St.Maarten-St.Martin Classic Yacht Regatta 2008

The program is spread out over four days with 3 race days and four parties.
Everything will start off with the registration day followed by the official openings cocktail party and skippers briefing on Thursday January 17, 2008.
The openings ceremony will start at 7.00 pm at the Spinnaker Bar Sint Maarten Yacht Club next to the Simpson Bay Bridge.
The Skippers briefing will be right after the official openings ceremony and will be followed by the first regatta party.

Friday January 18, 2008 will be the first race day with a course start not before 10.00 am out of Simpson Bay St.Maarten to the French side of the Island, Marigot in St.Martin.
The courses will be posted in the web site www.ClassicRegatta.com soon.
The yachts will be on the docks at Fort Louis Marina after the regatta for viewing which will allow the general public to have a look at the magnificent classics.
A party for everyone will be thrown in the Fort Louis marina parking lot starting around 7.00 pm.
A live band will be on stage until 11.00 pm.

Saturday January 19, 2008 will see the yachts starting again not before 10.00 am on a course to Great Bay where the will arrive in the early afternoon.
Yachts will be on anchor and at the available docks at Bobby's Marina where the general public can see the yachts.
A regatta village on the beach at the Pasanggrahan Royal Guest House and hotel will accommodate the yacht owners, captains and crew who be offered the famous free beach buffet like the previous years.
Restaurants and bars on the boardwalk will be open for the general public and there will be some special attractions.
Local boat races will be held in the late afternoon around 4.00 pm, again as last year in cooperation with Taloula Mango's and Windward Islands Bank.
All starts will be from the Great Bay beach right in front of the bar / restaurant Taloula Mango's.
Late afternoon and evening activities will also be concentrated around Taloula Mango's as well as the regatta party starting around 7.00 pm with a live band.
A VIP location in the Blue Bitch Bar upstairs Taloula Mango's will accommodate press, sponsors and invited guests the same evening. ( INVITATION ONLY )

The start on Sunday January 20, 2008 will be again not before 10.00 am and out of Great Bay.
Yachts will race to Simpson Bay where they will finish around 3.00 or 4.00 pm.
A second local boat regatta will start off the Great Bay beach again on Sunday.
Race times will be announced later.
The official price giving for the local race boats will be at Taloula Mango's.

A silent auction, official award giving ceremony for the St.Maarten-St.Martin Classic Regatta participants, buffet and price giving party in Simpson Bay at Rancho's Restaurant will close off this first class sailing event.

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The St.Maarten-St.Martin Classic Yacht Regatta is organized by West Indies Events for the St.Maarten-St.Martin Classic Yacht Regatta Foundation
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