event. The National Dinghy Championship is a collaboration from the Sint Maarten Yacht Club and the Sint Maarten […]
The VE2023 fleet departed on the 6th of January as scheduled from the Marina Las Palmas in Gran Canaria, the Canary Islands, after the unanimous decision of the captains at the skippers briefing 2 days before the departure. Sailing south some 850miles towards the Cape Verde Islands is their first stop. It has been months, probably […]
