by Barby MacGowan | Mar 28, 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 | Mar 25, 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 | Mar 23, 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 | Mar 22, 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,...
by Barby MacGowan | Mar 21, 2022 | 2022 Daily Recap, 2022 St. Barths Bucket
St. Barth (March 20, 2022) – Somewhat repeating yesterday’s order of events, a wind delay on the water (of one hour) preceded what was to be 30 pursuit starts for as many superyachts competing here for the 35th edition of the St. Barths Bucket. Different was the sense...
