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February
26, 2013
St.Maarten-St.Martin Classic Yacht Regatta 2013 canceled
It is with much
disappointment that we have to announce the cancellation of the 2013
St.Maarten-St.Martin Classic Yacht Regatta.
During the past weeks we have received information from several (
six up to now ) yachts that they are not able to participate in the
regatta if we can not provide a regatta charter.
We are a yachtclub and regatta organization, NOT a charter broker (
although personally I am a broker but that has nothing to do with
this regatta )
In the old days, people used to participate in regattas for the fun,
now it seems that they want to do a regatta only when they can make
money.
This is a heavy decision and I am not happy with it, but I think
that it is wise that we don’t want to organize a classic regatta
anymore with only a few boats and have the risk that our sponsors
are not happy with the return in exposure.
In addition it will cost a lot of money and effort to organize this
regatta for just a few boats.
We will of course reimburse the sponsors who have paid already money
or have made caps, T-shirts etc. or booked airline tickets for
journalists, hotels that made bookings etc.
Thank you all who have worked to set up this regatta and helped out,
and thank you to the yachts that really committed to sail the
regatta, even with no charter.
We'll see you hopefully during the Antigua Classics.
Jan
Download HERE the Sailing instructions and HERE the NOR in PDF
Courses and Course Maps will be on line soon
February
11, 2013
Article about Zaca A Te
Moana Regatta Charters in Fax Info
See it here...
February
02, 2013
Article about Magnolia
1910 in Caribbean Compass.
Read it here...
February
01, 2013
Article about Zaca A Te
Moana Regatta Charters in the Daily Herald by Robert Luckock is
HERE
January
01, 2013
Happy New Year to all !
December
04, 2012
Article and Letter to the
editor of the Daily Herald
Read it HERE
December
03, 2012
Article about Magnolia
1910
More...
November
08, 2012
Articles about the Nature
Foundation and Reserve Naturelle are
HERE
October
22, 2012
ILTT and Mount Gay Rum
sponsoring in article by Robert Luckock in the Daily
Herald.
More...
October
13, 2012
Air France / KLM
discounted rates article in the Daily Herald.
Read it HERE...
October
10, 2012
Article ( en
Français ) in Le Pelican about the opening of the Classic Yacht Club
new location.
Read it HERE
October
10, 2012
Air France and KLM
airlines reservations and discounted rates for bookings to come to
the St.Maarten-St.Martin Classic Yacht Regatta are now available
HERE or by clicking the Air France-KLM logo in this web site.
October
06, 2012
The
St.Maarten-St.Martin Classic Yacht Club is now OFFICIALY open at the
new location in the Pasanggrahan Royal Guesthouse and Hotel
Philipsburg St.Maarten.
More....
October
05, 2012
SuperYachts
available for Charter during the St.Maarten-St.Martin Classic Yacht
Regatta 2013
Read the Daily Herald article HERE
October
03, 2012
Air France and KLM
are the latest sponsors of the St.Maarten-St.Martin Classic Yacht
Regatta 2013
Read the Daily Herald article HERE
September
23, 2012
Classic Regatta
Advisory Board Member PETER COHEN @ Southampton Boat Show in the UK
for regatta promotion.
More...
September
19, 2012
Marina Fort Louis to host
Classic Regatta participants again on Saturday March 30th.
Article by Robert Luckock in the Daily
Herald is HERE
April 28, 2012
Several yachts that sailed in the Antigua Classic Regatta last week
have already committed to participate in the sixth
St.Maarten-St.Martin Classic Yacht Regatta.
Have a look at the entry page !
April 13, 2012
Several classic yachts, schooners, spirit of tradition, vintage and
other yachts will be available for individual or corporate charter
during the 2013 St.Maarten-St.Martin Classic Yacht Regatta.
More...
April 11, 2012
The St.Maarten-St.Martin Classic Yacht Club, organizers of the St.Maarten-St.Martin Classic Yacht Regatta announced today
the preliminary program for their Sixth Classic Regatta
in 2013.
St.Maarten / St.Martin is a small dual nation Island in the North Eastern Caribbean blessed with
all year round sunshine and always blowing trade winds.
The Classic Regatta will take place during the last week-end of
MARCH,
from Thursday the 28th until Sunday the 31th 2013.
The regatta was
started in 2006 for the first time.
The St.Maarten-St.Martin Classic Yacht Regatta attracts
classic yachts, vintage yachts, schooners, Caribbean workboats like the Cariacou sloops, spirit of tradition and spirit of classic yachts from
the Caribbean Islands, the US and Europe.
The regatta headquarters are located at the Classic Yacht Club in the
Pasanggrahan Royal Guest House and Hotel in Philipsburg, the main
shopping street on the
boardwalk in Philipsburg.
The first race day starts out of Great Bay there to the French side
capital Marigot, the second one is
from Marigot back to Philipsburg and the final day will see the yachts
leaving again out of Great Bay towards the Island of Anguilla and return
to Great Bay in the afternoon.
Several yachts have already signed up for the 2013 event and the
organizers expect an other twenty or more yachts to participate.
The official Opening and Skippers briefing with cocktail party is on
Thursday and the closing party with prize giving
ceremony is on Sunday afternoon.
A party with live band will be organized on Saturday
evening around the Classic Yacht Club in the Pasanggrahan and the
traditional Beach Buffet will be on Saturday at lunch time again.
Who can sail?
ONLY classic yachts, vintage yachts, schooners, spirit of tradition and
spirit of classic yachts ( no modern yachts allowed )
There is a special class for Caribbean workboats ( like the traditional
Cariacou boats or the small Grand Case and Anguilla local sailboats )
and a Tall Ship Class.
Registration can
be done on line in the web site
www.ClassicRegatta.com trough a secure credit card processing
server.
ENTRY FEES:
$6.00 US per foot of the length on deck, payable with a completed entry
form, by MARCH 15th
$10.00 US per foot after MARCH 15th
Yacht owners that are Members of the
St.Maarten-St.Martin Classic Yacht Club do not pay an entree fee
to participate in the regatta.
The organization provides special reduced hotel rates for visiting tourists.
The regatta will be sanctioned as before by the St.Maarten-St.Martin Classic
Yacht Club.
