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!

Sailing Catamaran riding the waves near SXM

January 25, 2023

SAIL AWAY

  Widely regarded as the sailing capital of the Caribbean, St. Maarten/St. Martin offers myriad ways to set sail.   By Michele Korteweg   Whether you’re a major competitor in the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta or a novice mariner, sailing

Sint Maarten Yacht Club Grant Thornton Multiclass Regatta

January 19, 2023

SXM TALKS: THE SINT MAARTEN YACHT CLUB HOSTED THE GRANT THORNTON MULTICLASS REGATTA | SOUALIGA NEWSDAY

The Sint Maarten Yacht Club hosted the Grant Thornton Multiclass Regatta last weekend. With 25 participating teams from 3 different sailing clubs, including Club de Voile Friar’s Bay, Saint Barth’s Yacht Club and Sint Maarten Yacht Club sailing school. The

Heineken regatta

January 13, 2023

ST MAARTEN HEINEKEN REGATTA: WOMEN RUN THE SHOW AT THE ST MAARTEN HEINEKEN REGATTA

  12 January 2023 – Simpson Bay, St. Maarten —  According to the Maritime Institute of Technology, women comprise only 2% of the 1.2 million sailors worldwide. Yet the racing scene in the Caribbean appears to buck that trend both on the

Tall Ship ‘Sørlandet’ in St. Martin for open day

January 10, 2023

THE DAILY HERALD: TALL SHIP ‘SØRLANDET IN ST MARTIN FOR OPEN DAY TALL SHIP

Tall Ship “Sørlandet” (Jean Jarreau photo)   MARIGOT–Caribbean Sail Training (CST) announced that the Port of Marigot will host once again the full-rigged tall ship Sørlandet, on the Galisbay pier on Sunday, February 5, for an open ship day with free access for

Heineken Regatta

December 19, 2022

ST MAARTEN HEINEKEN REGATTA: THE OFFICIAL HEINEKEN REGATTA SPECTATOR BOAT

March 4 and March 5, 2023   Reserve your tickets now! Mail: linda@smyc.com, call +1721-581 4850 or go to the SMYC Boatique   Get front row seats aboard this all inclusive boat trip and witness world class racing from up