by Barby MacGowan | Mar 21, 2019 | 2019 St. Barths Bucket
ST. BARTHS (21 March 2019) – Three years ago, the St. Barths Bucket introduced a Corinthian Spirit initiative for superyacht racing, which has taken hold at superyacht regattas around the world. The idea is to give owners an alternative class – here, it is called Les...
by Barby MacGowan | Mar 20, 2019 | 2019 St. Barths Bucket
ST. BARTHS (20 March 2019) – A sure-to-be exquisite three days of sailing are on tap for the 2019 St. Barths Bucket Regatta, a 31-year-old tradition that has been part of the Saint-Barthélemy island life since 1995. Officially beginning Thursday, March 21, with racing...
by Barby MacGowan | Mar 19, 2018 | 2018 St. Barths Bucket, As The Winch Turns 2018
In today’s splendid Caribbean sunshine and 8-12 knot breezes, 26 Superyachts sailing in six classes at the St. Barths Bucket Regatta made their final plays for podium positions. The four-day event started on Thursday, March 15, with fleet racing for J Class yachts and...
by Barby MacGowan | Mar 17, 2018 | 2018 St. Barths Bucket, Daily Recap 2018
In 12-15 knot mid-morning breezes that weakened to about seven knots in the afternoon, the Bucket fleet sailed 22-25 nm “Not-so-Wiggley” courses that seemed quite the opposite of that as they zig-zagged around Ile Fourchue, Roche Table and other natural turning marks...
by Barby MacGowan | Mar 17, 2018 | 2018 St. Barths Bucket, As The Winch Turns 2018
Better than a postcard…that’s what the folks at SunBarth had in mind when they dressed their downtown store window with rows of sailing shorts, imprinted with a panoramic of the Port of Gustavia and complete with Superyachts located front and center. No Bucket sailors...
