by Barby MacGowan | Mar 20, 2017 | 2017 St. Barths Bucket, Daily Recap 2017
It is hard to remember a Bucket Regatta where so many trophies were at stake going into the last day. As it was, today’s one long race, running clockwise around the island of St. Barths and punctuated by a colorful downwind finish, determined podium finishes for the...
by Barby MacGowan | Mar 18, 2017 | 2017 St. Barths Bucket, Daily Recap 2017
The pursuit classes at the Bucket enjoyed mild conditions today for their kick-off race in St. Barths, with mostly 15-16 knots of breezes and a manageable sea state prevailing on a 19.5 – 23.9 nm course that circled the island in a counter-clockwise...
by Barby MacGowan | Mar 18, 2017 | 2017 St. Barths Bucket, Daily Recap 2017
The second day of the Bucket Regatta saw six new winners in six classes after the 38-strong fleet sailed a long “Not So Wiggly” course around and through the smaller islands and prominent rock formations lying to the north and west of St. Barths. Performances turned...
by Barby MacGowan | Mar 18, 2017 | 2017 St. Barths Bucket, As The Winch Turns 2017
Sam Von Schwarz, whose father John sails aboard Hanuman, found a new friend in David Wegman, the local artist who splits his time between here and Key West and has a special connection to the Bucket. Some years ago, when Rebecca blew out a spinnaker and didn’t know...
by Barby MacGowan | Mar 17, 2017 | 2017 St. Barths Bucket, As The Winch Turns 2017
While some Bucketeers started practicing as early as Monday (especially the J Class sailors who started their regatta a day before the rest of the teams), others began later in the week, with their rides arriving one-by-one until the inner and outer harbors of...
