What They Said: 2024
Gelliceaux — Captain Clive Walker As always, it was a fun and well-organized regatta, where we can cross tacks with old and new friends. After trying to win the Bucket for the last 20 odd years and missing by slim margins, to finally win with Gelliceaux feels like a...
As The Winch Turns: Day 4
Parting is such sweet sorrow, but just because the racing is over doesn’t mean the memories from this year’s Bucket won’t last for a lifetime. For many, last night’s final Awards Ceremony and Party put them center stage at the White House Museum on the far side of...
Wrapping it All Up on Day Three: Winners Declared
In winds much like yesterday’s, the Superyachts made quick work of circumnavigating the island of St. Barths in today’s final race of three in the 2024 Bucket regatta series that started Friday. In the seven classes sailing, no one was a shoe-in to win, but four...
As The Winch Turns: Day 3
Last night’s Bucket Bash…what a blast, with more daily trophies given on the BMQ stage and more mingling and dancing enjoyed by the many Bucketeers – owners, captains and crews – who attended. Music by the Tanya M. Quintet included familiar tunes from soft rock to...
Getting Into It on Day Two
Today’s “Not So Wiggley” course necessitated a downwind start by each of 30 Superyachts competing in seven classes at the St. Barths Bucket and peppered a blue sky with colorful spinnakers, giving spectators something to gawk at from their vantage points ashore and on...
As The Winch Turns: Day 2
Setting aside a portion of entry fees and proceeds from the sale of each year’s beautifully illustrated Bucket poster, the Bucket regatta annually makes contributions to worthy St. Barths causes. On the stage Wednesday before the Skipper’s Meeting were representatives...
Out-of-the-Gate Wins on Day One
As predicted after two light-air practice days, a decent wind of 12-18 knots kicked in for the Bucket’s first of three competition days. Seven classes of Superyachts (30 total in the fleet) each sailed a variation of the counterclockwise “Around the Island” course,...
As The Winch Turns: Day 1
Welcome to the Bucket Blog where everything from the serious to the silly is presented in vignettes for you to enjoy as you scamper to Gustavia Harbor to make boat call, or hang out with friends at the Bucket Bar, or relax at your villa at the end of a long racing...
Fantastic Fleet Ready for Competition and Camaraderie
An uptick in numbers for the 2024 St. Barths Bucket means 30 of the world’s most magnificent Superyachts and over a thousand serious yet fun-loving sailors have flocked to the tiny island of St. Barthelemy for this giant of an event. The racing format, now finely...