by Barby MacGowan | 12 Mar 2025 | 2025 Bucket Preview, 2025 St. Barths Bucket
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...
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,...
