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C and in St. Vincent & the Grenadines (National Heroes’ Day) Heroes’ (National Grenadines the & Vincent St. in and AEDR OF CALENDAR organizers and see the updated monthly calendar in each new issue of of issue new each in calendar monthly updated the see and organizers TBA www.antiguayachtclub.com Open. Laser & Open Optimist Antigua TBA TBA https://ysco.org/curacao-youth-championships Championships. Sailing Youth Curaçao TBA [email protected] . Portsmouth, Week, Appreciation Yachtie TBA Day) Liberation ‘Shouter’ Baptist (Spiritual Tobago & Trinidad in holiday Public www.antiguaclassics.com Regatta. Yacht Classic Antigua April 6 – 31 30 30 bvispringregatta.org Tortola. Fest, Sailing & Regatta Spring BVI April 4 – 29 28 27 27 28 – 26 Day) (Emancipation Rico Puerto in holiday Public 25 Equinox Vernal 22 20 Day) (Flag Aruba in holiday Public www.BucketRegatta.com Barths. St. Regatta, Bucket Barths St. 21 – 18 Festival, Day Patrick’s St. Day). Patrick’s (St. Montserrat in holiday Public 18 17 https://martiniquecataraid.com Raid. Cata Martinique 21 – 14 14 13 Day) Heroes’ (National in and observed) Birthday Stoutt’s (HL BVI in holiday Public www.superyachtchallengeantigua.com Antigua. Challenge Superyacht 14 - 10 Day Women’s International 8 8 8 – 6 [email protected] Regatta. Heineken Maarten St. 7 - 4 MARCH www.cnschoelcher.net Martinique. Schoelcher, de Internationale Nautique Semaine TBA TBA www.theroundmartinique.com Regatta. Martinique Round TBA www.grenadasailingfestivalworkboats.com Regatta. Workboat Festival Sailing Grenada Day) (Independence Republic Dominican in holiday Public TBA www.royalbviyc.org BVI. Race, Cup Governor’s 27 MOON FULL 27 Day) (Liberation in holiday Public 27 () in holiday Public 25 23 Day) (Independence Lucia St. in holiday Public caribbean600.rorc.org Antigua. race, 600 RORC 26 - 22 22 www.antiguayachtclub.com Race. 360° Antigua (TBC) 21 – 19 19 18 17 Day) (Presidents’ USVI & Rico Puerto in holiday Public Barth St. and Dominica, Curaçao, Carriacou, Aruba, in 16 - 15 15 Colombia Barranquilla, in 16 – 13 14 – 13 17 – 12 16 – 12 14 – 12 www.bequiasunshineschool.org Bequia, Auction, Landlubbers’ & Sailors’ 17 – 11 Day) (Independence Grenada in holiday Public 7 7 www.ramsar.org/activity/world-wetlands-day Day. Wetlands World 7 – 5 2 FEBRUARY www.stbartsmusicfestival.org/festival Festival. Music Barts St. TBA 31 www.bequiamusicfestival.com Fest. Music Bequia (TBC) 31 – 28 28 https://basilsbar.com Festival. Blues Mustique Feb 10 – 27 Day) (Duarte Republic Dominican in holiday Public Day) Heroes’ (National Islands barbadosfilmfest.org Cayman Festival. in Film and Independent 31 – 27 26 Martí) José of (Birthday Cuba in Day), Croes (GF Aruba in holiday Public Altagracia) of Lady (Our Republic Dominican the in and 25 https://myc.org/cruising/caribbean-week BVI. Week, Caribbean Manhattan 31 - 23 Day) Barrow (Errol Barbados in holiday Public 21 18 www.antiguayachtclub.com Antigua. Race, Island the Round www.barbadossailingweek.com Week. Sailing Barbados 24 – 16 16 www.caribwind.com Republic. Dominican Cabarete, Regatta, Midwinter Laser Caribbean 17 – 15 celebrated) Day Rule (Majority Bahamas the in holiday Public 23 – 11 11 http://rorctransatlantic.rorc.org Grenada. in arrival Transat RORC 9 9 Day/Epiphany) Kings (Three places some in holiday Public 18 – 8 6 www.facebook.com/USVIFestivals Carnival.’ ‘Crucian Virtual Croix St. 6 – 1 visitmontserrat.com/festivals Montserrat. in Festival Annual stkittstourism.kn/about/events Mas.’ ‘Sugar Kitts St. 2 – 1 Day ) Year’s (New places many in day’ ‘recovery or holiday Public 1 1 JANUARY The Covid-19 pandemic continues to make plans uncertain, so check with event event with check so uncertain, plans make to continues pandemic Covid-19 The Pam Pepin International Optimist Regatta, . https://clubnauticodesanjuan.com Rico. Puerto Regatta, Optimist International Pepin Pam https://foxysbvi.com BVI. Dyke, Van Jost Fest, Music Foxy’s www.royalbviyc.org Race. Tortola Round Cay Nanny MOON FULL www.facebook.com/clubnautiqueneptune Martinique. race, Lune et Mer Entre www.smyc.com Championship. Sailing National Maarten St. stthomasyachtclub.org USVI. Thomas, St. Race, John St. Round Day) (Commonwealth places some in holiday Public www.facebook.com/clubnautiqueneptune Martinique. race, Cup Digilife www.westendyachtclubbvi.com BVI. Regatta, Stormy & Dark [email protected] Championships. Foiling Caribbean Day) (Flag Aruba in holiday Public Wednesday) (Ash places many in holiday Public www.smyc.com/caribbean-multihull-challenge Challenge. Multihull Caribbean www.worldcruising.com Canal. Panama transits 2021-22 ARC World MOON FULL Day) King Luther (Martin USVI & Rico Puerto in holiday Public www.worldcruising.com Lucia. St. Bay, Rodney departs 2021-22 ARC World St. Barth Classical Music Festival. www.saintbarth-tourisme.com/en/classical-music-festival-of-saint-barts Festival. Music Classical Barth St. St. Thomas International Regatta. stthomasyachtclub.org Regatta. International Thomas St. www.westendyachtclubbvi.com BVI. Regatta, Classic & Caribbean the of Sweethearts Carnival Trinidad Rico Puerto Ponce, de Carnaval www.jhycantigua.com Antigua. Regatta, Valentine’s Harbour Jolly Carnival Martinique Festival. Jazz Virtual Panama and use the version with live links at www.caribbeancompass.com at links live with version the use and

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C A R I B E N panamajazzfestival.com CARIBBEAN EVENTS 2021 EVENTS CARIBBEAN MPASS Compass . Budget Marine Challenge, Curaçao. www.facebook.com/CuracaoYachtingAssociation Curaçao. Challenge, Marine Budget TBA communities coastal many in racing boat local Birthday, Fisherman’s TBA 29 MOON FULL 27 – 26 24 27 – 23 Solstice Summer 22 - 21 Day) (Labour Tobago & Trinidad in holiday Public 20 19 Birthday) (Queen’s and BVI in holiday Public 20 – 18 12 Day Environment World 8 5 3 JUNE www.saltydawgsailing.org BVI. Gorda, Virgin from US the to Rally Spring Dawg Salty of Start TBA ‘’ Carnival, Barbuda TBA www.facebook.com/CuracaoYachtingAssociation Curaçao. Challenge, Marine Budget TBA Day) (Anguilla Anguilla and Day) (Memorial Rico Puerto in holiday Public TBA Day) Arrival (Indian Tobago & Trinidad in holiday Public 31 MOON FULL 30 26 (TBC) 24 23 23 – 22 Day) (Discovery Islands Cayman the in holiday Public 27 – 19 17 16 – 14 16 – 14 Ramadan) of end ul-Fitr, (Eid Tobago & Trinidad in and 17 - 13 15 – 13 Day) (Ascension Curaçao and Bonaire Aruba, in holiday Public 13 15 – 12 www.worldcruising.com Florida. or Virginia to Tortola from rally USA ARC of Start (TBC) 19 – 10 www.worldcruising.com/arc_europe . via Portugal to Tortola from rally Europe ARC of Start 8 8 12 – 7 https://antiguabermuda.com Race. Bermuda to Antigua of Start 5 www.facebook.com/AtlanticBackCruising Azores. for departs Rally Back Atlantic 5 3 Carnival. Maarten St. 3 – 2 Day) (Labour places many in holiday Public www.vinow.com/general_usvi/carnival/schedule USVI. Carnival, Thomas St. 2 - 1 1 MAY TBA Race Pursuit Anegada Wheatley Lowell TBA www.ttsailing.org Grenada). to (Trinidad Race Pat Girl Day) (Rincon Bonaire in holiday Public TBA 30 2 – 29 http://westindiesregatta.com Day) Barth. Heroes’ St. (National Regatta, Barbados Indies in West holiday May Public 2 – 29 www.antiguayachtclub.com 28 26 Week. Sailing Antigua 30 – www.antiguayachtclub.com25 Race. Antigua Round May & Peters 24 Experience Jazz Day Tobago Earth 25 – 22 22 https://oysteryachts.com/events/antigua-regatta-2021 Antigua. Regatta, Oyster 22 – 18 Diego) de José of (Birthday Rico Puerto in holiday Public 16 16 www.festivaldetheatredesaintbarthelemy.com Festival. Theatre Barth St. 22 – 14 www.stbarthyachtclub.com Barths. St. de Voiles Carnival Les 17 – 11 11 Sunday Easter www.smyc.com Regatta. Multiclass Maarten St. 11 – 10 4 Friday) (Good places many in Holiday www.bequiaregatta.com Regatta. Easter Bequia 5 – 2 2 APRIL Point Fortin Borough Day, Point Fortin, Trinidad Fortin, Point Day, Borough Fortin Point St. Barth Cinema Festival Cinema Barth St. May Massy Stores Dinghy Regatta, Barbados. www.barbadosyachtclub.com Barbados. Regatta, Dinghy Stores Massy Day Oceans World Christi) (Corpus places some in Holiday anguilla-regatta.com Regatta. Anguilla Monday) (Whit places some in holiday Public www.grenadachocolatefest.com Festival. Chocolate Grenada http://conchrepubliccup.org Cuba. to Florida Regatta, Cup Republic Conch MOON FULL www.stcroixyc.com Regatta. International Croix St. Fête de la Musique, all French West French all Musique, la de Fête www.caymancarnival.com ‘Batabano.’ Carnival, Islands Cayman Guyana Carnival. www.guyanacarnival592.com Carnival. Guyana (TBC) stthomasyachtclub.org Regatta. Invitational Club Yacht Thomas St. www.royalbviyc.org Tortola. Championships, Dinghy BVI Tobago Drago Tobago http://ttdbf.webs.com. Regatta. Association Boat n westendyachtclubbvi.com BVI. Dyke, Van Jost Regatta, Boat Wooden Foxy’s www.clubnautiquedumarin.com Martinique. regatta, Coques de Combat www.facebook.com/anrsailingregatta Trinidad. Regatta, ANR St. Kitts Music Festival. www.stkittstourism.kn/music-festival Festival. Music Kitts St. International Opti Regatta, St. Thomas. stthomasyachtclub.org Thomas. St. Regatta, Opti International St. Lucia Jazz Festival. www.stlucia.org/en/experiences Festival. Jazz Lucia St. Whitsuntide Regatta. www.puregrenada.com Regatta. Whitsuntide Martinique Petite

www.facebook.com/sxmcarnival SALLY ERDLE SALLY WIKIMEDIA went to press C M Y K C M Y K Compass Caribbean Compass every stthomasyachtclub.org www.facebook.com/Sunfish.Curacao Carriacou Parang Festival. www.puregrenada.com O’Neal & Mundy Commodore’s Race, BVI. www.royalbviyc.org Commodore’s Challenge, St. Thomas, USVI. NOTES • All information was correct to the best of our knowledge at the time this issue of • A public holiday may be celebrated on the following Monday if a fixed holiday falls on a Saturday • If you organize a sailing or boating event not listed here that you’d like to have included in our monthly • This is not a complete list — there’s a lot going on! As the year progresses see TBA Course de L’Alliance, St. Maarten, St. Barts & Anguilla. www.smyc.com TBA CARIBBEAN YACHT & SAILING CLUBS AYC: Antigua Yacht Club, www.antiguayachtclub.com BCC: Barbados Cruising Club, www.barbadoscruisingclub.org BNSS: Bahamas National Sailing School, www.bahsailingschool.org BRISA: Borinquen Island Sailing Association (Puerto Rico), www.facebook.com/BrisaSailing BSA: Barbados Sailing Association, sailbarbados.com BSC: Bequia Sailing Club, www.bequiaregatta.com BYC: Barbados Yacht Club, www.barbadosyachtclub.com CNIH: Club Náutico Intl. Hemingway (Cuba), [email protected] CNN: Club Nautique Le Neptune (Martinique), www.facebook.com/clubnautiqueneptune CNM: Club Nautique du Marin (Martinique), www.clubnautiquedumarin.com CNS: Cercle Nautique de Schoelcher (Martinique), www.cnschoelcher.net CNSJ: Club Náutico de San Juan (Puerto Rico), https://clubnauticodesanjuan.com CSA: Caribbean Sailing Association, https://caribbean-sailing.com CSSA: Curaçao Sunfish Sailing Association , CYA: Curaçao Yachting Association, www.facebook.com/CuracaoYachtingAssociation GYC: Grenada Yacht Club, www.grenadayachtclub.com JHYC: Jolly Harbour Yacht Club (Antigua), www.jhycantigua.com PCYC: Petite Calivigny Yacht Club (Grenada), www.pcycgrenada.com PYFC: Ponce Yacht & Fishing Club (Puerto Rico), http://ponceyachtclub.com RBVIYC: Royal Yacht Club, www.royalbviyc.org SBYC: St. Barth Yacht Club, www.stbarthyachtclub.com : SCYC: St. Croix Yacht Club, www.stcroixyc.com SKYC: St. Kitts Yacht Club. www.skyachtclub.com SLYC: St. Lucia Yacht Club, www.stluciayachtclub.com SMYC: St. Maarten Yacht Club, www.smyc.com STYC: St. Thomas Yacht Club, stthomasyachtclub.org SYR: Société des Yoles Rondes (Martinique), www.yoles-rondes.org TTSA: Trinidad & Tobago Sailing Assn, www.ttsailing.org WCC: World Cruising Club, www.worldcruising.com WEYC: West End Yacht Club (BVI), www.westendyachtclubbvi.com WSV Jan Sofat: Curaçao, facebook.com/WatersportverenigingJanSofat YCM: Yacht Club de la Martinique, facebook.com/ycmq972 YSCO: Youth Sailing Curaçao Organization, https://ysco.org TBA TBA Carlos Aguilar Match Race, St. Thomas, USVI. www.facebook.com/CarlosAguilarMatchRace TBA month at www.caribbeancompass.com for news of more events. — but plans change, so contact event organizers directly for confirmation. Please let us know, too, if there are any changes! [email protected] or Sunday. calendars, please send information two months before the event date(s) to [email protected] MPASS CARIBBEAN EVENTS 2021 CARIBBEAN and in some other places (All Saints’ Day) C A R I B B E A N C A R I B E N

Carriacou Regatta. www.puregrenada.com Aruba Hi-Winds Kitesurf event. www.hiwindsaruba.com Tobago Heritage Festival. http://tobagoheritagefestival.com . www.antiguacarnival.com Haiti Cup fishingboat regatta, Cap Haitien, Haiti. www.haitisailingcup.com St. Barth Cata Cup St. Lucia Carnival. www.stlucia.org Sumfest, Jamaica. www.reggaesumfest.com St. Barth Gourmet Festival. www.saintbarth-tourisme.com Back to School Regatta, BVI. www.royalbviyc.org World Creole Music Festival, Roseau, Dominica. Grenada Carnival, ‘SpiceMas.’ spicemasgrenada.com Aruba Regatta. www.facebook.com/arubaregatta Nine Mornings Festival, St. Vincent. http://discoversvg.com Firecracker Regatta, Tortola, BVI. www.westendyachtclubbvi.com Public holiday in Cayman Islands (Constitution Day) CARICOM Day Public holiday in Cuba (National Revolutionary Festival) Carriacou Children’s Education Fundraisers www.carriacouchildrenseducationfund.org Mott Memorial Hobie Cat Challenge, Grenada. www.pcycgrenada.com Jolly Harbour Yacht Club Annual Regatta, Antigua. www.jhycantigua.com Start of RORC Transatlantic Race Canaries to Grenada. http://rorctransatlantic.rorc.org Pure Grenada Dive Fest. http://puredivinggrenada.com/divefest Tobago Blue Food Festival Fete de Saint-Bartelemy. Boat races in Gustavia Autumnal Equinox Public holiday in many places (Boxing Day) 16 – 1 Aug 18 – 24 23 23 – 3 Aug FULL MOON 24 25 Public holiday in Venezuela (Simón Bolívar’s Birthday) 26 Public holiday in Puerto Rico (Constitution of Puerto Rico Day) TBA Tour de Martinique des Yoles Rondes. https://tourdesyoles.com TBA 3 3 - 6 BVI Charter Yacht Show, Tortola. Public www.crewedyachtsbvi.com holiday in Dominica (Independence Day) 4 7 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Divali) 7 – 10 USVI Charter Show, St. Thomas. www.vipca.org Start of ARC+Cape Verdes from Canary Islands to St. Lucia or St. Vincent. www.worldcruising.com 10 – 14 13 17 – 21 Nanny Cay Round Tortola Race, BVI. www.royalbviyc.org 19 19 FULL MOON 3 – 4 St. John Festival, St. John, USVI. www.vinow.com/general_usvi/carnival/schedule 4 5 Public holiday in and Puerto Rico and USVI (Independence Day) 5 - 6 St. Vincent Carnival ‘Vincy Mas.’ www.carnivalsvg.com 12 14 14 – 21 Public holiday in French islands (Bastille Day), yole races in Martinique 30 – 2 Aug (TBC) TBA TBA Dominica Dive Fest. www.dominicawatersports.com 21 27 Start of ARC from Canary Islands to St. Lucia. www.worldcruising.com 30 TBA Public holiday in Barbados (Independence Day) Barbados National Dinghy Championships. www.barbadosyachtclub.com TBA Mango Bowl Regatta, St. Lucia. www.facebook.com/MangoBowl TBA Start of Salty Dawg Fall Rally to the Caribbean. www.saltydawgsailing.org 3 JULY 1 1 – 6 Fiesta del Fuego, Santiago de Cuba Public holiday in BVI (Territory Day) and in Suriname () 2 2 – 6 (TBC) Public holiday in Curaçao (Flag Day) 2 Aug Barbados Carnival ‘/Grand Kadooment.’ www.visitbarbados.org Public holiday in many places (Emancipation Day) 2 – 4 BVI Emancipation Festival, Tortola 3 5 Carnival ‘.’ www.culturamanevis.com 7 – 8 Windward Fete, Orient, St. Barth Anguilla Summer Festival & Boat Races. www.facebook.com/officialaxasummerfestival 10 - 11 SEPTEMBER 6 11 – 12 Public holiday in Puerto Rico and USVI (Labor Day) OCTOBER 4 9 – 15 Public holiday in St. Lucia (Thanksgiving Day) 11 17 Public holiday in the Bahamas (National Heroes’ Day), and in Puerto Rico and USVI (Columbus Day) 20 23 FULL MOON 25 Willy T Virgin’s Cup Race, BVI. www.royalbviyc.org 27 Public holiday in Grenada (Thanksgiving Day) 28 Public holiday in St. Vincent & the Grenadines (Independence Day) 29 – 31 Jounen Kweyol (International Creole Day), St. Lucia and Dominica NOVEMBER 1 Public holiday in Antigua (Independence Day) DECEMBER 4 - 9 Antigua Charter Yacht Show. www.antiguacharteryachtmeeting.com 13 16 - 24 Public holiday in St. Lucia (National Day) 15 20 - 21 Start of weekly fishingboat races, Cap Haitien, Haiti. www.haitisailingcup.com 22 25 FULL MOON 16 19 Public holiday in St. Kitts & Nevis (National Heroes’ Day) 20 Public holiday in St. Kitts & Nevis (Independence Day) 22 FULL MOON 30 – 1 Nov TBA caribbeanevents.com/iwe-event/world-creole-music-festival Bonaire Regatta. www.infobonaire.com TBA Columbus Day Regatta, St. Thomas, USVI. stthomasyachtclub.org TBA St. Lucia Arts & Heritage Fest. www.stlucia.org/en/events 18 21 FULL MOON 25 Winter Solstice 26 Public holiday in many places (Christmas Day) 31 TBA Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Independence Day) Round Grenada Regatta. www.pcycgrenada.com 24 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Republic Day) 30 31 Fireworks in Fort-de-, Martinique, www.tourismefdf.com Nelson’s Pursuit Race, Antigua. www.antiguayachtclub.com. 31 New Year’s Eve Round St. Barts Race, www.saintbarth-tourisme.com New Year’s Eve/Old Year’s Night: Fireworks in many places. Public holiday in Cuba (Year End Celebration). CALENDAR OF C