9 September 2024

Preparations Well Underway for the 2025 Bucket

Early expressions of interest point to a robust fleet

As the 2024 summer season winds down, the pre-regatta planning and preparations for the 2025 Bucket have swung into high gear. The news from the superyacht world is exciting. Early expressions of interest point to another strong turnout, which will translate into great class competition and fun for participating superyacht owners and their guests.

There are new builds planning on their Bucket debut, which always proves exciting for the event and the superyacht industry. This news, coupled with encouraging updates from the various ‘special’ classes, heralds a special edition for the 2025 edition.

The Bucket Notice of Race is posted and the first round of regatta invitations will be sent to boat captains early this month. If you haven’t received an invitation by mid-September, please contact us at your earliest convenience with your request.

2025 notables include:

• Another edition with unparalleled class racing in the popular pursuit racing format will provide yacht owners with exciting, close competition against yachts with similar sailing characteristics.
• The Corinthian Spirit Class racing, which featured 11 entries in two classes last year, will again be a non-spinnaker competition. This will require fewer racing crew and no need to optimize the yacht for racing, thereby minimizing expenses for the yacht owner (NOR Exhibit 2).
• The 90 Foot class will be back with 3 yachts already expressing their intent to enter over the summer. The Bucket Stewards will accept the first six entries (NOR Exhibit 3).
• A 100-foot Racing Class will likely make their debut in 2025. Two yachts requested entry applications last month. This class will feature performance-oriented 100’ sloops that do not fit the SYRA’s ‘cruising superyacht’ criteria. This class will have a 4th day of windward/leeward racing on Thursday (NOR Exhibit 4).
• The J Class is planning to be back with a class start. They too will have a 4th day of windward / leeward racing on Thursday.
• Dockspace in Gustavia will be on a first come basis. Once again, based on the feedback from our entrants, there will not be a ‘Yacht Hop’. However, there will be a fun-themed dockside party at the Capitainerie on Saturday evening.
• The official Bucket social schedule will again be unrivaled, providing yacht owners and their guests with a unique, fun filled experience ashore as well as on the racecourse.
• Building on the last two years, and in the spirit of being inclusive, social (non-racing) entrants will again be welcome to the Bucket. Please contact us for details.
• The Bucket is a SuperYacht Racing Association (SYRA) Sanctioned Event, meaning that all safe racing protocols – critical when racing superyachts – will be in play.

SAVE THE DATE and join us next March to enjoy what is shaping up to be a special St Barths Bucket!

Peter Craig, Event Organizer
peter@bucketregattas.com

Jeanne Kleene, Event Manager
jeanne@bucketregattas.com

A Fantastic 2024 St Barths Bucket!

The 2024 Bucket delivered unrivaled racing and a unique, fun filled experience shoreside.

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2024 Official Charity 

The St Barths Bucket has proudly made many contributions to worthy St Barths causes over the years. A portion of the entry fee and proceeds from the sale of the popular Bucket posters go to local charities.

The 2024 donation will be made to a most worthwhile one: The Youth Sailing Program at the St Barths Yacht Club (SBYC). SBYC is an active sailing school with the youth of St Barths a major focus. Every year, hundreds of children learn to respect each other and their environment. They also learn responsibility and cooperation in the pursuit of these goals.

SBYC is not a conventional yacht club. Resources and budgets are far more limited than what one would expect to find in a typical yacht club. The safety and maintenance of boats in the children’s fleet is an important priority for the SBYC.

In addition to a monetary donation to support their operations, 2024 will again include a robotic mark. The Bucket will purchase and donate a second robotic mark, which will be used by the club and hopefully at all regattas in St Barths. Robotic marks are increasingly prevalent in sailboat racing and represent a strong commitment to the environment. They reduce the need for mark boats, decreasing engine pollution and environmental damage to the sea floor by anchors.

The SBYC and their members play an active role as on-water and shoreside volunteers at the Bucket each year.

Space Gallery St Barth is proud to partner with the Bucket Regatta for the seventh year running to offer the limited edition 2024 poster. The commemorative Bucket Poster will be available exclusively at Space Gallery and was designed for the third consecutive year by Hermès’ in-house designers. The poster has become a collector’s item for visitors to the island and aficionados of the annual regatta. The poster is a limited, numbered edition of only 250 offered for sale this year. It is priced at 100 euros and will officially go on sale on Monday, 11 March, directly at the Space Contemporary Art Gallery, which is located on Carré D’Or between Hermès and Cartier.