25 September 2025
Changing Seasons!
It’s time to plan your 2026 Bucket experience
Fall has arrived and captains are preparing for delivery to the Caribbean islands.
For many yacht owners, their Caribbean season wouldn’t be complete without a Bucket Regatta experience (12 – 15 March). St Barths will be ready as event plans and preparations are well underway. The Notice of Race and Schedule are posted.
New in 2026 is the addition of a fourth day of racing. This Thursday race will be an optional, stand-alone race and not part of the three-day Bucket series. The trade winds have been somewhat less dependable these past few years, and with a desire for more racing, participants asked for a fourth day. The Bucket Stewards will consider a four-day Bucket series in 2027 based on feedback from participating yacht owners.
Entries and early commitments are running well ahead of recent years. Another robust fleet with great class competition is shaping up.
In addition to conventional superyacht racing under the ORCsy handicap rule, the non-spinnaker Corinthian Spirit class racing will once again be a popular option for owners. Early entries indicate that the 90-foot class will be back in play as well as the 100-foot racing class, which made its Bucket debut this year.
The 2025 yacht owner social schedule and other shoreside festivities clearly set a new standard. 2026 has even more to offer participating yacht owners and their guests.
Please feel free to reach out anytime if you have any questions about the 2026 edition. It’s already shaping up to be a most memorable experience!
All the best,
Peter
2027 Bucket: 18-21 March 2027
The St Barths Bucket Blog
Visit our 2025 Blog page for postings from the 2025 St Barths Bucket.
What They Said: 2025
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Champagne Sailing for Closing Day
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2026 Official Charity
The St Barths Bucket proudly makes annual contributions to worthy St Barths causes every year. A portion of the entry fee and proceeds from the sale of the popular Bucket posters go to local charities.
The 2026 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 the monetary donation to support their operations, the Bucket has made an ongoing commitment to the environment. The Bucket has purchased and donated two robotic marks for use by the club and hopefully at all regattas in St Barths. Robotic marks are increasingly prevalent in sailboat racing today. They reduce the need for mark boats. Engine pollution is significantly decreased and environmental damage to the sea floor done by anchors is eliminated.
The SBYC and their members play an active role as on-water and shoreside volunteers at the Bucket each year and we are thankful for their involvement.
Space Gallery St Barth is partnering with the Bucket Regatta for the ninth consecutive year. The limited-edition poster has become a collector’s item for visitors to the island and aficionados of the annual regatta. Only 200 are offered for sale. It is priced at 100 euros and can be purchased at the Space Contemporary Art Gallery, which is located on Carré D’Or between Hermès and Cartier.
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