by Barby MacGowan | 10 Mar 2026 | 2026 Bucket Preview, 2026 St. Barths Bucket
With 33 yachts across nine classes, the 2026 St. Barths Bucket Regatta returns to Gustavia 12–15 March for four days of world-class racing and camaraderie among some of the most magnificent sailing yachts on the planet. The regatta opens Thursday with two...
by Barby MacGowan | 28 Mar 2024 | 2024 Daily Recap, 2024 St. Barths Bucket
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...
by Barby MacGowan | 25 Mar 2024 | 2024 Daily Recap, 2024 St. Barths Bucket
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...
by Barby MacGowan | 23 Mar 2024 | 2024 Daily Recap, 2024 St. Barths Bucket
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...
by Barby MacGowan | 22 Mar 2024 | 2024 Daily Recap, 2024 St. Barths Bucket
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,...
