Caribbean Compass Yachting Magazine - February 2022
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CALENDAR
FEBRUARY
2 World Wetlands Day. www.ramsar.org/activity/world-wetlands-day
4 – 6 Caribbean Multihull Challenge.
www.smyc.com/caribbean-multihull-challenge
7 Public holiday in Grenada (Independence Day)
10 SSCA Offshore Passage Preparation Webinar. www.ssca.org
11 - 13 Jolly Harbour Valentine’s Regatta, Antigua. www.jhycantigua.com
12 – 13 Sweethearts of the Caribbean & Classic Regatta, BVI. www.
westendyachtclubbvi.com/post/weyc-2021_2022-race-calendar
15 – 20 Barbados Independent Film Festival. barbadosfilmfest.org
16 FULL MOON
18 Public holiday in Aruba (Flag Day)
18 – 20 Tobago Carnival Regatta
21 Public holiday in Puerto Rico & USVI (Presidents’ Day)
21 Start of RORC Caribbean 600 race, Antigua. caribbean600.rorc.org
22 Public holiday in St. Lucia (Independence Day)
23 Public holiday in Guyana (Mashramani)
25 Public holiday in Suriname (Liberation Day)
25 - 27 Bequia Music Fest postponed to January 25 - 30, 2023
25 – 1 March Semaine Nautique Internationale de Schoelcher, Martinique.
www.cnschoelcher.net
26 Cruisers’ Sailing the Pacific Seminar, Island Water World, St. Martin
26 Governor’s Cup Race, BVI. www.royalbviyc.org
27 Public holiday in Dominican Republic (Independence Day)
28 – 1 March Carnival Monday and Tuesday in Trinidad, Martinique, Ponce
(Puerto Rico), Barranquilla (Colombia), Aruba, Carriacou, Curaçao,
Dominica, Haiti and St. Barth
TBA Round Martinique Regatta. www.theroundmartinique.com
TBA Sailors’ & Landlubbers’ Auction, Bequia. www.bequiasunshineschool.org
MARCH
2 Public holiday in many places (Ash Wednesday)
3 - 6 St. Maarten Heineken Regatta. info@heinekenregatta.com
5 – 7 Dark & Stormy Regatta, BVI.
www.westendyachtclubbvi.com/post/weyc-2021_2022-race-calendar
7 Public holiday in BVI (HL Stoutt’s Birthday)
and in Belize (National Heroes’ Day)
8 International Women’s Day
9 - 13 Superyacht Challenge Antigua. www.superyachtchallengeantigua.com
12 Cruisers’ Fishing & Liferaft Seminar, Island Water World, St. Maarten
14 Public holiday in some places (Commonwealth Day)
and in St. Vincent & the Grenadines (National Heroes’ Day)
17 Public holiday in Montserrat (St. Patrick’s Day).
St. Patrick’s Day Festival, Grenada
17 – 20 St. Barths Bucket Regatta, St. Barths. www.BucketRegatta.com
18 FULL MOON
18 Public holiday in Aruba (Flag Day)
20 Vernal Equinox
20 - 27 (TBC) Yachtie Appreciation Week, Dominica. dominicapays@gmail.com
22 Public holiday in Puerto Rico (Emancipation Day)
24 Round St. John Race, St. Thomas, USVI. stthomasyachtclub.org
25 – 27 St. Thomas International Regatta. stthomasyachtclub.org
26 - 27 Antigua Optimist Open & Antigua Laser Open.
www.antiguayachtclub.com
29 – 3 April BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Fest, Tortola. bvispringregatta.org
30 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago
(Spiritual Baptist ‘Shouter’ Liberation Day)
30 – 4 April Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta. www.antiguaclassics.com
TBA Curaçao Youth Sailing Championships.
https://ysco.org/curacao-youth-championships
TBA Foxy’s Music Fest, Jost Van Dyke, BVI. https://foxysbar.com/events
All information was correct to the best of our knowledge
at the time this issue of Compass went to press.
But plans change rapidly these days, so
contact event organizers directly for confirmation.
If you would like a nautical or tourism event listed FREE in our monthly calendar,
please send the name and date(s) of the event and the name and
contact information of the organizing body to
sally@caribbeancompass.com
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Cummins 300hp, Engine 1900 hrs, 200gls. fuel,
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US$75,000
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