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!
January 10, 2023
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
December 19, 2022
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
December 19, 2022
Sailing World Magazine’s annual Boat of the Year tests are conducted in Annapolis, Maryland, following the US Sailboat Show. With independent judges exhaustively inspecting the boats on land and putting them through their paces on the water, this year’s fleet of
December 12, 2022
12 December 2022 – Simpson Bay, St Maarten – With just months to go before the start of the 43rd edition of the St Maarten Heineken Regatta, many race teams are now finalizing their arrangements to attend this bucket-list event.
December 8, 2022
Unusual pattern shifts in the atmosphere are causing a slow-moving storm that will set up in the Central Atlantic. Coming from a combination of sub-seasonal climate signals that have not been seen since 2010. Resulting in (extremely) light winds during
