CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2014 - Caribbean Compass14 – 16 36th Annual Sweethearts of the Caribbean and...
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2014 Pull out and pin up the paper version, or use the version with live links at www.caribbeancompass.com! For more information where yacht club initials are given, see contact information under CARIBBEAN 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 Gouyave Sailing School Junior Regatta, Grenada. [email protected] 1 – 2 Carnival Parade and Last Lap, St. Kitts & Nevis. www.stkittsneviscarnival.com 1 – 4 Crucian Christmas Festival, St. Croix. www.stxfestival.com 2 Public holiday in Cuba (Victory of Armed Forces Day) and Haiti (Founding Fathers’ Day) 4 - Free Public Clinic - Explore Salt River, St. Croix. Bush tribe Eco Adventures (340) 277-2503 6 Public holiday in some places (Three Kings Day/Epiphany) 11 – 18 Bitter End Yacht Club Invitational Midwinter Regatta, Virgin Gorda, BVI. BEYC 13 Public holiday in Puerto Rico (Eugenio María de Hostos Day) 14 – 4 Feb St. Barts Music Festival. www.stbartsmusicfestival.org 15 – 25 Mount Gay Rum Round Barbados Race Series. www.mountgayrumroundbarbadosrace.com 16 FULL MOON Parties at Trellis Bay and West End, Tortola, and at Pinney’s Beach, Nevis 17 - 19 12th Caribbean Laser Midwinter Regatta, Cabarete, Dominican Republic. www.caribwind.com 18 Around Antigua Race. AYC 21 Public holiday in Barbados (Errol Barrow Day), Puerto Rico and USVI (Martin Luther King Day), and the Dominican Republic (Our Lady of Altagracia) 22 – 5 Feb Mustique Blues Festival. www.discoversvg.com/index.php/en/mustique/events 23 – 26 Bequia Mount Gay Music Fest, www.bequiatourism.com/bequiamusicfest 25 Public holiday in Aruba (GF Croes Day) 25 Soggy Dollar Painkiller Cup, SUP race, Tortola, BVI. http://go-hiho.com 28 Public holiday in the Cayman Islands (National Heroes’ Day celebrated) 30 – 1 Feb Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, Montego Bay. http://jamaicajazzandblues.com 30 – 4 Feb Grenada Sailing Week, www.grenadasailingweek.com 31 – 2 Feb SuperYacht Challenge Antigua. http://thesuperyachtchallenge.com 31 – 2 Feb Club Nautico de San Juan Int’l Regatta, San Juan, Puerto Rico. CNSJ 31 – 2 Feb St. Barth Fun Cup Windsurf races FEBRUARY 1 Second Annual Puerto Rico Dragon Boat Festival. Ponce, Puerto Rico. www.puertoricodragonboat.com 1 – 2 United Insurance Work Boat Regatta. www.grenadasailingfestival.com 2 Hobie Cat Match Races, Grenada. PCYC 2 World Wetlands Day. www.ramsar.org 7 Public holiday in Grenada (39th Anniversary of Independence) 8 – 9 Interlux Regatta, St. Maarten. SMYC 9 - 16 Holetown Festival, Barbados. www.holetownfestivalbarbados.org 13 - 16 Jolly Harbour Valentine’s Regatta and Rum Festival, Antigua. JHYC 14 – 16 36th Annual Sweethearts of the Caribbean and 32nd Annual Classic Yacht Regatta, BVI. WEYC 15 FULL MOON Parties at Trellis Bay and West End, Tortola, and at Pinney’s Beach, Nevis 16 Sailors’ & Landlubbers’ Auction, Bequia. www.bequiasunshineschool.org 17 Public holiday in Puerto Rico and USVI (Presidents’ Day) 22 Public holiday in St. Lucia (Independence Day). Round the Island Race. SLYC 22 - 23 Cruzan Open Dinghy Regatta, St. Croix. SCYC 24 Public holiday in Guyana (Republic Day celebrated) 24 RORC Caribbean 600 starts from Antigua. http://caribbean600.rorc.org 25 – 3 March BVI Kite Jam. 27 – 1 March Cayman Islands Festival of the Arts. www.artscayman.org/cayfest 28 Bitter End Yacht Club “Founder’s Day” Regatta, Virgin Gorda, BVI. BEYC 28 – 2 March St. Maarten Multihull Regatta. www.StMaartenMultiHullRegatta.com 28 – 4 March Semaine Nautique Internationale de Schoelcher, Martinique. (596) 612 083 28 – 4 March St. Barth’s Carnival TBA Carnival Regatta, Martinique. CNN TBA Anguilla Regatta. www.anguillaregatta.com MARCH 1 Royalist Regatta, Barbados. BSA 3 Public holiday in Anguilla (James Ronald Webster Day celebrated) 2 – 5 Tobago Festival of Winds (kite boarding, wind surfing, paddle boarding) 2 – 9 Curaçao Youth Championship, Curaçao. http://ysco.org 3 Public holiday in BVI (H. Lavity Stoutt’s Birthday) 3 – 4 Carnival Monday and Tuesday in most Dutch and French islands, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Dominica, Carriacou, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, and other places 4 Budget Marine Match Racing Cup, St. Maarten. www.heinekenregatta.com 5 Public holiday in many places (Ash Wednesday) 6 Gill Commodore’s Cup. www.heinekenregatta.com 6 - 9 34th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta. www.heinekenregatta.com 6 – 9 6th Annual South Grenada Regatta. www.southgrenadaregatta.com 7 - 10 Annual Dark & Stormy Regatta, Anegada, BVI. WEYC 8 International Women’s Day 8 – 9 Antigua Annual Laser Open. AYC 8 – 12 Caribbean Arts & Crafts Festival, Tortola, BVI. [email protected] 8 – 17 St. Patrick’s Festival, Montserrat. www.visitmontserrat.com 10 Public holiday in BVI (Commonwealth Day) 10 Public holiday in Belize (Benefactors Day celebrated) 12 – 16 Caribbean Fine Art Fair, Barbados. www.cafafair.com 14 Public holiday in St. Vincent & the Grenadines (National Heroes’ Day) 16 FULL MOON Parties at Trellis Bay and West End, Tortola, and at Pinney’s Beach, Nevis 17 Public holiday in Montserrat (St. Patrick’s Day); St. Patrick’s Day Festival, Grenada 17 Public holiday in Guyana and Suriname (Phagwah) 19 - 22 Caribbean Superyacht Rendezvous, Virgin Gorda. www.loropianasuperyachtregattaandrendezvous.com 20 Vernal Equinox 20 – 23 Puerto Rico Jazz Fest. http://prheinekenjazz.com 23 Powerade Regatta, St. Maarten, SMYC 27 – 30 St. Barths Bucket Regatta. www.bucketregattas.com/stbarths 28 – 30 St. Thomas International Regatta, USVI. www.rolexcupregatta.com 30 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Spiritual Baptist “Shouter” Liberation Day) 31 – 6 April BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival, Tortola. www.bvispringregatta.org TBA Banana’s Cup Regatta, Martinique. YCM TBA Spanish Town Fisherman Jamboree & Wahoo Fishing Tournament, Virgin Gorda. www.bvitourism.com APRIL 2 - 6 Curaçao International Film Festival. www1.curacaoiffr.com 7 – 12 Oyster Regatta, Antigua. www.oystermarine.com/events 7 – 13 Puerto Rico International Film Festival, Rincón, Puerto Rico. www.rinconfilm.com 10 – 11 Trinidad to Grenada Race for Girl Pat Trophy. GYC 10 - 13 Annual BVI Yacht Brokerage Showcase, Virgin Gorda. BEYC 12 – 13 Girl Pat Race Series, Grenada. GYC 14 - 19 5th Annual Les Voiles de Saint-Barth. www.lesvoilesdesaintbarth.com 15 FULL MOON Parties at Trellis Bay and West End, Tortola, and at Pinney’s Beach, Nevis 17 – 21 Bequia Easter Regatta. www.begos.com/easterregatta 17 – 22 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta. www.antiguaclassics.com 18 Public holiday in many places (Good Friday) 18 - 21 Gouyave Easter Regatta, Grenada. gogouyave.gd/events10/annual-events 19 Public holiday in Venezuela (Signing of the Act of Venezuelan Independence) 19 Virgin Queen Pursuit Race, RBVIYC 19 - 21 Virgin Gorda Easter Festival. www.bvitourism.com 19 – 22 Tobago Jazz Experience. www.tobagojazzexperience.com 21 Public holiday in many places (Easter Monday) 22 International Earth Day 25 - Guadeloupe to Antigua Race. www.sailingweek.com 25 - 30 St. Barth Film Festival. www.stbarthff.org 26 Yachting World Round Antigua Race. www.sailingweek.com 26 – 2 May 47th Annual Antigua Sailing Week. www.sailingweek.com 27 Public holiday in Dutch islands (Netherlands King’s Birthday) 28 Public holiday in Barbados (National Heroes’ Day) 30 – 11 May 24th St. Lucia Jazz Festival. www.stluciajazz.org TBA Virgin Queen Pizza Pursuit Race, BVI. RBVIYC MAY 1 Public holiday in many places (Labour Day) 1 Around St. Barth Windsurf and Beach Cat Race. www.saintbarth-tourisme.com 1 – 4 6th West Indies Regatta, St. Barth’s. www.westindiesregatta.com 2 Fifth Annual Carriacou Maroon & String Band Music Festival. www.carriacoumaroon.com 3 Start of ARC USA rally from Tortola, BVI to Virginia and Florida. www.worldcruising.com 3 Start of ARC Europe, Tortola BVI to Portugal. www.worldcruising.com 3 - 4 Commodore’s Cup Regatta, St. John, USVI. [email protected] 5 Public holiday in Guyana (Arrival Day) 6 Public holiday in St. Kitts & Nevis (Labour Day) 7 – 11 Triskell Tour, Guadeloupe to Dominica Race. www.triskellcup.com 9 Public holiday in some places (Ascension Day) 14 FULL MOON Parties at Trellis Bay and West End, Tortola, and at Pinney’s Beach, Nevis 15 – 18 Barbados Regatta, BSA 16 – 25 St. Barth Theatre Festival. www.saintbarth-tourisme.com 17 – 18 10th Annual Captain Oliver’s Regatta, St. Maarten. www.coyc-sxm.com 17 - 18 Lowell Wheatley Anegada Pursuit Race, RBVIYC 18 Public holiday in Haiti (Flag Day) 21 Public holiday in Cayman Islands (Discovery Day) 23 – 24 BVI Music Festival, Cane Garden Bay, Tortola. www.facebook.com/BVIMusicFest 23 – 25 40th Annual Foxy’s Wooden Boat Regatta, Jost Van Dyke. www.foxysbar.com/woodenboatregatta 26 Public holiday in Guyana (Independence Day) 26 Public holiday in Belize (Sovereign’s Day celebrated) 28 -31 Combat de Coques, Martinique. CNM 29 Martinique Yole Festival, Ste. Anne, Martinique. http://yoles-rondes.net 29 – 1 June Windsurf & SUP Challenge, Curaçao. www.curacaochallenge.com 30 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Indian Arrival Day), Anguilla (Anguilla Day), Haiti (Mothers’ Day), and many other places (Corpus Christi) TBA Grenada Drum Festival. www.grenadagrenadines.com TBA Martinique to St. Lucia Race. YCM/CNM TBA Puerto Rico Heineken Intl Regatta. www.prheinekenregatta.com JUNE 5 World Environment Day 7 Public holiday in the Bahamas (Labour Day) 7 Caribbean Laser Championship, St. Martin. http://laserchamps.com 7 - 8 J/24 Open Championship, Barbados. www.j24barbados.com 7 – 9 Petite Martinique Whitsuntide Regatta. www.petitemartinique.com/regatta.htm 8 Whitsunday (public holiday in many places) 9 Public holiday in many places (Whit Monday) 8 - 15 Pro Kids Windsurfing Event, Bonaire 9 – 14 64th Ernest Hemingway International Billfishing Tournament, Marina Hemingway, Cuba. www.cubatravelusa.com/Hemingway%20Marlin%20Tournament.html 13 FULL MOON Parties at Trellis Bay and West End, Tortola, and at Pinney’s Beach, Nevis 14 Public holiday in BVI and Anguilla (Sovereign’s Birthday) 17 – 22 Caribean International Kiteboard Week, Bonaire. www.facebook.com/Kiteridebonaire 19 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Labour Day) 20 Summer Solstice 20 - 22 International Optimist Regatta, St. Thomas. [email protected] 21 Fête de la Musique, St. Barths. www.stbarth-tourisme.com 21 Summer Sailstice. www.summersailstice.com 24 Public holiday in Venezuela (Battle of Carabobo) 27 – 8 July Vincy Mas (St. Vincent Carnival). www.discoversvg.com 29 Fisherman’s Birthday. Local boat racing in many communities 30 Public holiday in the BVI (Territory Day) wilfred dederer
Transcript of CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2014 - Caribbean Compass14 – 16 36th Annual Sweethearts of the Caribbean and...
CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2014 Pull out and pin up the paper version, or use the version
with live links at www.caribbeancompass.com!
For more information where yacht club initials are given, see contact information under CARIBBEAN YACHT AND SAILING CLUBS at the end of this calendar.
JANUARY1 Publicholidayor“RecoveryDay”inmanyplaces(NewYear’sDay);
JunkanooparadesintheBahamas
1 GouyaveSailingSchoolJuniorRegatta,[email protected]
1 – 2 CarnivalParadeandLastLap,St.Kitts&Nevis.www.stkittsneviscarnival.com
1 – 4 CrucianChristmasFestival,St.Croix.www.stxfestival.com
2 PublicholidayinCuba(VictoryofArmedForcesDay)andHaiti(FoundingFathers’Day)
4-FreePublicClinic-ExploreSaltRiver,St.Croix.BushtribeEcoAdventures(340)277-2503
6 Publicholidayinsomeplaces(ThreeKingsDay/Epiphany)
11 – 18BitterEndYachtClubInvitationalMidwinterRegatta,VirginGorda,BVI.BEYC
13 PublicholidayinPuertoRico(EugenioMaríadeHostosDay)
14 – 4 FebSt.BartsMusicFestival.www.stbartsmusicfestival.org
15 – 25MountGayRumRoundBarbadosRaceSeries.www.mountgayrumroundbarbadosrace.com
16 FULLMOONPartiesatTrellisBayandWestEnd,Tortola,andatPinney’sBeach,Nevis
17 - 1912thCaribbeanLaserMidwinterRegatta,Cabarete,DominicanRepublic.www.caribwind.com
18 AroundAntiguaRace.AYC
21 PublicholidayinBarbados(ErrolBarrowDay),PuertoRicoandUSVI(MartinLutherKingDay),
andtheDominicanRepublic(OurLadyofAltagracia)
22 – 5 FebMustiqueBluesFestival.www.discoversvg.com/index.php/en/mustique/events
23 – 26BequiaMountGayMusicFest,www.bequiatourism.com/bequiamusicfest
25 PublicholidayinAruba(GFCroesDay)
25 SoggyDollarPainkillerCup,SUPrace,Tortola,BVI.http://go-hiho.com
28 PublicholidayintheCaymanIslands(NationalHeroes’Daycelebrated)
30 – 1 FebJamaicaJazzandBluesFestival,MontegoBay.http://jamaicajazzandblues.com
30 – 4 FebGrenadaSailingWeek,www.grenadasailingweek.com
31 – 2 FebSuperYachtChallengeAntigua.http://thesuperyachtchallenge.com
31 – 2 FebClubNauticodeSanJuanInt’lRegatta,SanJuan,PuertoRico.CNSJ
31 – 2 FebSt.BarthFunCupWindsurfraces
FEBRUARY1 SecondAnnualPuertoRicoDragonBoatFestival.Ponce,PuertoRico.www.puertoricodragonboat.com
1 – 2 UnitedInsuranceWorkBoatRegatta.www.grenadasailingfestival.com
2 HobieCatMatchRaces,Grenada.PCYC
2 WorldWetlandsDay.www.ramsar.org
7 PublicholidayinGrenada(39thAnniversaryofIndependence)
8 – 9 InterluxRegatta,St.Maarten.SMYC
9 - 16 HoletownFestival,Barbados.www.holetownfestivalbarbados.org
13 - 16JollyHarbourValentine’sRegattaandRumFestival,Antigua.JHYC
14 – 1636thAnnualSweetheartsoftheCaribbeanand32ndAnnualClassicYachtRegatta,BVI.WEYC
15 FULLMOONPartiesatTrellisBayandWestEnd,Tortola,andatPinney’sBeach,Nevis
16 Sailors’&Landlubbers’Auction,Bequia.www.bequiasunshineschool.org
17 PublicholidayinPuertoRicoandUSVI(Presidents’Day)
22 PublicholidayinSt.Lucia(IndependenceDay).RoundtheIslandRace.SLYC
22 - 23CruzanOpenDinghyRegatta,St.Croix.SCYC
24 PublicholidayinGuyana(RepublicDaycelebrated)
24 RORCCaribbean600startsfromAntigua. http://caribbean600.rorc.org
25 – 3 March BVIKiteJam.
27 – 1 March CaymanIslandsFestivaloftheArts.www.artscayman.org/cayfest
28 BitterEndYachtClub“Founder’sDay”Regatta,VirginGorda,BVI.BEYC
28 – 2 March St.MaartenMultihullRegatta.www.StMaartenMultiHullRegatta.com
28 – 4 March SemaineNautiqueInternationaledeSchoelcher,Martinique.(596)612083
28 – 4 March St.Barth’sCarnival
TBA CarnivalRegatta,Martinique.CNN
TBA AnguillaRegatta.www.anguillaregatta.com
MARCH1 RoyalistRegatta,Barbados.BSA
3 PublicholidayinAnguilla(JamesRonaldWebsterDaycelebrated)
2 – 5 TobagoFestivalofWinds(kiteboarding,windsurfing,paddleboarding)
2 – 9 CuraçaoYouthChampionship,Curaçao.http://ysco.org
3 PublicholidayinBVI(H.LavityStoutt’sBirthday)
3 – 4 CarnivalMondayandTuesdayinmostDutchandFrenchislands,Haiti,PuertoRico,Dominica,
Carriacou,Trinidad&Tobago,Venezuela,andotherplaces
4 BudgetMarineMatchRacingCup,St.Maarten.www.heinekenregatta.com
5 Publicholidayinmanyplaces(AshWednesday)
6 GillCommodore’sCup.www.heinekenregatta.com
6 - 9 34thSt.MaartenHeinekenRegatta.www.heinekenregatta.com
6 – 9 6thAnnualSouthGrenadaRegatta.www.southgrenadaregatta.com
7 - 10 AnnualDark&StormyRegatta,Anegada,BVI.WEYC
8 InternationalWomen’sDay
8 – 9 AntiguaAnnualLaserOpen.AYC
8 – 12CaribbeanArts&CraftsFestival,Tortola,[email protected]
8 – 17St.Patrick’sFestival,Montserrat.www.visitmontserrat.com
10 PublicholidayinBVI(CommonwealthDay)
10 PublicholidayinBelize(BenefactorsDaycelebrated)
12 – 16CaribbeanFineArtFair,Barbados.www.cafafair.com
14 PublicholidayinSt.Vincent&theGrenadines(NationalHeroes’Day)
16 FULLMOONPartiesatTrellisBayandWestEnd,Tortola,andatPinney’sBeach,Nevis
17 PublicholidayinMontserrat(St.Patrick’sDay);St.Patrick’sDayFestival,Grenada
17 PublicholidayinGuyanaandSuriname(Phagwah)
19 - 22CaribbeanSuperyachtRendezvous,VirginGorda.www.loropianasuperyachtregattaandrendezvous.com
20 VernalEquinox
20 – 23PuertoRicoJazzFest.http://prheinekenjazz.com
23 PoweradeRegatta,St.Maarten,SMYC
27 – 30St.BarthsBucketRegatta.www.bucketregattas.com/stbarths
28 – 30St.ThomasInternationalRegatta,USVI.www.rolexcupregatta.com
30 PublicholidayinTrinidad&Tobago(SpiritualBaptist“Shouter”LiberationDay)
31 – 6 AprilBVISpringRegatta&SailingFestival,Tortola.www.bvispringregatta.org
TBA Banana’sCupRegatta,Martinique.YCM
TBA SpanishTownFishermanJamboree&WahooFishingTournament,VirginGorda.www.bvitourism.com
APRIL2 - 6 CuraçaoInternationalFilmFestival.www1.curacaoiffr.com
7 – 12OysterRegatta,Antigua.www.oystermarine.com/events
7 – 13PuertoRicoInternationalFilmFestival,Rincón,PuertoRico.www.rinconfilm.com
10 – 11TrinidadtoGrenadaRaceforGirlPatTrophy.GYC
10 - 13AnnualBVIYachtBrokerageShowcase,VirginGorda.BEYC
12 – 13GirlPatRaceSeries,Grenada.GYC
14 - 195thAnnualLesVoilesdeSaint-Barth.www.lesvoilesdesaintbarth.com
15 FULLMOONPartiesatTrellisBayandWestEnd,Tortola,andatPinney’sBeach,Nevis
17 – 21BequiaEasterRegatta.www.begos.com/easterregatta
17 – 22AntiguaClassicYachtRegatta.www.antiguaclassics.com
18 Publicholidayinmanyplaces(GoodFriday)
18 - 21GouyaveEasterRegatta,Grenada.gogouyave.gd/events10/annual-events
19 PublicholidayinVenezuela(SigningoftheActofVenezuelanIndependence)
19 VirginQueenPursuitRace,RBVIYC
19 - 21VirginGordaEasterFestival.www.bvitourism.com
19 – 22TobagoJazzExperience.www.tobagojazzexperience.com
21 Publicholidayinmanyplaces(EasterMonday)
22 InternationalEarthDay
25-GuadeloupetoAntiguaRace.www.sailingweek.com
25 - 30St.BarthFilmFestival.www.stbarthff.org
26 YachtingWorldRoundAntiguaRace.www.sailingweek.com
26 – 2 May 47thAnnualAntiguaSailingWeek.www.sailingweek.com
27 PublicholidayinDutchislands(NetherlandsKing’sBirthday)
28 PublicholidayinBarbados(NationalHeroes’Day)
30 – 11 May 24thSt.LuciaJazzFestival.www.stluciajazz.org
TBA VirginQueenPizzaPursuitRace,BVI.RBVIYC
MAY1 Publicholidayinmanyplaces(LabourDay)
1 AroundSt.BarthWindsurfandBeachCatRace.www.saintbarth-tourisme.com
1 – 4 6thWestIndiesRegatta,St.Barth’s.www.westindiesregatta.com
2 FifthAnnualCarriacouMaroon&StringBandMusicFestival.www.carriacoumaroon.com
3 StartofARCUSArallyfromTortola,BVItoVirginiaandFlorida.www.worldcruising.com
3 StartofARCEurope,TortolaBVItoPortugal.www.worldcruising.com
3 - 4 Commodore’sCupRegatta,St.John,[email protected]
5 PublicholidayinGuyana(ArrivalDay)
6 PublicholidayinSt.Kitts&Nevis(LabourDay)
7 – 11TriskellTour,GuadeloupetoDominicaRace.www.triskellcup.com
9 Publicholidayinsomeplaces(AscensionDay)
14 FULLMOONPartiesatTrellisBayandWestEnd,Tortola,andatPinney’sBeach,Nevis
15 – 18BarbadosRegatta,BSA
16 – 25St.BarthTheatreFestival.www.saintbarth-tourisme.com
17 – 1810thAnnualCaptainOliver’sRegatta,St.Maarten.www.coyc-sxm.com
17 - 18LowellWheatleyAnegadaPursuitRace,RBVIYC
18 PublicholidayinHaiti(FlagDay)
21 PublicholidayinCaymanIslands(DiscoveryDay)
23 – 24BVIMusicFestival,CaneGardenBay,Tortola.www.facebook.com/BVIMusicFest
23 – 2540thAnnualFoxy’sWoodenBoatRegatta,JostVanDyke.www.foxysbar.com/woodenboatregatta
26 PublicholidayinGuyana(IndependenceDay)
26 PublicholidayinBelize(Sovereign’sDaycelebrated)
28 -31CombatdeCoques,Martinique.CNM
29 MartiniqueYoleFestival,Ste.Anne,Martinique.http://yoles-rondes.net
29 – 1 June Windsurf&SUPChallenge,Curaçao.www.curacaochallenge.com
30 PublicholidayinTrinidad&Tobago(IndianArrivalDay),Anguilla(AnguillaDay),
Haiti(Mothers’Day),andmanyotherplaces(CorpusChristi)
TBA GrenadaDrumFestival.www.grenadagrenadines.com
TBA MartiniquetoSt.LuciaRace.YCM/CNM
TBA PuertoRicoHeinekenIntlRegatta.www.prheinekenregatta.com
JUNE5 WorldEnvironmentDay
7 PublicholidayintheBahamas(LabourDay)
7 CaribbeanLaserChampionship,St.Martin.http://laserchamps.com
7 - 8 J/24OpenChampionship,Barbados.www.j24barbados.com
7 – 9 PetiteMartiniqueWhitsuntideRegatta.www.petitemartinique.com/regatta.htm
8 Whitsunday(publicholidayinmanyplaces)
9 Publicholidayinmanyplaces(WhitMonday)
8 - 15 ProKidsWindsurfingEvent,Bonaire
9 – 1464thErnestHemingwayInternationalBillfishingTournament,MarinaHemingway,Cuba.
www.cubatravelusa.com/Hemingway%20Marlin%20Tournament.html
13 FULLMOONPartiesatTrellisBayandWestEnd,Tortola,andatPinney’sBeach,Nevis
14 PublicholidayinBVIandAnguilla(Sovereign’sBirthday)
17 – 22CaribeanInternationalKiteboardWeek,Bonaire.www.facebook.com/Kiteridebonaire
19 PublicholidayinTrinidad&Tobago(LabourDay)
20 SummerSolstice
20 - 22InternationalOptimistRegatta,[email protected]
21 FêtedelaMusique,St.Barths.www.stbarth-tourisme.com
21 SummerSailstice.www.summersailstice.com
24 PublicholidayinVenezuela(BattleofCarabobo)
27 – 8 July VincyMas(St.VincentCarnival).www.discoversvg.com
29 Fisherman’sBirthday.Localboatracinginmanycommunities
30 PublicholidayintheBVI(TerritoryDay)
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2014JULY1 PublicholidayinAntigua&Barbuda(VereCornwallBirdSr.Day)
1 ArubaHi-WindsKitesurfevent.www.hiwindsaruba.com
2 PublicholidayinCuraçao(FlagDay)andCaymanIslands(ConstitutionDay)
5 PublicholidayinVenezuela(IndependenceDay)
5 – 7 22ndAnnualFirecracker500&ChiliCook-off,Tortola.WEYC
7 PublicholidayinCARICOMcountries(CARICOMDay)
10 PublicholidayintheBahamas(IndependenceDay)
12 BequiaFishermen’sDayCompetition.www.bequiatourism.com
12 FULLMOONPartiesatTrellisBayandWestEnd,Tortola,andatPinney’sBeach,Nevis
13 BarbadosCruisingClubRegatta.BCC
13 – 19 ReggaeSumfest,Jamaica.www.reggaesumfest.com
14 BastilleDay.CelebrationsonFrenchislands;yoleracesinMartinique.http://yoles-rondes.net
14 - 15ChiefMinister’sCupInternationalYouthRegatta,Tortola.www.katsbvi.com
14 - 21CalabashFestival,Montserrat.www.visitmontserrat.com
16 – 1 AugTobagoHeritageFestival.http://tobagoheritagefestival.com
24 31stAnnual“ChristmasEveinJuly”Waterfront&MarinaCelebration,VirginGorda.BEYC
24 PublicholidayinVenezuela(SimónBolívar’sBirthday)
26 GuyEldridgeMemorialTrophyRace.RBVIYC
26 – 5 AugAntiguaCarnival.http://antiguacarnival.com
27 – 3 Aug30thTourdesYolesRondes,Martinique.http://yoles-rondes.net
28 PublicholidayinTrinidad&Tobago(EidalFitr)
30 CarriacouChildren’[email protected]
AUGUST1 Publicholidayinmanyplaces(EmancipationDay)andJamaica(IndependenceDay)
1 CarriacouChildren’[email protected]
1 - 3 49thAnnualCarriacouRegatta.www.grenadagrenadines.com
1 - 3 10thAnnualBonaireJazzFestival.www.bonairejazz.com
2 – 3 WindwardFête,St.Barths.SailboatracesatLorient
4 PublicholidayinGrenada(EmancipationDay);GrandKadoomentparadeinBarbados
4 – 6 PublicholidayinBVI(EmancipationFestival)
8 PublicholidayinAnguilla(ConstitutionDay)
10 FULLMOONPartiesatTrellisBayandWestEnd,Tortola,andatPinney’sBeach,Nevis
13 ArubaCatamaranRegatta.ArubaRegattaFoundation
13 – 14GrenadaCarnival.www.grenadaactivities.com
24 CaribGreatRace(powerboats)fromTrinidadtoTobago
31 PublicholidayinTrinidad&Tobago(IndependenceDay)
SEPTEMBER6 PublicholidayinBonaire(BonaireDay)
9 FULLMOONPartiesatTrellisBayandWestEnd,Tortola,andatPinney’sBeach,Nevis
10 PublicholidayinBelize(St.George’sCayeDay)
16 PublicholidayinSt.Kitts&Nevis(NationalHeroes’Day)
19 PublicholidayinSt.Kitts&Nevis(IndependenceDay)
21 PublicholidayinBelize(IndependenceDay)
22 AutumnalEquinox
24 PublicholidayinTrinidad&Tobago(RepublicDay)
OCTOBER3 PublicholidayinSt.Lucia(ThanksgivingDay)
5 - 11 47thBonaireInternationalSailingRegatta.www.bonaireregatta.org
8 FULLMOONPartiesatTrellisBayandWestEnd,Tortola,andatPinney’sBeach,Nevis
11 – 12QuantumIC24InternationalRegatta.RBVIYC
12 PublicHolidayinVenezuela(IndigenousResistanceDay)
13 PublicholidayinBelize(PanAmericanDay)
14 PublicholidayintheBahamas(DiscoveryDay)
17 PublicholidayinHaiti(AnniversaryoftheDeathofDessalines)
18 WillieTVirgin’sCupRace,BVI.RBVIYC
20 BlueFoodFestival,Tobago
20 PublicHolidayinBVI(St.Ursula’sDay)
22 - 2928thAnnualProAmRegatta,VirginGorda.BEYC
23 PublicholidayinTrinidad&Tobago(Diwali)
24 PublicholidayinJamaica(NationalHeroes’Day)
25 17thFoxy’sHalloweenCatFight(catamaranregatta),JostVanDyke.www.foxysbar.com
25 PublicholidayinGrenada(ThanksgivingDay)
25 WoburnThanksgivingRegatta,Grenada
25 – 26BarbadosJ/24MatchRacingChampionship.BarbadosJ/24Club
27 PublicholidayinSt.Vincent&theGrenadines(IndependenceDay)
30 – 31FestiVoiles,Guadeloupe
31 NationalHeritageDay,Antigua
31 – 2 NovWorldCreoleMusicFestival,Dominica.www.wcmfdominica.com
TBA TrafalgarRegatta,BVI.RBVIYC
TBA DiscovertheCaribbean–BigBoatRaces,PuertoRico.www.discoverpyfc.com
NOVEMBER1 Antigua&Barbuda(IndependenceDay)andHaiti(AllSaints’Day)
2 PublicholidayinHaiti(AllSouls’Day)
2 StartofCaribbean1500andARCBahamasralliesfromVirginia,USAto
Tortola,BVIandGreenTurtleCay,AbacoBahamas.www.worldcruising.com/carib1500
3 PublicholidayinDominica(IndependenceDay)
6 FULLMOONPartiesatTrellisBayandWestEnd,Tortola,andatPinney’sBeach,Nevis
8 - 10 TriskellCupRegatta,Guadeloupe.www.triskellcup.com
9 ARC+departsGranCanariatoSt.LuciaviaCapeVerdes.www.worldcruising.com/arc
14 – 16St.CroixInternationalRegatta.www.stcroixyc.com/regatta
18 PublicholidayinHaiti(BattleofVertieresDay)
19 PublicholidayinBelize(GarifunaSettlementDay)andCaymanIslands(RemembranceDay)
22 RoundTortolaRace,BVI.RBVIYC
22 – 2917thAnnualHobieFunWeek,VirginGorda.BEYC
23 PublicholidayinMontserrat(LiberationDay)
23 StartofARCrallyfromGranCanariatoRodneyBay,St.Lucia.www.worldcruising.com/arc
25 PublicholidayinSuriname(RepublicDay)
28 - 29ThanksgivingRegatta,St.John,[email protected],(340)513-4955
30 PublicholidayinBarbados(IndependenceDay)
TBA Coursedel’Alliance,St.Martin.www.coursedelalliance.com
TBA St.BarthCataCup(F18catamarans).www.stbarthcatacup.com
TBA CaribbeanDinghyChampionship,Antigua.AYC
TBA JollyHarbourCaribbeanRegatta,Antigua.JHYC
TBA MangoBowlRegatta,St.Lucia.http://stluciayachtclub.com
DECEMBER5 SinterklaasBirthdayCelebration,Bonaire
5 - 11 AntiguaCharterYachtShow.www.antiguayachtshow.com
6 FULLMOONPartiesatTrellisBayandWestEnd,Tortola,andatPinney’sBeach,Nevis
7 24thAnnualGustavWilmerdingMemorialChallenge,Tortola.WEYC
13 PublicholidayinSt.Lucia(NationalDay)
13 Commodore’sCupRace,BVI.RBVIYC
15 PublicholidayinBonaire(KingdomDay)
15 ‘ChristmasintheCaribbeanRally’departsCanaryIslandsboundforAntigua.www.sailingrallies.com
16 - 24NineMorningsFestival,St.Vincent.http://discoversvg.com
19 PublicholidayinAnguilla(NationalHeroes’Day)
21 WinterSolstice
24 14thAnnualNorthSoundHolidayLightedBoatParade,VirginGorda.BEYC
25 Publicholidayinmanyplaces(ChristmasDay)
26 Publicholidayinmanyplaces(BoxingDay)
26 BoxingDayRace,Barbados.BCC
26 TobagoKiteFestival
27 – 28DominicaChristmasRegatta,[email protected]
31 NelsonPursuitRace,Antigua.AYC
31 NewYear’sEve/OldYear’sNight.Fireworksinmanyplaces,includingTrellisBay,Tortola;Admiralty
Bay,Bequia;Kralendijk,Bonaire;andFort-de-France,Martinique.PublicholidayinMontserrat;
half-dayholidayinCuraçao
TBA O’NealMundyCommodoresCup,BVI.RBVIYC
TBA HavanaInternationalJazzFestival,Cuba.www.apassion4jazz.net/havana.html
TBA CarlosAguilarMatchRace,St.Thomas.www.carlosmatchrace.com
TBA-St.CroixChristmasBoatParade.www.christmasparadestcroix.com
CARIBBEANYACHTANDSAILINGCLUBSAYC:AntiguaYachtClub,(268)460-1799,[email protected],www.antiguayachtclub.com
BCC:BarbadosCruisingClub,(246)426-4434,[email protected],www.barbadoscruisingclub.org
BEYC:BitterEndYachtClub(VirginGorda),(312)506-6205,[email protected],www.beyc.com
BSA:BarbadosSailingAssociation,[email protected],www.sailbarbados.com
BSC:BequiaSailingClub,(784)457-3649,[email protected],www.begos.com/easterregatta
BYC:BarbadosYachtClub,(246)427-1125,[email protected],www.barbadosyachtclub.com
CNIH:ClubNáuticoIntl.Hemingway(HemingwayInternationalYachtClub,Cuba),(+153)724-2718,
[email protected],www.hemingwayyachtclub.org
CNN:ClubNautiqueLeNeptune,Martinique,(596)517324,[email protected],
www.clubnautiqueleneptune.com
CNM:ClubNautiqueduMarin(Martinique).(596)749248,[email protected],
www.clubnautiquedumarin.com
CNSJ:ClubNáuticodeSanJuan.(787)722-0177,[email protected],
www.nauticodesanjuan.com
CSA:CaribbeanSailingAssociation.www.caribbeanracing.com
GYC:GrenadaYachtClub,(473)440-6826,[email protected],www.grenadayachtclub.com
JHYC:JollyHarbourYachtClub,Antigua.(268)770-6172,[email protected],www.jhycantigua.com
PCYC:PetiteCalivignyYachtClub,Grenada,[email protected],www.pcycgrenada.com
RBVIYC:RoyalBritishVirginIslandsYachtClub,(284)494-3286,[email protected],www.royalbviyc.org
SBYC:St.BarthYachtClub,(590)277041, [email protected],http://stbarthyachtclub.com
SCYC:St.CroixYachtClub,(340)773-9531,[email protected],www.stcroixyc.com
SLYC:St.LuciaYachtClub,(758)452-8350,[email protected],www.stluciayachtclub.com
SMYC:St.MaartenYachtClub,(599)544-2075,[email protected],www.smyc.com
STYC:St.ThomasYachtClub,(340)775-6320,[email protected],www.styc.net
SYR:SociétédesYolesRondes(Martinique),(0596)614850,
[email protected],www.yoles-rondes.org
TTSA:Trinidad&TobagoSailingAssn.,(868)634-4210,[email protected],www.ttsailing.org
WEYC:WestEndYachtClub,Tortola,BVI,(284)496-8685,[email protected]
YCM:YachtClubdelaMartinique,(596)632676,[email protected],www.ycm972.org
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 CaribbeanCompass 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 sail-
ing 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].
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