by Barby MacGowan | Mar 18, 2022 | 2022 St. Barths Bucket, As The Winch Turns 2022
The Bucket Bar is open! And last night’s Fleet Welcoming Party was a hit for hundreds of Bucketeers who gathered on the Quay for their first night of official socializing (not as important as the racing, but it’s a close second). Singer/songwriter/guitarist Soley, one...
by Barby MacGowan | Mar 17, 2022 | 2022 Daily Recap, 2022 St. Barths Bucket
Finish of first race, Ranger in foreground, Velsheda (background) in lead by less than 5 seconds. Photo by Jerome Chedeville. St. Barths (March 17, 2022) –The St. Barths Bucket marked its 2022 return today with some eventful racing among three majestic J-Class...
by Barby MacGowan | Mar 16, 2022 | 2022 Bucket Preview, 2022 St. Barths Bucket
St. Barths (March 16, 2022) – The St. Barths Bucket, which was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to Covid-19 restrictions that effected world travel, has returned to the idyllic island of Saint Barthélemy for its 28th time since first gracing these local waters in 1995...
by Barby MacGowan | Mar 28, 2019 | 2019 St. Barths Bucket, Daily Recap 2019
Hetairos (Overall winner, Les Gazelles class winner) – Graham Newton, Captain We didn’t think our closest competitor would be WinWin; we thought it would be Visione, because we’re two of the biggest boats in the fleet and WinWin is the smallest. Also, racing against...
by Barby MacGowan | Mar 27, 2019 | 2019 St. Barths Bucket, Daily Recap 2019
ST. BARTHS (24 March 2019) – Sailing on the last day of the 2019 Bucket Regatta couldn’t have played out any better for 34 superyachts fighting for podium positions in five spinnaker classes and one Corinthian Spirit (non-spinnaker) class. Winds ramped up to 18-20...
