As the Winch Turns: Day 3
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,...
More Light-Air Challenges
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...
As the Winch Turns: Day 2
You know the Bucket Regatta is a hit with local residents when they come in droves to see the spectacle of superyachts racing around the island and returning to the docks each day. Last night, an impassioned turnout of those who loved the late Yvan Garnier put a stamp...
A Long Day with Light Air Gets the Bucket Rolling
To accommodate the forecasted light air on day one of the St. Barths Bucket Regatta, organizers assigned the shortest course choices for an around-the-island race that saw 26 superyachts compete in seven classes. (Though the official fleet count is 30, four of those...
As the Winch Turns: Day 1
If there’s one certainty at the St. Barths Bucket, it’s that everyone who participates becomes part of a side story or two. Thus, this Bucket Blog has become the “catch all” for showcasing the people, events and happenings that fill the time so colorfully before and...
St. Barth Bucket 2025: Time Honored Traditions and Innovations
With the three-day St. Barths Bucket Regatta due to start Friday, 14 March, 30 of the world’s most magnificent superyachts – ranging in length from 28-56 meters – have descended on Gustavia Harbor, bringing color and grandeur to an already brilliant waterfront. This...
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...