Heineken Regatta
Don’t just sit on the sidelines watching, throw yourself into the heady mix of sailing and partying in the glorious waters around St Maarten in the St Maarten Heineken Regatta. One of the highlights of the Caribbean regatta circuit this event is famous for its laid back racing and serious socialising; not to be missed.
Have fun in the Regatta -No Experience Necessary
Throw away the shackles of your office life and get ready to pitch yourself into an adventure filled fortnight of swashbuckling proportions! By the end of the practice week, you’ll be ready to enter the Regatta even if you’ve never sailed before; Sam is used to working with a mixture of sailing abilities and will soon having you pulling the ropes like a pro!
Take a look at some footage from last year’s fun on Ibis….
Because we cruise and carry a lot of equipment on board, we don’t expect to be up there on the podium, although we’ll certainly give it a shot! But we do promise to have you working together like a proper racing team in next to no time. And even though we don’t take our racing very seriously, we do promise that you’ll have a boatload of great memories to take home with you.
Not Very Serious Practicing
Our 14 day itinerary includes a week long run up to the Heineken Regatta itself; during this time we’ll spend time tacking & gybing until you’re part of a well oiled machine. Our training grounds include some fabulous swimming and snorkelling spots and we’ll make sure you have some time to enjoy the local scenery as well as becoming a slick member of the team!
Perfect for Active Singles
The Heineken Regatta is perfect for single people who want to make some new friends as well as have a fit, fun, active holiday adventure.
Definitely not to be missed if you like to work hard & play hard!
Sunshine & Warm Seas
Warm sunny weather is practically guaranteed; there are occasional showers in this part of the world but they never last long, and hey, it’s warm rain! Temperatures in their high 20′s are the norm, and there’s always a cooling breeze on board. The sea is a wonderful shade of blue, and the Anguilla beaches are whiter than white….prepare to be amazed.
Our Itinerary
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Green route, dependent on weather & group preferences.
Meet up at Simpson Bay Marina and settle onto the boat; time to look around St George’s in the afternoon and last minute provisioning.
Sail to Tintamarre, stopping for lunch and snorkelling at xxxx Rock near Grand Case.
Sail to Isle Pinel for lunch and then on to Columbier on St Barth for the night.
Short hop to Gustavia to check in and have a look around the town. Evening ashore.
Sail to Isle Forchue for lunch and then back to Philipsburg on St Maarten for the evening. Meal ashore.
Sail to Road Harbour on Anguilla.
Sail to Dog Island or Prickly Pear Island for lunch and snorkelling. Back to Road Harbour for the evening ashore.
Over to Sandy Island or Crocus Bay for a day relaxing, swimmng & snorkelling. Sail back to St Martin and arrive in Grand Case for the evening.
Day sailing in the Anguilla Channel practicing tacking & gybing; lunch at anchor in Maundy Bay and back to Simpson Bay for the evening.
Registration day in Simpson Bay; time to look around the island and go shopping in Philipsburg.
First race day for the main event; round the island race finishing in Marigot on the French side of the island for the night’s party.
2nd race day for the big boats, finish in Philipsburg, Great Bay for the night’s festivities.
Final race day finishing up in Simpson Bay for the prizegiving and headline acts.
Breakfast at anchor in Marigot Bay. Say your goodbyes to Ibis and grab a taxi for the airport.
The Nitty Gritty
Price
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US $2,750 for 14 Days |
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| Experience Level | Any |
| Approximate Sea Miles | 140 nm |
| Getting Here & Away | Flights to St Maarten(GND) |
| Local Tourist Information Sites: | The following websites are the local country / island tourist websites with lots of information on things to do and more pictures to whet your appetite! St Maarten Tourism Bureau St Barth’s Tourism Anguilla Tourist Board |
Read about Previous Trips Like this one
You can read the stories of our adventures with lots of photos and video in our Ship’s Log, and see what our guests had to say about their holiday.
To Book Your Place
If you’d like to be on this sailing holiday there are ONLY 5 Berths available. Please Contact Us Now to check availability.
