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 6, 2023
DAY 3 ST. MAARTEN HEINEKEN REGATTA The 3rth day of the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta revolved about the most famous race of the event, the “around the island race”. Normally, the around the island race would be on Friday,
March 6, 2023
REMARKABLE SAILING STORY Elvis Francoise, a 47 year old Dominican man, was repairing his boat in a port of St Maarten when all of a sudden the weather changed and he drifted afloat. A total of 24 days passed
March 6, 2023
DAY 2 ST. MAARTEN HEINEKEN REGATTA At the second day of the Heineken Regatta, the race has been in full motion. Most sailors had crossed over to the French side. Not only was there happening a lot on the
March 6, 2023
SAFETY GUIDELINES HEINEKEN REGATTA From March 2nd until March 5th, the annual Sint Maarten Heineken Regatta took place on the island. The big sailing event attracted over 20000 people to participate, spectate or celebrate during the race. The race
March 3, 2023
DAY 1 HEINEKEN REGETTA After several days of preparation, the Heineken Regatta has started! The race started with the fleet splitting into two. One half is going to Simpson Bay and the other is going to Cole Bay. The courses
