Issue 2 (Jan 09) The fourth weekend of March is now etched into every racer’s calendar as the time when the “Crown Jewel” of Caribbean yacht racing takes place. The International Rolex Regatta will be held on 27-29 March at St Thomas Yacht Club on the US Virgin Islands and involves sailboats from the Caribbean, US and Europe.
The courses are a high calibre mix of round-the-island distance races
and windward/leewards designed to test the sailors’ skills and showcase
the stunning shoreline. Reliable tradewinds ensure excellent sailing
conditions. This year’s day one morning course ends at Charlotte Amalie
Harbour, giving the racers an opportunity to see St Thomas’ beautiful
and historic capital.
Other events taking place during the season are the Culebra Regatta
held in Puerto Rico’s offshore island in the week prior to the Rolex
Regatta. The week after Rolex is the BVI Spring Regatta on Tortola.
There is also the Grenada Sailing Festival at the end of January, the
St Maarten Heineken Regatta in early March and Antigua Sailing Week in
April.
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