by Barby MacGowan | Mar 19, 2022 | 2022 Daily Recap, 2022 St. Barths Bucket
St. Barths (March 19, 2022) – A two-hour delay due to winds gusting over 25 knots left plenty of time for Bucket sailors to mentally prepare for a “Not So Wiggley” course that was chosen by organizers for today’s races. Two classes (Grand Dames and L’Esprit) sailed...
by Barby MacGowan | Mar 19, 2022 | 2022 Daily Recap, 2022 St. Barths Bucket
St. Barths (March 18, 2022) – The wind, weather and sea state could not have been more cooperative today at the Bucket where 30 yachts in seven classes – five for Superyachts and one each for 90 footers and J-Class yachts – sailed a single counter-clockwise race...
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 26, 2019 | 2019 St. Barths Bucket, As The Winch Turns 2019
The owner and crew of Hetairos might have gotten a bit wet on the race course Sunday when a squall passed through, but they got a real drenching Sunday night on the Bucket stage when they celebrated being named the overall Bucket winner for 2019. The coveted award was...
