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Pull out and pin up the paper version, and use the version with live links at www.caribbeancompass.com Where yacht club initials are given, for contact information see CARIBBEAN YACHT & 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. visitmontserrat.com/festivals 1 SSCA Gam, Chaguaramas, Trinidad. [email protected] 1 – 4 St. Kitts ‘Sugar Mas’. Stkittstourism.kn/about/events 3 – 4 St. Croix ‘Crucian Carnival’. www.stcroixtourism.com/christmas_festival.htm 6 Public holiday in some places (Three Kings Day/Epiphany) 8 – 14 Broadway to Bequia Theater Festival, Bequia. BroadwaytoBequia.com 10 FULL MOON 10 Public holiday in the Bahamas (Majority Rule Day) 11 World ARC 2020-21 departs Rodney Bay, St. Lucia. WCC, www.worldcruising.com 11 Nanny Cay Round Tortola Race. RBVIYC, royalbviyc.org 12 – 20 St. Barts Music Festival. www.stbartsmusicfestival.org/festival 13 – 18 Panama Jazz Festival. panamajazzfestival.com 14 – 19 Barbados Film Festival. barbadosfilmfest.org 16 – 24 Barbados Sailing Week. BCC, www.visitbarbados.org/round-barbados-sailing-week 17 – 19 Caribbean Laser Midwinter Regatta, Cabarete, Dominican Republic. www.caribwind.com 18 Round the Island Race, Antigua. AYC, www.antiguayachtclub.com 18 National Parade and Official Opening of Dominica Carnival. www.dominicafestivals.com/parades 19 – 20 MLK Regatta, St. Thomas. STYC, stthomasyachtclub.org 20 Public holiday in Puerto Rico & USVI (Martin Luther King Day) 21 Public holiday in Barbados (Errol Barrow Day) and in the Dominican Republic (Our Lady of Altagracia) 23 – 6 Feb Mustique Blues Festival. https://basilsbar.com 24 Barbados to Antigua Ocean Race. BCC, www.barbadossailingweek.com 25 Public holiday in Aruba (GF Croes Day) 25 – 1 Feb Martinique Cata Raid. [email protected] 26 Public holiday in Dominican Republic (Duarte Day) 26 – 31 Grenada Sailing Week. www.grenadasailingweek.com 27 Public holiday in Cayman Islands (National Heroes’ Day) & in Cuba (Birthday of José Martí) 29 – 2 Feb Bequia Music Fest. www.bequiamusicfestival.com TBA San Sebastian Vela Cup, Puerto Rico. CNSJ, www.nauticodesanjuan.com TBA World ARC 2020-21 departs Santa Marta, Colombia. WCC, www.worldcruising.com FEBRUARY 1 – 2 Grenada Sailing Festival Workboat Regatta. www.facebook.com/WorkboatRegatta 2 Manhattan Yacht Club Trophy, BVI. RBVIYC, royalbviyc.org 2 World Wetlands Day. www.ramsar.org/activity/world-wetlands-day 7 Public holiday in Grenada (Independence Day) 9 FULL MOON 9 Sailors’ & Landlubbers’ Auction, Bequia, www.bequiasunshineschool.org 13 –16 Round Martinique Regatta. YCM, www.theroundmartinique.com 14 – 15 Jolly Harbour Valentine’s Regatta, Antigua. JHYC, www.jhycantigua.com 14 – 16 Caribbean Multihull Challenge. www.smyc.com/caribbean-multihull-challenge 15 – 16 Sweethearts of the Caribbean & Classic Regatta, BVI. WEYC, www.westendyachtclubbvi.com 17 Public holiday in Puerto Rico & USVI (Presidents’ Day) 21 Antigua 360° Race. AYC, www.antiguayachtclub.com 21 – 23 Caribbean Foiling Championships. [email protected] 21 – 23 Tobago Carnival Regatta 21 – 25 Semaine Nautique Internationale de Schoelcher, Martinique. CNS, www.cnschoelcher.net 22 Public holiday in St. Lucia (Independence Day) 22 Governor’s Cup Race, BVI. RBVIYC, royalbviyc.org 22 – 25 Carnival in Barranquilla, Colombia 23 Public holiday in Guyana (Mashramani) 23 Dominican Republic Carnival in LaVega 23 Carnival Parade in Bonaire 24 - 28 RORC Caribbean 600 race, Antigua. caribbean600.rorc.org 24 – 25 Carnivals in Aruba, Carriacou, Curaçao, Dominica, St. Barth, Trinidad & Tobago, and Ponce, Puerto Rico 25 Public holiday in Suriname (Liberation Day) 26 Public holiday in many places (Ash Wednesday) 27 Public holiday in Dominican Republic (Independence Day) MARCH 1 Dominican Republic Carnival in Santo Domingo. 4 Public holiday in BVI (HL Stoutt’s Birthday observed) 5 - 8 St. Maarten Heineken Regatta, SMYC, [email protected] 6 – 8 St. Croix International Regatta. SCYC, www.stcroixyc.com 7 – 9 Dark & Stormy Regatta, BVI. WEYC 8 International Women’s Day 9 FULL MOON 9 Public holiday in some places (Commonwealth Day) and in Guyana and Suriname (Holi observed) 11 Public holiday in Belize (National Heroes’ Day) 11 - 15 Superyacht Challenge Antigua. www.superyachtchallengeantigua.com 14 Public holiday in St. Vincent & the Grenadines (National Heroes’ Day) 15 – 22 Yachtie Appreciation Week, Portsmouth, Dominica. [email protected] 17 Public holiday in Montserrat (St. Patrick’s Day); St. Patrick’s Day Festival, Grenada 18 Public holiday in Aruba (Flag Day) 19 – 22 St. Barths Bucket Regatta, St. Barths. www.BucketRegatta.com 20 Vernal Equinox 22 Public holiday in Puerto Rico (Emancipation Day) 26 Round the Rocks Race, St. Thomas, USVI. STYC, stthomasyachtclub.org 27 – 29 St. Thomas International Regatta. STYC 30 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Spiritual Baptist ‘Shouter’ Liberation Day) 30 – 5 April BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Fest, Tortola. RBVIYC, royal bviyc.org 31 Nanny Cay Round Tortola Race. RBVIYC, royal bviyc.org TBA Curacao Youth Sailing Championships. YSCO TBA World ARC arrival, Grenada. WCC, www.worldcruising.com TBA Foxy’s Music Fest, Jost Van Dyke, BVI. https://foxysbvi.com TBA Antigua Optimist Open & Antigua Laser Open. AYC, www.antiguayachtclub.com TBA Pam Pepin International Optimist Regatta, Puerto Rico. CNSJ, www.nauticodesanjuan.com APRIL 1 – 7 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta. www.antiguaclassics.com 3 Girl Pat Race (Trinidad to Grenada). TTSA, www.ttsailing.org 4 – 5 St. Maarten Multiclass Regatta. SMYC, www.smyc.com 7 FULL MOON 10 – 13 Bequia Easter Regatta, BSC, www.bequiaregatta.com 12 – 18 Les Voiles de St. Barths. SBYC, www.stbarthyachtclub.com 15 Public holiday in Puerto Rico (Birthday of José de Diego) 16 - 19 Carnival in Jamaica 24 – 31 St. Barth Theatre Festival. www.festivaldetheatredesaintbarthelemy.com 25 Lowell Wheatley Anegada Pursuit Race 25 Round Antigua Race. AYC, www.antiguayachtclub.com 25 – 2 May Conch Republic Cup Regatta, Florida to Cuba. www.keywestyachtclub.com 26 – 28 West Indies Regatta, St. Barth. http://westindiesregatta.com 26 – 1 May Antigua Sailing Week, AYC, www.sailingweek.com 28 Public holiday in Barbados (National Heroes’ Day) 28 – 3 May St. Barth Film Festival 30 Public holiday in Bonaire (Rincon Day) TBA Curaçao Regatta MAY 1 Public holiday in many places (Labour Day) 1 – 2 St. Thomas Carnival,. USVI. www.vicarnival.com 1 – 3 Jazz ’n Creole Festival, Portsmouth, Dominica. http://dominicafestivals.com 1 – 4 Bahamas Carnival ‘Junkanoo’. bahamascarnival.com 1 – 6 Grenada Chocolate Festival. www.puregrenada.com 2 – 3 St. Maarten Carnival. stmaartenevents.com 3 – 12 St. Lucia Jazz Festival. www.stlucia.org/summerfestival 5 Atlantic Back Rally departs Guadeloupe for Azores. www.atlanticbackcruising.com 5 Point Fortin Borough Day, Point Fortin, Trinidad 6 Start of Antigua to Bermuda Race. https://antiguabermuda.com 7 FULL MOON 9 Cayman Islands Carnival, ‘Batabano’. www.caymancarnival.com 9 Start of ARC USA rally from Tortola to Virginia or Florida. WCC, www.worldcruising.com 9 Start of ARC Europe rally from Tortola to Portugal via Bermuda, www.worldcruising.com 13 – 15 ANR Regatta, Trinidad. TTSA 15 –17 Anguilla Regatta. anguilla-regatta.com 15 – 17 BVI Dinghy Championships, Tortola. RBVIYC, [email protected] 17 Budget Marine Challenge, Curaçao. CYA 20 – 27 Guyana Carnival. www.guyanacarnival592.com 20 Public holiday in the Cayman Islands (Discovery Day) 21 Public holiday in Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao (Ascension Day) 21 - 23 Combat de Coques regatta, Martinique. CNM, www.clubnautiquedumarin.com 21 – 24 Flavours of Grenada Festival. www.puregrenada.com 23 – 24 Foxy’s Wooden Boat Regatta, Jost Van Dyke, BVI. WEYC, westendyachtclubbvi.com 24 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Eid ul-Fitr, end of Ramadan) 25 Public holiday in Puerto Rico (Memorial Day) 28 – 1 June Barbuda Carnival ‘Caribana’ 29 – 1 June Petite Martinique Whitsuntide Regatta. www.puregrenada.com 30 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Indian Arrival Day) and Anguilla (Anguilla Day) TBA Old Brigand Rum Regatta, Barbados. TBA Start of Salty Dawg Spring Rally to the US from Virgin Gorda, BVI. www.saltydawgsailing.org TBA Rudy Dovale Sunfish Race, Curaçao. CSSA, [email protected] TBA Baai Hoppen, Curaçao. Leden CYA, [email protected] JUNE 1 Public holiday in some places (Whit Monday) 5 World Environment Day 5 FULL MOON 9 Budget Marine Challenge, Curaçao. CYA, [email protected] 11 Holiday in some places (Corpus Christi) 13 Public holiday in BVI and Anguilla (Queen’s Birthday) 14 Chase/Match Race, Curaçao. CYA 15 – 21 International Opti Regatta, St. Thomas. STYC, stthomasyachtclub.org 19 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Labour Day) 21 Summer Solstice 21 Fete de la Musique, all French West Indies 24 - 30 Antigua/Barbuda Kitesurf Week. www.visitantiguabarbuda.com 25 – 27 St. Kitts Music Festival. www.stkittsmusicfestival.com 29 Fisherman’s Birthday; local boat racing in many communities CALENDAR OF CARIBBEAN EVENTS 2020 C A R I B B E A N C MPASS DAVID GOLDHILL
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Pull out and pin up the paper version, and use the version with live links at www.caribbeancompass.com
Where yacht club initials are given, for contact information seeCARIBBEAN YACHT & 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. visitmontserrat.com/festivals
1 SSCA Gam, Chaguaramas, Trinidad. [email protected]
1 – 4 St. Kitts ‘Sugar Mas’. Stkittstourism.kn/about/events
3 – 4 St. Croix ‘Crucian Carnival’. www.stcroixtourism.com/christmas_festival.htm
6 Public holiday in some places (Three Kings Day/Epiphany)
8 – 14 Broadway to Bequia Theater Festival, Bequia. BroadwaytoBequia.com
10 FULL MOON
10 Public holiday in the Bahamas (Majority Rule Day)
11 World ARC 2020-21 departs Rodney Bay, St. Lucia. WCC, www.worldcruising.com
11 Nanny Cay Round Tortola Race. RBVIYC, royalbviyc.org
12 – 20 St. Barts Music Festival. www.stbartsmusicfestival.org/festival
13 – 18 Panama Jazz Festival. panamajazzfestival.com
14 – 19 Barbados Film Festival. barbadosfilmfest.org
16 – 24 Barbados Sailing Week. BCC, www.visitbarbados.org/round-barbados-sailing-week
17 – 19 Caribbean Laser Midwinter Regatta, Cabarete, Dominican Republic. www.caribwind.com
18 Round the Island Race, Antigua. AYC, www.antiguayachtclub.com
18 National Parade and Official Opening of Dominica Carnival. www.dominicafestivals.com/parades
19 – 20 MLK Regatta, St. Thomas. STYC, stthomasyachtclub.org
20 Public holiday in Puerto Rico & USVI (Martin Luther King Day)
21 Public holiday in Barbados (Errol Barrow Day) and in the Dominican Republic
(Our Lady of Altagracia)
23 – 6 Feb Mustique Blues Festival. https://basilsbar.com
24 Barbados to Antigua Ocean Race. BCC, www.barbadossailingweek.com
25 Public holiday in Aruba (GF Croes Day)
25 – 1 Feb Martinique Cata Raid. [email protected]
26 Public holiday in Dominican Republic (Duarte Day)
26 – 31 Grenada Sailing Week. www.grenadasailingweek.com
27 Public holiday in Cayman Islands (National Heroes’ Day) & in Cuba (Birthday of José Martí)
29 – 2 Feb Bequia Music Fest. www.bequiamusicfestival.com
TBA San Sebastian Vela Cup, Puerto Rico. CNSJ, www.nauticodesanjuan.com
TBA World ARC 2020-21 departs Santa Marta, Colombia. WCC, www.worldcruising.com
FEBRUARY1 – 2 Grenada Sailing Festival Workboat Regatta. www.facebook.com/WorkboatRegatta
2 Manhattan Yacht Club Trophy, BVI. RBVIYC, royalbviyc.org
2 World Wetlands Day. www.ramsar.org/activity/world-wetlands-day
7 Public holiday in Grenada (Independence Day)
9 FULL MOON
9 Sailors’ & Landlubbers’ Auction, Bequia, www.bequiasunshineschool.org
13 –16 Round Martinique Regatta. YCM, www.theroundmartinique.com
14 – 15 Jolly Harbour Valentine’s Regatta, Antigua. JHYC, www.jhycantigua.com
14 – 16 Caribbean Multihull Challenge. www.smyc.com/caribbean-multihull-challenge
15 – 16 Sweethearts of the Caribbean & Classic Regatta, BVI. WEYC, www.westendyachtclubbvi.com
17 Public holiday in Puerto Rico & USVI (Presidents’ Day)
21 Antigua 360° Race. AYC, www.antiguayachtclub.com
21 – 23 Caribbean Foiling Championships. [email protected]
21 – 23 Tobago Carnival Regatta
21 – 25 Semaine Nautique Internationale de Schoelcher, Martinique. CNS, www.cnschoelcher.net
22 Public holiday in St. Lucia (Independence Day)
22 Governor’s Cup Race, BVI. RBVIYC, royalbviyc.org
22 – 25 Carnival in Barranquilla, Colombia
23 Public holiday in Guyana (Mashramani)
23 Dominican Republic Carnival in LaVega
23 Carnival Parade in Bonaire
24 - 28 RORC Caribbean 600 race, Antigua. caribbean600.rorc.org
24 – 25 Carnivals in Aruba, Carriacou, Curaçao, Dominica, St. Barth, Trinidad & Tobago,
and Ponce, Puerto Rico
25 Public holiday in Suriname (Liberation Day)
26 Public holiday in many places (Ash Wednesday)
27 Public holiday in Dominican Republic (Independence Day)
MARCH1 Dominican Republic Carnival in Santo Domingo.
4 Public holiday in BVI (HL Stoutt’s Birthday observed)
5 - 8 St. Maarten Heineken Regatta, SMYC, [email protected]
6 – 8 St. Croix International Regatta. SCYC, www.stcroixyc.com
7 – 9 Dark & Stormy Regatta, BVI. WEYC
8 International Women’s Day
9 FULL MOON
9 Public holiday in some places (Commonwealth Day) and in Guyana and Suriname (Holi observed)
11 Public holiday in Belize (National Heroes’ Day)
11 - 15 Superyacht Challenge Antigua. www.superyachtchallengeantigua.com
14 Public holiday in St. Vincent & the Grenadines (National Heroes’ Day)
15 – 22 Yachtie Appreciation Week, Portsmouth, Dominica. [email protected]
17 Public holiday in Montserrat (St. Patrick’s Day); St. Patrick’s Day Festival, Grenada
18 Public holiday in Aruba (Flag Day)
19 – 22 St. Barths Bucket Regatta, St. Barths. www.BucketRegatta.com
20 Vernal Equinox
22 Public holiday in Puerto Rico (Emancipation Day)
26 Round the Rocks Race, St. Thomas, USVI. STYC, stthomasyachtclub.org
27 – 29 St. Thomas International Regatta. STYC
30 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Spiritual Baptist ‘Shouter’ Liberation Day)
30 – 5 April BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Fest, Tortola. RBVIYC, royal bviyc.org
31 Nanny Cay Round Tortola Race. RBVIYC, royal bviyc.org
TBA Curacao Youth Sailing Championships. YSCO
TBA World ARC arrival, Grenada. WCC, www.worldcruising.com
TBA Foxy’s Music Fest, Jost Van Dyke, BVI. https://foxysbvi.com
TBA Antigua Optimist Open & Antigua Laser Open. AYC, www.antiguayachtclub.com
TBA Pam Pepin International Optimist Regatta, Puerto Rico. CNSJ, www.nauticodesanjuan.com
APRIL1 – 7 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta. www.antiguaclassics.com
3 Girl Pat Race (Trinidad to Grenada). TTSA, www.ttsailing.org
4 – 5 St. Maarten Multiclass Regatta. SMYC, www.smyc.com
7 FULL MOON
10 – 13 Bequia Easter Regatta, BSC, www.bequiaregatta.com
12 – 18 Les Voiles de St. Barths. SBYC, www.stbarthyachtclub.com
15 Public holiday in Puerto Rico (Birthday of José de Diego)
16 - 19 Carnival in Jamaica
24 – 31 St. Barth Theatre Festival. www.festivaldetheatredesaintbarthelemy.com
25 Lowell Wheatley Anegada Pursuit Race
25 Round Antigua Race. AYC, www.antiguayachtclub.com
25 – 2 May Conch Republic Cup Regatta, Florida to Cuba. www.keywestyachtclub.com
26 – 28 West Indies Regatta, St. Barth. http://westindiesregatta.com
26 – 1 May Antigua Sailing Week, AYC, www.sailingweek.com
28 Public holiday in Barbados (National Heroes’ Day)
28 – 3 May St. Barth Film Festival
30 Public holiday in Bonaire (Rincon Day)
TBA Curaçao Regatta
MAY
1 Public holiday in many places (Labour Day)
1 – 2 St. Thomas Carnival,. USVI. www.vicarnival.com
1 – 3 Jazz ’n Creole Festival, Portsmouth, Dominica. http://dominicafestivals.com
1 – 4 Bahamas Carnival ‘Junkanoo’. bahamascarnival.com
1 – 6 Grenada Chocolate Festival. www.puregrenada.com
2 – 3 St. Maarten Carnival. stmaartenevents.com
3 – 12 St. Lucia Jazz Festival. www.stlucia.org/summerfestival
5 Atlantic Back Rally departs Guadeloupe for Azores. www.atlanticbackcruising.com
5 Point Fortin Borough Day, Point Fortin, Trinidad
6 Start of Antigua to Bermuda Race. https://antiguabermuda.com
7 FULL MOON
9 Cayman Islands Carnival, ‘Batabano’. www.caymancarnival.com
9 Start of ARC USA rally from Tortola to Virginia or Florida. WCC, www.worldcruising.com
9 Start of ARC Europe rally from Tortola to Portugal via Bermuda, www.worldcruising.com
13 – 15 ANR Regatta, Trinidad. TTSA
15 –17 Anguilla Regatta. anguilla-regatta.com
15 – 17 BVI Dinghy Championships, Tortola. RBVIYC, [email protected]
17 Budget Marine Challenge, Curaçao. CYA
20 – 27 Guyana Carnival. www.guyanacarnival592.com
20 Public holiday in the Cayman Islands (Discovery Day)
21 Public holiday in Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao (Ascension Day)
21 - 23 Combat de Coques regatta, Martinique. CNM, www.clubnautiquedumarin.com
21 – 24 Flavours of Grenada Festival. www.puregrenada.com
23 – 24 Foxy’s Wooden Boat Regatta, Jost Van Dyke, BVI. WEYC, westendyachtclubbvi.com
24 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Eid ul-Fitr, end of Ramadan)
25 Public holiday in Puerto Rico (Memorial Day)
28 – 1 June Barbuda Carnival ‘Caribana’
29 – 1 June Petite Martinique Whitsuntide Regatta. www.puregrenada.com
30 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Indian Arrival Day) and Anguilla (Anguilla Day)
TBA Old Brigand Rum Regatta, Barbados.
TBA Start of Salty Dawg Spring Rally to the US from Virgin Gorda, BVI. www.saltydawgsailing.org
TBA Rudy Dovale Sunfish Race, Curaçao. CSSA, [email protected]
TBA Baai Hoppen, Curaçao. Leden CYA, [email protected]
JUNE1 Public holiday in some places (Whit Monday)
5 World Environment Day
5 FULL MOON
9 Budget Marine Challenge, Curaçao. CYA, [email protected]
11 Holiday in some places (Corpus Christi)
13 Public holiday in BVI and Anguilla (Queen’s Birthday)
14 Chase/Match Race, Curaçao. CYA
15 – 21 International Opti Regatta, St. Thomas. STYC, stthomasyachtclub.org
19 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Labour Day)
21 Summer Solstice
21 Fete de la Musique, all French West Indies
24 - 30 Antigua/Barbuda Kitesurf Week. www.visitantiguabarbuda.com
25 – 27 St. Kitts Music Festival. www.stkittsmusicfestival.com
29 Fisherman’s Birthday; local boat racing in many communities
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JULY1 Public holiday in BVI (Territory Day), and in Suriname (Emancipation Day)
1 – 7 Fiesta del Fuego, Santiago de Cuba
2 Public holiday in Curaçao (Flag Day), and in Cayman Islands (Constitution Day)
3 – 4 St. John Festival, St. John, USVI. www.stjohnfestival.org
4 Public holiday in Puerto Rico and USVI (Independence Day)
4 -5 Firecracker Regatta, Tortola, BVI. WEYC
5 FULL MOON
5 - 6 St. Vincent Carnival ‘Vincy Mas’. www.carnivalsvg.com
11 Gustavia Fete, St. Barth
12 – 18 Reggae Sumfest, Jamaica. www.reggaesumfest.com
14 Public holiday in French islands (Bastille Day); yole races in Martinique
17 – 22 St. Lucia Carnival. www.stlucia.org
16 – 1 Aug Tobago Heritage Festival, http://tobagoheritagefestival.com
23 – 4 Aug Antigua Carnival. www.antiguacarnival.com
24 Public holiday in Venezuela (Simón Bolívar’s Birthday)
25 Public holiday in Puerto Rico (Constitution of Puerto Rico Day)
25 – 27 Public holiday in Cuba (National Revolutionary Festival)
25 – 2 Aug Tour de Martinique des Yoles Rondes. yole365.com
29 Carriacou Children’s Education Fund Pot Luck,
www.carriacouchildrenseducationfund.org
29 – 4 Aug Barbados Carnival ‘Crop Over/Grand Kadooment’. www.visitbarbados.org
30 Carriacou Children’s Education Fund Flea-market and Auction,
www.carriacouchildrenseducationfund.org
31 – 3 July Carriacou Regatta. www.puregrenada.com
TBA Aruba Hi-Winds Kitesurf event. www.hiwindsaruba.com
TBA Mott Memorial Hobie Cat Challenge, Grenada. PCYC, www.pcycgrenada.com
TBA Dominica Dive Fest. www.dominicawatersports.com
AUGUST1 Public holiday in many places (Emancipation Day)
1 Carriacou Children’s Education Fund Fleamarket & Auction.
1 – 2 Windward Fete, Orient, St. Barth
3 FULL MOON
3 – 5 BVI Emancipation Festival, Tortola
4 Nevis Carnival ‘Culturama’. www.culturamanevis.com
6 – 8 Anguilla Summer Festival & Boat Races. www.anguillasummerfestival.com
10 - 11 Grenada Carnival ‘SpiceMas’. spicemasgrenada.com
21 - 23 Aruba Regatta. https://aruba-regatta.com
31 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Independence Day)
TBA Round Grenada Regatta. PCYC, www.pcycgrenada.com
TBA Mercury Fest, St. Lucia. www.stlucia.org/en/events/mercury-fest
TBA St. Lucia Roots & Soul Festival. www.stlucia.org/en/events
SEPTEMBER2 FULL MOON
7 Public holiday in Puerto Rico and USVI (Labor Day)
12 – 13 Back to School Regatta, BVI. RBVIYC
16 Public holiday in St. Kitts & Nevis (National Heroes’ Day)
19 Public holiday in St. Kitts & Nevis (Independence Day)
23 Autumnal Equinox
TBA St. Lucia Food & Rum Fest. www.stlucia.org/en/events
OCTOBER1 FULL MOON
1 Public holiday in St. Lucia (Thanksgiving Day)
3 – 9 Pure Grenada Dive Fest. www.grenadagrenadines.com
8 Public holiday in the Bahamas (National Heroes’ Day)
8 - 10 Bonaire Regatta. www.infobonaire.com/event/bonaire-sailing-regatta-2
12 Public holiday in Puerto Rico and USVI (Columbus Day)
17 Willy T Virgin’s Cup Race, BVI. RBVIYC
25 – 29 World Creole Music Festival, Roseau, Dominica. dominicafestivals.com/about-wcmf
25 Public holiday in Grenada (Thanksgiving Day)
25 Jounen Kweyol, St. Lucia. www.stlucia.org/summerfestival
27 Public holiday in St. Vincent & the Grenadines (Independence Day)
31 FULL MOON
TBA Columbus Day Regatta, St. Thomas, USVI. STYC, stthomasyachtclub.org
TBA St. Lucia Arts & Heritage Fest. www.stlucia.org/en/events
NOVEMBER1 Public holiday in Antigua (Independence Day)
and some other places (All Saints’ Day)
1 – 3 Haiti Sailing Cup Race, Cap Haitien, Haiti. [email protected]
3 Barbados National Dinghy Championships. BYC, www.barbadosyachtclub.com
3 Public holiday in Dominica (Independence Day
8 Start of ARC+Cape Verdes from Canary Islands to St. Lucia or St. Vincent. WCC,
www.worldcruising.com
9 – 13 USVI Charter Show, St. Thomas. www.vipca.org
11 – 15 St. Barth Gourmet Festival. www.saintbarth-tourisme.com
12 FULL MOON
12 – 15 USVI Charter Show, St. Thomas. www.vipca.org
14 Nanny Cay Round Tortola Race, BVI. RBVIYC, [email protected]
22 Start of ARC from Canary Islands to St. Lucia. WCC, www.worldcruising.com
28 Start of RORC Transatlantic Race
30 Public holiday in Barbados (Independence Day)
30 FULL MOON
TBA Mango Bowl Regatta, St. Lucia. SLYC, www.stluciayachtclub.com
TBA Start of Salty Dawg Fall Rally to the Caribbean. www.saltydawgsailing.org
TBA BVI Charter Yacht Show, Tortola. www.crewedyachtsbvi.com
TBA Jolly Harbour Yacht Club Annual Regatta, Antigua. JHYC, www.jhycantigua.com
DECEMBER4 - 6 Course de L’Alliance, St. Maarten, St. Barts, Anguilla. SMYC, www.smyc.com
11 – 13 Carriacou Parang Festival. www.puregrenada.com
13 Public holiday in St. Lucia (National Day)
16 - 24 Nine Mornings Festival, St. Vincent. http://discoversvg.com
19 O’Neal & Mundy Commodore’s Race, BVI. RBVIYC, royalbviyc.org
22 Winter Solstice
25 Public holiday in many places (Christmas Day)
26 Public holiday in many places (Boxing Day)
29 FULL MOON
30 Fireworks in Fort-de-France, Martinique, www.tourismefdf.com
31 Nelson’s Pursuit Race, Antigua. AYC, www.antiguayachtclub.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).
TBA Antigua Charter Yacht Show. www.antiguayachtshow.com
TBA Yay Ray Laser Fleet Races, Grenada. PCYC, www.pcycgrenada.com
TBA Winter Challenge, Puerto Rico. CNSJ, www.nauticodesanjuan.com
TBA Carlos Aguilar Match Race, St. Thomas, USVI. http://carlosmatchrace.com
TBA Commodore’s Challenge, St. Thomas, USVI. STYC, stthomasyachtclub.org
CARIBBEAN YACHT & SAILING CLUBSAYC: Antigua Yacht Club, [email protected], www.antiguayachtclub.com
BCC: Barbados Cruising Club, (246) 426-4434, www.barbadoscruisingclub.org
BNSS: Bahamas National Sailing School, www.bahsailingschool.org
BRISA: BoRinquen Island Sailing Association (Puerto Rico), www.facebook.com/BrisaSailing
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.clubnautiqueneptune.fr
CNM: Club Nautique du Marin (Martinique), (596) 74 92 48, [email protected],
www.clubnautiquedumarin.com
CNS: Cercle Nautique de Schoelcher (Martinique), (596) 61 20 83, www.cnschoelcher.net
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
CSSA: Curaçao Sunfish Sailing Association, facebook.com/pg/Sunfish.Curacao
CYA: Curaçao Yachting Association, [email protected]
GYC: Grenada Yacht Club, (473) 440-6826, [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 & Fishing Club (Puerto Rico), (787) 842-9004, [email protected],
ponceyachtandfishingclub.com
RBVIYC: Royal British Virgin Islands Yacht Club, (284) 494-3286, [email protected],
www.royalbviyc.org
SBYC: St. Barth Yacht Club, (590) 27 70 41, [email protected], www.stbarthyachtclub.com
SCYC: St. Croix Yacht Club, (340) 773-9531, [email protected], www.stcroixyc.com
SKYC: St. Kitts Yacht Club. [email protected], www.skyachtclub.com
SLYC: St. Lucia Yacht Club, (758) 452-8350, [email protected], www.stluciayachtclub.com
SMYC: St. Maarten Yacht Club, (721) 544-2079, [email protected], www.smyc.com
STYC: St. Thomas Yacht Club, (340) 775-6320, [email protected], stthomasyachtclub.org
SYR: Société des Yoles Rondes (Martinique), www.yoles-rondes.org
TTSA: Trinidad & Tobago Sailing Assn., (868) 634-4519, [email protected], www.ttsailing.org
WCC: World Cruising Club, www.worldcruising.com
WEYC: West End Yacht Club (BVI), [email protected],
www.facebook.com/groups/weycbvi, www.westendyachtclubbvi.com
WSV Jan Sofat: Curaçao, [email protected], facebook.com/WatersportverenigingJanSofat
YCM: Yacht Club de la Martinique, (596) 63 26 76, [email protected], facebook.com/ycmq972
YSCO: Youth Sailing Curaçao Organization, facebook.com/pg/youthsailingcuracao
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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 contact event organizers directly for confirmation. Please let us know, too,
if there are any changes! [email protected]
• A public holiday may be celebrated on the following Monday if a fixed holiday falls on a Saturday
or Sunday.
• 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)
• This is not a complete list — there’s a lot going on! See Caribbean Compass each month for news
of more events as the year progresses.
• A public holiday may be celebrated on the following Monday if a fixed holiday falls on
a Saturday or Sunday.
• 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]
• This is not a complete list — there’s a lot going on! See Caribbean Compass each month for news
of more events as the year progresses.
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