by Barby MacGowan | 20 Mar 2025 | 2025 St. Barths Bucket, What They Said
Hummingbird – Captain Josh Hill This was Hummingbird’s first bucket event and the fourth race we have done as a team. Having visited St. Barths to cruise and socialize, the owners had yet to race here. The courses were challenging with the light conditions and...
by Barby MacGowan | 18 Mar 2025 | 2025 St. Barths Bucket, As The Winch Turns 2025
There couldn’t have been a more perfect staging area for Sunday night’s final prizegiving party than the tented grounds of the Hotel de la Collectivité, where Superyachts of the motor vessel kind lit up the docks as impressively as the sailing Superyachts left sitting...
by Barby MacGowan | 17 Mar 2025 | 2025 Daily Recap, 2025 St. Barths Bucket
The visual today on the northwest side of St. Barths was nothing less than breathtaking as 26 Superyachts sailed custom courses of between 12 and 16.5 nautical miles and deployed their giant multi-colored spinnakers for final downwind legs to the finishes. Although a...
by Barby MacGowan | 16 Mar 2025 | 2025 St. Barths Bucket, As The Winch Turns 2025
Last night, at the Quai de la Capitainerie, aka Bucket Headquarters, the traditional Bucket Bash marked the third evening of entertainment. All have attracted many local residents and regatta participants. “Bucketeers”, as they are sometimes collectively known as,...
by Barby MacGowan | 15 Mar 2025 | 2025 Daily Recap, 2025 St. Barths Bucket
Served with a second day of light air, 26 Superyachts at the Bucket Regatta sailed custom, shorter-than-normal courses on the west side of St. Barths. Goodbye “Not so Wiggley” and “Wrong Way Around” routes that have become the familiar traditions here over more than...
