St. Maarten has one of the most active sailing communities of the Caribbean. Sailing charters or tours can be booked here year round, but many sail in with their own ship. Around the Simpson Bay Lagoon, one finds a variety of marinas, services and restaurants with dinghy harbors for hungry and thirsty sailors. Most famous are St. Maarten sailing events like the annual Heineken Regatta and the Caribbean Multihull Challenge. Let us keep you in the loop with this blog!
March 30, 2023
SINT MAARTEN YACHT CLUB FUNDRAISER On the 15th of April, the Sint Maarten Yacht Club hosts their annual raffle and silent auction to raise funds for their Youth Sailing Program. They SMYC believe it is very
March 29, 2023
SAILING TALENT OF ST MAARTEN On March 25th and 26th last weekend the Antigua Laser Open Championship took place in Simpson Bay. Emma Lennox, Rio Stomp, Melina de Vries and Veronica Destin competed in the Laser 4.7 class
March 27, 2023
MULTIHULLS DOMINATE THE ST MAARTEN HEINEKEN REGATTA From March 2nd until March 5th 2023, the 43rd edition of the St Maarten Heineken Regatta took place. Looking back at the well-received event, we see that the multihull class caught the
March 21, 2023
FIRST LAGOON FESTIVAL IN SIMPSONBAY SINT MAARTEN (SIMPSON BAY) – The St. Maarten Marine Trades Association (SMMTA) is proud to announce a collaboration between four Marinas in the Simpson Bay Lagoon: IGY Marinas, Yacht Club Isle del Sol and
March 14, 2023
THE NEXT GENERATION OF SAILORS In Simpson Bay, 18 selected youth sailors from the Sailing School of the Sint Maarten Yacht Club raced against each other in the RS Zest in a new program as part of the St.