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Where yacht club initials are given, for contact information seeCARIBBEAN YACHT AND SAILING CLUBS at the end of this calendar.
JANUARY
1 Public holiday or “recovery day” in many places (New Year’s Day); Junkanoo parades in The Bahamas
1 Annual Festival parade in Montserrat. www.visitmontserrat.com/festivals
1 – 6 Crucian Christmas Festival, St. Croix. www.stxfestival.com
2 FULL MOON
2 Public holiday in Cuba (Victory of Armed Forces Day) and Haiti (Founding Fathers’ Day)
3 – 4 Grenada Sailing Festival Workboat Regatta. www.facebook.com/WorkboatRegatta
5 – 21 Fête de la Musique, St. Barts. www.stbartsmusicfestival.org/festival.html
6 Public holiday in some places (Three Kings Day/Epiphany)
6 Start of World ARC 2018-19, St. Lucia. World Cruising Club, www.worldcruising.com
8 Public holiday in Puerto Rico (Eugenio María de Hostos Day)
10 Public holiday in the Bahamas (Majority Rule Day)
11 Start of Atlantic Odyssey II (Canary Islands to Barbados). Cornell Sailing, www.cornellsailing.com
12 – 14 SSCA Gam, St. Croix. Seven Seas Cruising Association, www.ssca.org
12 – 14 St. Lucia Food & Rum Festival. http://stluciaisparadise.com/tag/food-rum-festival-2018
13 Round the Island Race, Antigua. AYC, www.antiguayachtclub.com
14 – 24 St. Barts Music Festival. www.stbartsmusicfestival.org
15 Public holiday in Puerto Rico and USVI (Martin Luther King Day)
16 – 24 Barbados Sailing Week. www.barbadossailingweek.com
18 – 21 Bequia Music Fest. www.bequiamusicfestival.com
19 – 21 Caribbean Laser Midwinter Regatta, Cabarete, Dominican Republic. www.caribwind.com
21 Public holiday in Barbados (Errol Barrow Day) and the Dominican Republic (Our Lady of Altagracia)
22 Public holiday in Cayman Islands (National Heroes’ Day)
24 – 7 Feb Mustique Blues Festival. www.basilsbar.com
25 Public holiday in Aruba (GF Croes Day)
25 – 28 Spice Island Billfish Tournament, Grenada. www.sibt.gd/sibt.html
26 Public holiday in Dominican Republic (Duarte Day)
26 – 3 Feb Conch Republic Cup Key West Cuba Race Week. http://conchrepubliccup.org
27 – 3 Feb Manhattan Yacht Club Challenge, Tortola. myc.org/cruising/de-caribbean-regatta
28 Public holiday in Cuba (Birthday of José Martí)
29 – 3 Feb IWW Grenada Sailing Week. http://grenadasailingweek.com
31 FULL MOON
31 – 4 Feb Superyacht Challenge Antigua. www.superyachtchallengeantigua.com
FEBRUARY2 World Wetlands Day. www.ramsar.org/activity/world-wetlands-day
3 Manhattan Yacht Club Trophy, BVI. RBVIYC, www.royalbviyc.org
3 - 4 Grenada Sailing Festival Workboat Races. www.facebook.com/WorkboatRegatta
3 - 4 Crucian Open Regatta, St. Croix. STYC, www.stcroixyc.com/Cruzan-Open
6 – 10 Round Martinique Regatta. www.theroundmartinique.com
7 Public holiday in Grenada (Independence Day)
9 - 12 Jolly Harbour Valentine’s Regatta, Antigua. JHYC, www.jhycantigua.com
9 - 13 Semaine Nautique Internationale de Schoelcher, Martinique. www.cnschoelcher.net/regates
10 St. Kitts KiteBoarding National Championship. SKYC, www.skyachtclub.com
10 – 11 Puerto del Rey Sailing Challenge, Puerto Rico. www.facebook.com/Puerto-Del-Rey-Sailing-Challenge
11 Sailors’ & Landlubbers’ Auction, Bequia, www.bequiasunshineschool.org
11 Karnaval Parades, Bonaire & Curaçao. www.infobonaire.com/www.curacao.com
12 – 13 Carnival Monday and Tuesday in most Dutch and French islands, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Dominica,
Carriacou, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela and other places
13 Round Redonda Race. JHYC, www.jhycantigua.com
14 Public holiday in many places (Ash Wednesday)
16 Antigua 360° Race. AYC, www.antiguayachtclub.com
16 – 18 Pan Pepin International Dinghy Regatta, Puerto Rico. CNSJ, www.nauticodesanjuan.com
18 – 25 Yachtie Appreciation Week, Dominica. www.sailopo.com
19 Start of RORC Caribbean 600 race, Antigua, http://caribbean600.rorc.org
19 Public holiday in Puerto Rico and USVI (Presidents’ Day)
22 Public holiday in St. Lucia (Independence Day)
23 Public holiday in Guyana (Republic Day)
24 Governor’s Cup race, BVI. RBVIYC, www.royalbviyc.org
24 – 3 Mar St. Petersburg – Havana Regatta. [email protected]
25 Public holiday in Suriname (Liberation Day)
27 Public holiday in Dominican Republic (Independence Day)
MARCH1 Gill Commodore’s Cup, St. Maarten, www.heinekenregatta.com
2 Public holiday in Guyana and Suriname (Holi observed)
2 FULL MOON
2 – 4 St. Maarten Heineken Regatta, www.heinekenregatta.com
5 Public holiday in BVI (HL Stoutt’s birthday observed)
8 International Women’s Day; public holiday in St. Barts (Mi-Careme)
9 - 11 St. Croix International Regatta. SCYC, www.stcroixyc.com/event
9 - 12 Caribbean Superyacht Regatta, Virgin Gorda. www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events
12 Public holiday in Belize (National Heroes’ Day) and in BVI (Commonwealth Day)
14 Public holiday in St. Vincent & the Grenadines (National Heroes’ Day)
15 – 18 St. Barths Bucket Regatta. www.BucketRegatta.com
17 Public holiday in Montserrat (St. Patrick’s Day); St. Patrick’s Day Festival, Grenada
18 Public holiday in Aruba (Flag Day)
20 Vernal Equinox
22 Public holiday in Puerto Rico (Emancipation Day)
22 STIR Round St. John Race, USVI. https://stthomasinternationalregatta.com
23 – 25 St. Thomas International Regatta, USVI. https://stthomasinternationalregatta.com
24 – 25 Antigua Laser Open. AYC, www.antiguayachtclub.com
26 – 1 April BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival. www.bvispringregatta.org
29 – 2 April Bequia Easter Regatta. BSC, www.bequiaregatta.com
30 Public holiday in many places (Good Friday); and in Trinidad & Tobago
(Spiritual Baptist “Shouter” Liberation Day)
30 Vuelta al Cayo Youth Regatta, Samaná, DR. www.puertobahiasamana.com
31 FULL MOON
TBA Puerto Rico Heineken Jazz Fest. www.prheinekenjazz.com
TBA Annual Dark & Stormy Regatta, Anegada. WEYC, www.facebook.com/groups/weycbvi
APRIL1 Easter Sunday
2 Public holiday in many places (Easter Monday)
3 – 7 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, Virgin Gorda. YCCS, www.yccs.it/en
8 - 14 Les Voiles de St. Barth. www.lesvoilesdesaintbarth.com
10 - 15 Rincón International Film Festival, Puerto Rico, www.rinconfilm.com
13 - 15 Pure Grenada Music Festival. www.grenadamusicfestival.com
14 Nevis Blues Rally. SKYC, www.skyachtclub.com
16 Public holiday in Puerto Rico (Birthday of José de Diego)
18 – 24 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta. www.antiguaclassics.com
19 Public holiday in Venezuela (Declaration of Independence)
21 – 22 Barbados J/24 Open Championships. sailbarbados.com
22 International Earth Day
26 – 28 St. Thomas Carnival, USVI. www.vicarnivalschedule.com/stthomas
27 Guadeloupe to Antigua Race. www.sailingweek.com
27 Public holiday in Dutch islands (King’s Birthday)
27 – 29 Carriacou Maroon & String Band Music Festival. www.carriacoumaroon.com
28 Round Antigua Race. AYC, www.antiguayachtclub.com
28 Public holiday in Barbados (National Heroes’ Day)
28 – 1 May West Indies Regatta, St. Barth. westindiesregatta.com
28 – 4 May Antigua Sailing Week. www.sailingweek.com
29 Uncorked Beer & Wine Festival, Grenada. [email protected]
30 Public holiday in Bonaire (Rincon Day), and in St. Maarten (Carnival Day)
30 FULL MOON
TBA Tobago Jazz Experience. https://tobagojazzexperience.com
TBA Mayreau Regatta, www.facebook.com/mayreau.regatta
TBA St. Barth Film Festival, www.stbarthff.org
MAY1 Public holiday in many places (Labour Day)
2 – 6 Cayman Islands Carnival. www.caymancarnival.com
5 Start of ARC USA rally from Tortola to Virginia or Florida. WCC, www.worldcruising.com
5 Start of ARC Europe rally from Tortola to Portugal via Bermuda, www.worldcruising.com
5 Boatyard J/24 Regatta, Barbados. sailbarbados.com
5 Public holiday in Guyana (Indian Arrival Day)
7 Booby Island Regatta. SKYC, www.skyachtclub.com
9 Start of Antigua to Bermuda Race. www.antiguabermuda.com
10 Public holiday in Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao (Ascension Day)
11 – 19 Grenada Chocolate Festival. grenadachocolatefest.com
13 Atlantic Back Rally departs Guadeloupe for Azores. www.atlanticbackcruising.com
15 Salty Dawg Spring Rally departs Antigua for US. www.saltydawgsailing.org
18 Public holiday in Haiti (Flag Day)
18 – 20 BVI Dinghy Championships. RBVIYC, www.royalbviyc.org
18 – 20 Old Brigand Rum Regatta, Barbados.
19 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Labour Day)
19 – 20 Capt. Mike Fishing Tournament, St. Lucia. captmikes.com
21 Public holiday in the Cayman Islands Discovery Day), and in Belize (Sovereign’s Day)
21 Public holiday in some places (Whit Monday)
26 Public holiday in Guyana (Independence Day)
28 Public holiday in Puerto Rico (Memorial Day)
29 FULL MOON
30 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Indian Arrival Day) and Anguilla (Anguilla Day)
31 Public holiday in some places (Corpus Christi)
TBA Combat de Coques regatta, Martinique. CNM, www.clubnautiquedumarin.com
TBA St. Barth Theatre Festival. www.festivaldetheatredesaintbarthelemy.com
TBA Foxy’s Wooden Boat Regatta, Jost Van Dyke, BVI. www.foxysbar.com
TBA Annual SMILE Boat Show, Martinique, www.otmarin.com
TBA Martinique Yole Festival, Ste. Anne, Martinique, http://yoles-rondes.net
TBA Canouan Regatta
JUNE1 Public holiday in the Bahamas (Labour Day)
5 World Environment Day
9 Public holiday in BVI and Anguilla (Queen’s Birthday)
11 - 17 International Optimist Regatta, St. Thomas, USVI. STYC, www.styc.net
15 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Eid ul-Fitr, end of Ramadan)
21 Summer Solstice
23 St. Kitts National Optimist Championships. SKYC, www.skyachtclub.com
24 Public holiday in Venezuela (Battle of Carabobo)
28 FULL MOON
28 – 30 St. Kitts Music Festival. www.stkittsmusicfestival.net
29 Fisherman’s Birthday; local boat racing in many communities
TBA St. Lucia Open Dinghy Championships. SLYC, stluciayachtclub.com
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JULY1 – 1 Aug St. Lucia Carnival. www.stlucia.org/summerfestival/saint-lucia-carnival
1 Public holiday in BVI (Territory Day), and in Suriname (Emancipation Day)
2 Public holiday in Curaçao (Flag Day), and in Cayman Islands (Constitution Day)
3 – 9 Aruba Hi-Winds Kitesurf event. www.hiwindsaruba.com
4 Public holiday in Puerto Rico and USVI (Independence Day). St. John USVI Carnival
5 Public holiday in Venezuela (Independence Day)
8 Mott Memorial Hobie Challenge, Grenada. PCYC, www.pcycgrenada.com
10 Public holiday in the Bahamas (Independence Day)
14 Public holiday in French islands (Bastille Day); yole races in Martinique, http://yoles-rondes.net
16 – 1 Aug Tobago Heritage Festival, http://tobagoheritagefestival.com
22 – 25 Grenada Charter Yacht Show. www.selectyachts.com/grenada-charter-yacht-show-2018
24 Public holiday in Venezuela (Simón Bolívar’s Birthday)
25 Public holiday in Puerto Rico (Constitution of Puerto Rico Day)
25 – 27 Public holidays in Cuba (National Revolutionary Festival)
27 FULL MOON
27 – 7 Aug Antigua & Barbuda Carnival
28 Kiddies’ Bonanza fishing tournament, St. Lucia
29 – 5 Aug Around Martinique Yoles Rondes race. www.yole365.com/calendrier-saison-2018
30 – 25 Aug St. Kitts Optimist Summer Camp. SKYC, www.skyachtclub.com
TBA Barbados Cruising Club Regatta. BCC, www.barbadoscruisingclub.org
TBA St. Vincent Carnival, www.carnivalsvg.com
AUGUST1 Public holiday in many places (Emancipation Day)
1 Carriacou Regatta Cruisers’ Potluck Barbecue & Raffle, Carriacou,
www.carriacouchildrenseducationfund.org
2 Annual Carriacou Children’s Education Fund Flea Market and Auction,
www.carriacouchildrenseducationfund.org
3 – 6 Carriacou Regatta, grenadagrenadines.com/plan/events
6 Public holiday in Barbados (Grand Kadooment parade, www.barbados.org/cropclnd.htm),
in Grenada (Emancipation Day) and in Jamaica (Independence Day)
6 - 8 Public holiday in BVI (Emancipation Festival)
9 Public holiday in Suriname (Indigenous People’s Day)
13 – 14 Grenada Carnival, www.grenadagrenadines.com
15 Public holiday in Haiti (Assumption Day)
16 Public holiday in Dominican Republic (Restoration Day)
17 – 19 Aruba International Regatta, http://aruba-regatta.com
19 Public holiday in Anguilla (Constitution Day)
21 Public holiday in Guyana (Eid-Ul-Azha)
22 Public holiday in Suriname (Eid-Ul-Azha)
25 Carib Great Race (powerboats) from Trinidad to Tobago. www.ttpba.net
26 FULL MOON
31 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Independence Day)
TBA Round Grenada Regatta. PCYC, www.pcycgrenada.com
SEPTEMBER3 Public holiday in Puerto Rico and USVI (Labor Day)
10 Public holiday in Belize (St. George’s Caye Day)
16 Public holiday in St. Kitts & Nevis (National Heroes’ Day)
19 Public holiday in St. Kitts & Nevis (Independence Day)
21 Public holiday in Belize (Independence Day)
21 – 22 Caribbean Sea Jazz festival, Aruba, https://caribbeanseajazz.com
22 Autumnal Equinox
24 Public holiday in Dominican Republic (Our Lady of Mercy) and Trinidad & Tobago (Republic Day)
25 FULL MOON
TBA Nereid’s Rally, T&T to the Guyanas. www.marinaslm.com/rally
OCTOBER1 Public holiday in St. Lucia (Thanksgiving Day)
8 Public holiday in the Bahamas (National Heroes’ Day), and in Puerto Rico and USVI (Columbus Day)
10 Public holiday in Curaçao (Curaçao Day), Suriname (Maroons Day) and Cuba (Independence Day)
12 Public holiday in Belize (PanAmerican Day), and Venezuela (Indigenous Resistance Day)
13 Willy T Virgins’ Cup, Tortola, BVI. BRISA, www.brisaweb.net
15 Public holiday in Jamaica (National Heroes’ Day)
16 St. Lucia International Billfish Tournament. www.facebook.com/slugamefishingassociation
17 Public holiday in Haiti (Anniversary of the Death of Dessalines)
21 Public holiday in BVI (St. Ursula’s Day)
24 FULL MOON
25 Public holiday in Grenada (Thanksgiving Day)
26 – 28 Discover the Caribbean Regatta, Ponce, Puerto Rico. PYFC, www.ponceyachtandfishingclub.com
27 Public holiday in St. Vincent & the Grenadines (Independence Day)
TBA Jeff Campana Trophee, Guadeloupe, [email protected]
TBA World Creole Music Festival, Dominica, www.wcmfdominica.com
TBA Foxy’s Halloween Catfight (catamaran regatta), Jost Van Dyke, WEYC, www.facebook.com/groups/weycbvi
TBA Bonaire International Sailing Regatta, www.bonaireregatta.org
NOVEMBER1 Public holiday in Antigua (Independence Day) and some other places (All Saints’ Day)
2 Public holiday in Haiti (All Souls’ Day)
2 Salty Dawg Fall Rally to the Caribbean leaves Virginia, USA. www.saltydawgsailing.org
3 - 4 Public holidays in Dominica (Independence Day and Community Day)
4 Barbados National Dinghy Championships. BYC, www.barbadosyachtclub.com
5 Public holiday in Dominican Republic (Constitution Day)
7 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana (Divali, Festival of Lights)
9 - 11 St. Croix International Regatta. SCYC, www.stcroixyc.com
10 – 13 USVI Charter Yacht Show. www.VIPCA.org
11 Start of ARC+ rally, Gran Canaria to St. Lucia via Cape Verdes, www.worldcruising.com/arc
11 Public holiday in Puerto Rico and USVI (Veterans’ Day)
12 Public holiday in Cayman Islands (Remembrance Day)
17 – 18 Jolly Harbour Yacht Club Annual Regatta, Antigua. JHYC, www.jhycantigua.com
17 – 18 Discover the Caribbean Dinghy Regatta, Puerto Rico. PYFC, www.ponceyachtandfishingclub.com
18 Public holiday in Haiti (Battle of Vertieres Day)
19 Public holiday in Belize (Garifuna Settlement Day)
21 Public holiday in Guyana (Youman Nabi)
22 Public holiday in Puerto Rico (Thanksgiving)
23 FULL MOON
25 Start of ARC rally, Gran Canaria to St. Lucia, www.worldcruising.com/arc
25 Public holiday in Suriname (Independence Day)
30 Public holiday in Barbados (Independence Day)
30 – 2 Dec Mango Bowl Regatta, St. Lucia. SLYC, www.stluciayachtclub.com
TBA OCC Curacao to Panama Rally. [email protected]
TBA Course de L’Alliance, St. Maarten, St. Barts, Anguilla. SMYC, www.smyc.com
DECEMBER5 Sinterklaas Birthday celebration in Bonaire
13 Public holiday in St. Lucia (National Day)
16 - 24 Nine Mornings Festival, St. Vincent. http://discoversvg.com
19 Public holiday in Anguilla (Separation Day)
21 Winter Solstice
22 FULL MOON
25 Public holiday in many places (Christmas Day)
26 Public holiday in many places (Boxing Day)
30 Fireworks in Fort-de-France, Martinique, www.tourismefdf.com
31 New Year’s Eve/Old Year’s Night: Fireworks in many places, including Trellis Bay, Tortola;
Admiralty Bay, Bequia; Clifton, Union Island; Kralendijk, Bonaire. Public holiday in Cuba
(Year End Celebration).
31 Nelson’s Pursuit Race, Antigua. AYC, www.antiguayachtclub.com
TBA Carlos Aguilar Match Race, St. Thomas, USVI. http://carlosmatchrace.com
TBA Antigua Charter Yacht Show. www.antiguayachtshow.com
TBA Columbus’ Route Spain to Cuba Rally. CNIH, [email protected]
CARIBBEAN YACHT AND SAILING CLUBSAYC: Antigua Yacht Club, [email protected], www.antiguayachtclub.com
BCC: Barbados Cruising Club, (246) 426-4434, www.barbadoscruisingclub.org
BRISA: BoRinquen Island Sailing Association, www.brisaweb.net
BSA: Barbados Sailing Association, sailbarbados.com
BSC: Bequia Sailing Club, [email protected], www.bequiaregatta.com
BYC: Barbados Yacht Club, (246) 427-1125, [email protected], www.barbadosyachtclub.com
CNIH: Club Náutico Intl. Hemingway, Cuba, (537) 204-6653, [email protected]
CNN: Club Nautique Le Neptune, Martinique, (596) 51 73 24, [email protected],
www.facebook.com/clubnautiqueneptune
CNM: Club Nautique du Marin, Martinique, (596) 749 248, [email protected], www.clubnautiquedumarin.com
CNSJ: Club Náutico de San Juan, Puerto Rico, (787) 722-0177, [email protected],
www.nauticodesanjuan.com
CSA: Caribbean Sailing Association, (268) 724-0442, [email protected],
https://caribbean-sailing.com
GYC: Grenada Yacht Club, [email protected], www.grenadayachtclub.com
JHYC: Jolly Harbour Yacht Club, Antigua, (268) 770-6172, [email protected], www.jhycantigua.com
PCYC: Petite Calivigny Yacht Club, Grenada, [email protected], www.pcycgrenada.com
PYFC: Ponce Yacht and Fishing Club, Puerto Rico. (787) 842-9003, [email protected],
www.ponceyachtandfishingclub.com
RBVIYC: Royal British Virgin Islands Yacht Club, (284) 494-3286, [email protected], www.royalbviyc.org
SBYC: St. Barth Yacht Club, (590) 277 041, [email protected], www.stbarthyachtclub.com
SCYC: St. Croix Yacht Club, (340) 773-9531, [email protected], www.stcroixyc.com
SKYC: St. Kitts Yacht Club. www.skyachtclub.com
SLYC: St. Lucia Yacht Club, (758) 452-8350, [email protected], www.stluciayachtclub.com
SMYC: St. Maarten Yacht Club, (599) 544-2075, [email protected], www.smyc.com
STYC: St. Thomas Yacht Club, (340) 775-6320, [email protected], www.styc.net
SYR: Société des Yoles Rondes (Martinique), www.yoles-rondes.org
TTSA: Trinidad & Tobago Sailing Assn., (868) 634-4519, [email protected], http://ttsailing.org
WEYC: West End Yacht Club, BVI. www.facebook.com/groups/weycbvi
YCSS: Yacht Club Costa Smeralda Virgin Gorda, www.yccs.it/en/yccs_virgin_gorda.html
YCM: Yacht Club de la Martinique, (596) 63 26 76, [email protected],
http://ycf-club.fr/yacht-club-de-la-martinique
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NOTES• All information was correct to the best of our knowledge at the time this issue of Compass went to press
— but plans change, so please contact event organizers directly for confirmation. A public holiday may be
celebrated on the following Monday if a fixed holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday.
• This is by no means a complete list. Read Caribbean Compass each month for news of more events as
the year progresses.
• Many thanks to all who made their schedules of events available for this calendar. If you organize
a sailing or boating event not listed here that you’d like to have included in our monthly calendars,
please send information two months before the event date(s) to [email protected].
