by Barby MacGowan | Mar 16, 2018 | 2018 St. Barths Bucket, Daily Recap 2018
It couldn’t have been a more beautiful day to have a distance race around the 14-square-mile island of Saint-Barthelemy, and there couldn’t have been a more spectacular fleet to sail in the sunshine and 13-15 knot breezes than this year’s 26-strong Bucket fleet of...
by Barby MacGowan | Mar 14, 2018 | 2018 St. Barths Bucket
The Bucket is Back and So is St. Barths ST. BARTHS (March 14 2018) – After being devastated by back-to-back hurricanes (Irma, José and Maria) six short months ago, the island of Saint-Barthélemy is open for business and back with its usual zeal to host the annual St....
by Barby MacGowan | Mar 18, 2017 | 2017 St. Barths Bucket, Daily Recap 2017
The pursuit classes at the Bucket enjoyed mild conditions today for their kick-off race in St. Barths, with mostly 15-16 knots of breezes and a manageable sea state prevailing on a 19.5 – 23.9 nm course that circled the island in a counter-clockwise...
by Barby MacGowan | Mar 16, 2017 | 2017 St. Barths Bucket, Daily Recap 2017
38 Superyachts Prepare for Competition in St. Barths Every sailor knows what a bucket is, but only some are lucky enough to know the true definition and spirit of the Bucket: an annual pilgrimage of sailing superyachts to the French West Indies for a regatta of...
