St. Maarten / St. Martin Sailing Blog

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!

Port of Marigot, Galisbay, Caribbean sail training

March 14, 2023

THE DAILY HERALD: ‘WYLDE SWAN’ FINISHING BUSY CARIBBEAN SEASON

TRAINING THE YOUNGSTERS   Caribbean Sail Training Vessel Wylde Swan has been in St. Maarten for some time now, but has left the port of Marigot after a very busy Caribbean season. The vessel will first go Curacao, before passing

St Maarten Heineken Regatta, Sailing competition, St Martin

March 13, 2023

BOATSNEWS.COM: ST. MAARTEN HEINEKEN REGATTA 2023, A REGATTA UNDER THE CARIBBEAN SUN

ST. MAARTEN HEINEKEN REGATTA HAS COME TO AN END     The 43rd edition of the St Maarten Heineken Regatta has come to an end. Over 100 sailing boats participating in fighting each other on the water, but then enjoy

Heineken Regatta, Sailing race, St marteen

March 8, 2023

SAILWORLD: ST. MAARTEN HEINEKEN REGATTA OVERALL- 2023

OVERVIEW 43RD EDITION OF THE ST MAARTEN HEINEKEN REGATTA     After 4 days of intense racing, joyful events and an overall fantastic weekend, the 43rd edition of the annual St Maarten Heineken Regatta has come to an end. All

Heineken Regatta finale race, Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten Island

March 7, 2023

FRIENDLY AND FIERCE COMPETITION AT THE 43RD ST. MAARTEN HEINEKEN REGATTA

  March 6, 2023 – Simpson Bay, St Maarten – Sun-tanned, grinning and on that post-racing ‘high’ from a successful regatta, the competitors, families and friends at the 43rd St. Maarten Heineken Regatta are now packing up their kit and preparing themselves to

Heineken Regatta, Sailing Race, St maarten island

March 7, 2023

DAY 4: DOWN TO THE LAST RACE AT THE 43RD ST. MAARTEN HEINEKEN REGATTA

DAY 4 ST. MAARTEN HEINEKEN REGATTA   With last chances for teams to get good results, tensions were rising during the last race of the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta. The wind was slightly lighter than anticipated and it was really