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...
What They Said: 2023
“This was Perseverance’s first appearance at a Superyacht regatta and she loved it. We had the overall perspective to just go out, sail well, keep it simple and overall have fun. We achieved all of the above! “The boat sailed well and we learnt a lot about "different...
As the Winch Turns: Day 4
Racing is officially over but plenty of Bucketeers are basking in the afterglow of last night’s final Awards Ceremony and Party. The joyous celebration, with hundreds of people in attendance, took place at the White House Museum on the far side of Gustavia Harbor...
Day 3: Fabulous Finish!
After sailing in the reverse direction over yesterday’s “Not so Wiggly” course, 25 Superyacht teams today posted their final scores for the 2023 Bucket Regatta to determine winners in five pursuit-racing classes. The wind on this last day of the three-day series toned...
As the Winch Turns: Day 3
Good news or bad news first? Okay, bad news is that last night’s Bucket Yacht Hop had to be cancelled due to the dangerous surge at the dock and a low number of yachts committed to docking at the Capitainerie rather than the outer Harbor. Good news was that the party...
Day 2: Super Winds, Super Racing
High winds on day two of the St. Barths Bucket again tested the tenacity and talent aboard 25 Superyacht teams, which were working to improve their positions before tomorrow’s final race. The “Not So Wiggly” courses set on the west side of the island ranged between 23...
As the Winch Turns: Day 2
Last night’s first Daily Awards Presentation took place at the Bucket Marquee where post-racing socializing was a hit with Bucketeers. Thanks to our Safe Harbor Marinas Friend of the Bucket for helping with the presentation of the trophies and Perrier-Joulet champagne...