C CALENDAR OF CALENDAR [email protected] Altagracia) of Lady (Our Republic Dominican the in & Optimist Open & Antigua Laser Open. AYC, www.antiguayachtclub.com AYC, Open. Laser Antigua & Open Optimist Antigua 17 – 16 16 16 Day) Heroes’ (National Grenadines the & Vincent St. in holiday Public www.worldcruising.com WCC, Grenada. arrival, ARC World 21 – 15 Day) Heroes’ (National Belize & Day) (Commonwealth places some in holiday Public 14 11 www.bequiasunshineschool.org Bequia, Auction, Landlubbers’ & Sailors’ [email protected], . Portsmouth, Week, Appreciation Yachtie 17 – 10 10 ysco.org YSCO, Championships. Sailing Youth Curaçao 10 – 8 Day Women’s International 10 – 8 Wednesday) (Ash places many in holiday Public 8 6 Martinique & Dominica Guadeloupe, in 6 – 4 observed) Birthday Stoutt’s Rico (HL Puerto BVI Ponce, in & holiday Trinidad, Public Barth, St. Dominica, Curaçao, Carriacou, in Carnivals 5 – 4 [email protected] Sofat, Jan WSV Curaçao. Race, Sunfish 4 4 YSCO Clinic. Sailing Youth Curaçao 6 – 3 5 – 2 2 [email protected] Panama. Marina, Bay Shelter Party, Voyage Bon Pacific www.cnschoelcher.net/regates South CNS, Martinique. Schoelcher, de Internationale Nautique Semaine 5 – 1 1 MARCH Show Yacht Charter Grenada TBA Day) (Independence Republic Dominican in holiday Public SMYC, Regatta, Heineken Maarten St. Mar 3 – 28 Day) (Liberation Suriname in holiday Public 27 [email protected] Sofat, Jan WSV Curaçao. Race, Dijk Piet 25 24 () in holiday Public [email protected] Dominica. Portsmouth, Gam, Dominica SSCA Mar 3 – 23 [email protected] RBVIYC, BVI. Race, Cup Governor’s 23 [email protected] required: Reservation Croix. St. test, license radio Ham 23 Day) (Independence Lucia St. in holiday Public 23 22 Grenada Marina, Louis Port at arrives Rally World Oyster MOON FULL March 10 – 20 Day) (Presidents’ USVI & Rico Puerto in holiday Public 19 18 18 www.antiguayachtclub.com AYC, Race. 360° Antigua 16 www.jhycantigua.com JHYC, Race. Redonda Round 15 [email protected] CSSA, Curaçao. Championship, Sunfish Adventure Sail 12 10 11 – 8 www.theroundmartinique.com YCM, Regatta. Martinique Round –10 8 www.smyc.com/caribbean-multihull-challenge SMYC, Challenge, Multihull Caribbean –10 8 Day) (Independence Grenada in holiday Public puntacanavillage.com/lifestyle/carnaval Republic. Dominican Cana, Punta de Carnaval 9 – 8 7 godominicanrepublic.com/about-dr/carnival Carnival. Republic Dominican Sunday) (every March 3 – 3 www.stcroixyc.com/Cruzan-Open STYC, Croix. St. Regatta, Open Cruzan 3 – 2 www.grenadasailingfestival.com Regatta. Workboat Festival Sailing Grenada 3 – 2 www.ramsar.org/activity/world-wetlands-day Day. Wetlands World 2 [email protected] RBVIYC, BVI. Trophy, Club Yacht Manhattan 2 2 FEBRUARY www.bequiamusicfestival.com Fest. Music Bequia Feb 3 – 30 Martí) José of (Birthday Cuba in & Day) Heroes’ (National Islands Cayman in holiday Public www.superyachtchallengeantigua.com Antigua. Challenge Superyacht Feb 3 – 30 28 Club Yacht Bay Montego . Cup, Pineapple The Feb 2 – 27 Raid Cata Martinique Feb 2 – 27 CYA Curaçao. Roses, the for Sail www.grenadasailingweek.com Week. Sailing Grenada Feb 1 – 27 27 Day) (Duarte Republic Dominican in holiday Public 26 Day) Croes (GF Aruba in holiday Public 26 www.barbadossailingweek.com BCC, Race. Ocean Antigua to 25 24 www.worldcruising.com WCC, Colombia. Marta, Santa departs 2019-20 ARC World https://basilsbar.com Festival. Blues Mustique Feb 6 – 23 23 MOON FULL www.sibt.gd/sibt.html Grenada. Tournament, Billfish Island Spice 50th 26 – 21 21 Day), Barrow (Errol Barbados in Day), King Luther (Martin USVI & Rico Puerto in holiday Public 21 20 – 19 www.antiguayachtclub.com AYC, Antigua. Race, Island the Round 20 – 19 19 www.caribwind.com Republic. Dominican Cabarete, Regatta, Midwinter Laser Caribbean 20 – 18 www.facebook.com/Islandwaterworld Maarten. St. Bay, Cole Seminar, Cruiser World Water Island www.barbadossailingweek.com BCC, Week. Sailing Barbados 22 – 16 RBVIYC, Race. Tortola Round Cay Nanny ‘2018’ 12 www.worldcruising.com WCC, Lucia. St. Bay, Rodney departs 2019-20 ARC World 12 12 Day) Rule (Majority Bahamas the in holiday Public www.visitbarbados.org Festival. Film 20 Barbados – 11 Day/Epiphany) Kings (Three places some in holiday Public 10 6 Festival. Music Barts St. 20 – 4 www.stcroixtourism.com/christmas_festival.htm Carnival’. ‘Crucian Croix St. 5 – 4 Tr Island Water World Cruiser Seminar, Cole Bay, St. Maarten. www.facebook.com/Islandwaterworld Maarten. St. Bay, Cole Seminar, Cruiser World Water Island https://foxysbvi.com BVI. Dyke, Van Jost Fest, Music Foxy’s www.stcroixyc.com SCYC, Regatta. International Croix St. Colombia Barranquilla, in & Bonaire Aruba, in Carnivals www.facebook.com/Islandwaterworld Maarten. St. Bay, Cole Seminar, Cruiser World Water Island http://caribbean600.rorc.org Antigua. race, 600 Caribbean RORC of Start www.facebook.com/Islandwaterworld Maarten. St. Bay, Cole Seminar, Cruiser World Water Island www.jhycantigua.com JHYC, Antigua. Regatta, Valentine’s Harbour Jolly www.facebook.com/Islandwaterworld Maarten. St. Bay, Cole Seminar, Cruiser World Water Island www.facebook.com/Islandwaterworld Maarten. St. Bay, Cole Seminar, Cruiser World Water Island www.facebook.com/SKNCarnival Mas’. ‘Sugar Kitts St. San Sebastian Vela Cup, Puerto Rico. CNSJ, www.nauticodesanjuan.com CNSJ, Rico. Puerto Cup, Vela Sebastian San www.styc.club STYC, Thomas. St. Regatta, MLK

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C A R I B B E A N A E B B I R A C [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] CARIBBEAN EVENTS 2019 EVENTS CARIBBEAN MPASS and in Trinidad & Tobago (Indian Arrival Day) and (Anguilla Day) (Anguilla Anguilla and Day) Arrival (Indian Tobago & Trinidad in and ulchldyi rb,BnieadCrço(seso a) www.foxysbar.com BVI. Dyke, Van Jost Regatta, Boat Wooden Foxy’s TBA www.clubnautiquedumarin.com CNM, Martinique. regatta, Coques de Combat TBA Barbados. Regatta, Rum Brigand Old TBA grenadachocolatefest.com Festival. Chocolate Grenada June 7 – 31 [email protected] CYA, Leden Curaçao. Hoppen, Baai June 2 – 30 Day) (Ascension Curaçao and Bonaire Aruba, in holiday Public Day) (Memorial Rico Puerto in holiday Public 30 Day) (Discovery Islands Cayman the in holiday Public 27 [email protected] CSSA, Curaçao. Race, Sunfish Dovale Rudy 20 MOON FULL 19 18 www.guyanacarnival592.com Carnival. Guyana 27 – 17 [email protected] RBVIYC, Tortola. Championships, Dinghy BVI 19 – 17 [email protected] CYA, Curaçao. Race, UOC www.caymas.ky ‘CayMas’. Carnival Islands Cayman 20 – 16 www.atlanticbackcruising.com Azores. for Guadeloupe departs Rally Back Atlantic 12 https://antiguabermuda.com Race. Bermuda to Antigua of Start 12 Trinidad Fortin, Point Beach, Guapo Regatta, Day Borough Fortin Point 8 7 [email protected] CNIH, Cuba. Havana, , Boat Havana of Anniversary 500th www.facebook.com/sxmcarnival Carnival. Maarten St. 7 – 6 6 www.stlucia.org/summerfestival Festival. Jazz Lucia St. 12 – 5 Charters Yachts Florida Havana. to West Key Rally, Cuba 8 – 5 Trinidad. Fortin, Point Day, Borough Fortin Point 7 – 5 www.caymancarnival.com ‘Batabano’. Carnival, Islands Cayman 5 – 4 www.saltydawgsailing.org BVI. Gorda, Virgin from US the to Rally Spring Dawg Salty of Start www.vicarnival.com USVI. Thomas. St. Carnival, Islands Virgin 5 – 4 www.worldcruising.com Bermuda, via Portugal to Tortola from rally Europe ARC of Start 4 www.worldcruising.com WCC, Florida. or Virginia to Tortola from rally USA ARC of Start 4 [email protected] RBVIYC, BVI. Race, Pursuit Anegada Wheatley Lowell 4 4 www.festivaldetheatredesaintbarthelemy.com Festival. Theatre Barth St. 26 - 3 bahamascarnival.com ‘Junkanoo’. Carnival Bahamas 5 – 3 [email protected] CNIH, Cuba. Cruise, Sailing Havana of Anniversary 500th http://dominicafestivals.com Dominica. Portsmouth, Festival, Creole ’n Jazz 5 – 3 Day) (Labour places many in holiday Public 3 1 MAY Day) (Rincon Bonaire in holiday Public 30 Club Yacht West Key Cuba. to Florida Regatta, Cup Republic Conch May 3 – 28 Day) Heroes’ (National Barbados in holiday Public May 3 – 28 www.bacchanaljamaica.com Jamaica. in Carnival 28 28 27 http://westindiesregatta.com Barth. St. Regatta, Indies West 28 – 26 www.carriacoumaroon.com Festival. Music Band String & Maroon Carriacou 28 – 26 [email protected] CNIH, Cuba. Regatta, Dinghy Havana of Anniversary 500th 28 – 26 Day Earth International www.carnifest.com Experience. Jazz Tobago The 28 – 25 22 Festival Easter Gorda Virgin 22 – 21 www.visitrupununi.com Guyana. Leyhem, Rodeo, Rupununi 22 – 19 & MOON FULL [email protected] SVCR, Regatta. Curaçao 20 – 19 19 www.bequiaregatta.com BSC, Regatta, Easter Bequia 22 – 18 Diego) de José of (Birthday Rico Puerto in holiday Public www.antiguaclassics.com Regatta. Yacht Classic Antigua 23 – 17 15 20 – 14 14 13 7 – 6 APRIL Day) Liberation ‘Shouter’ Baptist (Spiritual Tobago & Trinidad in holiday Public 30 30 [email protected] CNIH, Cuba. Havana Regatta, & Parade Boat Havana of Anniversary 500th [email protected] RBVIYC, Tortola. Regatta, Spring BVI 31 – 25 23 24 – 22 Day) (Emancipation Rico Puerto in holiday Public 22 www.BucketRegatta.com Barths. St. Regatta, Bucket Barths St. 24 – 21 21 & MOON FULL 21 Day) (Flag Aruba in holiday Public 20 18 Grenada Festival, Day Patrick’s St. Day); Patrick’s (St. Montserrat in holiday Public 18 – 17 [email protected] CYA, Curaçao. Race, Chase/Match 17 17 Club Yacht Petersburg St. Cuba. to Florida Regatta, Habana - Petersburg St. 23 – 16 Round Antigua Race. AYC, www.antiguayachtclub.com AYC, Race. Antigua Round www.barbadosyachtclub.com BYC, Barbados. Regatta, Dinghy www.facebook.com/Islandwaterworld Maarten. St. Bay, Cole Seminar, Cruiser World Water Island www.smyc.com SMYC, Regatta. Multiclass Maarten St. www.facebook.com/Islandwaterworld Maarten. St. Bay, Cole Seminar, Cruiser World Water Island observed) (Holi Suriname and Guyana in holiday Public www.styc.club STYC, USVI. Race, John St. Round Les Voiles de St. Barths. SBYC, www.stbarthyachtclub.com SBYC, Barths. St. de Voiles Les www.styc.club STYC, Regatta. International Thomas St. www.nauticodesanjuan.com CNSJ, Rico. Puerto Regatta, Optimist International Pepin Sam Antigua Sailing Week, AYC, www.sailingweek.com AYC, Week, Sailing Antigua

Public holiday in Venezuela (Declaration of Independence) of (Declaration Venezuela in holiday Public Equinox Vernal WILFRED DEDERER WILFRED C M Y K C M Y K Compass went to [email protected] , www.royalbviyc.org Caribbean Compass each month for news of [email protected], www.stbarthyachtclub.com [email protected] CARIBBEAN YACHT AND SAILING CLUBS Jolly Harbour Yacht Club Annual Regatta, Antigua. JHYC, www.jhycantigua.com Winter Challenge, Puerto Rico. CNSJ, www.nauticodesanjuan.com Yay Ray Laser Fleet Races, Grenada. PCYC, www.pcycgrenada.com Public holiday in many places (Boxing Day) 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 • in here like not that to If a you’d event or listed our have you included monthly boating sailing organize • This is not a complete list — there’s a lot going on! See 3 7 – 10 BVI Charter Yacht Show, Tortola. www.crewedyachtsbvi.com Public holiday in Dominica (Independence Day) 9 – 13 USVI Charter Yacht Show, St. Thomas. www.vipca.org 10 Start of ARC+Cape Verdes from Canary Islands to St. Lucia or St. Vincent. 10 12 Piscadera Race, Curaçao. CYA, [email protected] 15 FULL MOON 500th Anniversary of Havana Boat Parade, & Nautical Salute at midnight. Havana, Cuba. 16 17 Nanny Cay Round Tortola Race, BVI. RBVIYC, [email protected] 23 – 24 Wim van der Gulik Zeewedstrijden Trophy (Sunfish), Curaçao. [email protected] DECEMBER 1 4 - 10 Antigua Charter Yacht Show. www.antiguayachtshow.com Open Sail & Surf, Curaçao. [email protected] 12 13 FULL MOON 14 Public holiday in St. Lucia (National Day) 15 O’Neal & Mundy Commodore’s Race, BVI. RBVIYC, [email protected] AYC: Antigua Yacht Club, [email protected], www.antiguayachtclub.com BCC: Barbados Cruising Club, (246) 426-4434, [email protected], 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, [email protected], www.bequiaregatta.com BYC: Barbados Yacht Club, (246) 427-1125, [email protected], www.barbadosyachtclub.com CNIH: Club Náutico Intl. Hemingway (Cuba), (537) 204-6653, [email protected] CNN: Club Nautique Le Neptune (Martinique), (596) 51 73 24, [email protected], CNM: Club Nautique du Marin (Martinique), (596) 74 92 48, [email protected], www.clubnautiquedumarin.com CNS: Cercle Nautique de Schoelcher (Martinique), (596) 61 20 83, www.cnschoelcher.net CNSJ: Club Náutico de San Juan (Puerto Rico), (787) 722-0177, [email protected], www.nauticodesanjuan.com CSA: Caribbean Sailing Association, (268) 724-0442, [email protected], CSSA: Curaçao Sunfish Sailing Association , CYA: Curaçao Yachting Association, [email protected] GYC: Grenada Yacht Club, (473) 440-6826, [email protected], www.grenadayachtclub.com JHYC: Jolly Harbour Yacht Club (Antigua), (268) 770-6172, [email protected], www.jhycantigua.com PCYC: Petite Calivigny Yacht Club (Grenada), [email protected], www.pcycgrenada.com PYFC: Ponce Yacht & Fishing Club (Puerto Rico), (787) 842-9004, [email protected], ponceyachtandfishingclub.com RBVIYC: Royal Yacht Club, (284) 494-3286, SBYC: St. Barth Yacht Club, (590) 27 70 41 , SCYC: St. Croix Yacht Club, (340) 773-9531, [email protected], www.stcroixyc.com SKYC: St. Kitts Yacht Club. [email protected], www.skyachtclub.com SLYC: St. Lucia Yacht Club, (758) 452-8350, [email protected], www.stluciayachtclub.com SMYC: St. Maarten Yacht Club, (721) 544-2079, [email protected], www.smyc.com STYC: St. Thomas Yacht Club, (340) 775-6320, [email protected], www.styc.club SVCR: Curaçao, [email protected] SYR: Société des Yoles Rondes (Martinique), www.yoles-rondes.org TTSA: Trinidad & Tobago Sailing Assn., (868) 634-4519, [email protected], https://ttsailing.org WCC: World Cruising Club, www.worldcruising.com WEYC: West End Yacht Club (BVI), www.facebook.com/groups/weycbvi WSV Jan Sofat: Curaçao, [email protected] YCM: Yacht Club de la Martinique, (596) 63 26 76, [email protected], http://ycf-club.fr/yacht-club-de-la-martinique YSCO: Youth Sailing Curaçao Organization, [email protected], ysco.org 24 30 Start of ARC from Canary Islands to St. Lucia. WCC, www.worldcruising.com TBA Public holiday in Barbados (Independence Day) Mango Bowl Regatta, St. Lucia. SLYC, www.stluciayachtclub.com TBA Course de L’Alliance, St. Maarten, St. Barts, Anguilla. SMYC, www.smyc.com 16 - 24 Nine Mornings Festival, St. Vincent. http://discoversvg.com 21 – 22 22 24 – 26 Dominica Christmas Regatta. [email protected] Winter Solstice 25 26 Public holiday in many places (Christmas Day) 29 30 Year-End Race, Curaçao. [email protected] 31 Fireworks in Fort-de-France, Martinique, www.tourismefdf.com New Year’s Eve/Old Year’s Night: Fireworks in many places, including Trellis Bay, Tortola; 31 TBA Nelson’s Pursuit Race, Antigua. AYC, www.antiguayachtclub.com Carlos Aguilar Match Race, St. Thomas, USVI. http://carlosmatchrace.com press — 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] more events as the year progresses. WCC, www.worldcruising.com CNIH, [email protected] www.barbadoscruisingclub.org www.clubnautiqueneptune.fr https://caribbean-sailing.com Admiralty Bay, Bequia; Clifton, Union Island; Kralendijk, Bonaire. Public holiday in Cuba (Year End Celebration). MPASS CARIBBEAN EVENTS 2019 CARIBBEAN C A R I B B E A N

International Opti Regatta, St. Thomas. STYC, www.styc.club Caribbean Sea Jazz festival, Aruba, https://caribbeanseajazz.com Dinghy Regatta, Barbados. BYC, www.barbadosyachtclub.com Optimist Worlds, Antigua. AYC, www.antiguayachtclub.com Mott Memorial Hobie Cat Challenge, Grenada. PCYC, www.pcycgrenada.com Summerfest Regatta, Puerto Rico. CNSJ, www.nauticodesanjuan.com Autumnal Equinox Barbados National Dinghy Championships. BYC, www.barbadosyachtclub.com 17 19 FULL MOON 21 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Labour Day) 23 Summer Solstice 26 – 30 St. Kitts Music Festival. www.stkittsmusicfestival.net Jan Sofat Sunfish Triangles, Curaçao. WSV Jan Sofat, [email protected] 29 Fisherman’s Birthday; local boat racing in many communities 7 8 – 9 St. Vincent Carnival ‘Vincy Mas’. www.carnivalsvg.com 14 14 – 20 Reggae Sumfest, Jamaica. www.reggaesumfest.com Public holiday in French islands (Bastille Day); yole races in Martinique 15 – 16 St. Lucia Carnival. www.stlucia.org/summerfestival 16 22 – 28 Statia Carnival, St. Eustatius FULL MOON 24 25 Public holiday in Venezuela (Simón Bolívar’s Birthday) 25 – 27 Public holidays in Cuba (National Revolutionary Festival) Public holiday in Puerto Rico (Constitution of Puerto Rico Day) 26 – 27 Carnaval of Santiago de Cuba 28 – 4 Aug Tour de Martinique des Yoles Rondes. http://federationyolesrondes.com/ 31 TBA Carriacou Children’s Education Fund Pot Luck. [email protected] Kite Surfing Festival, Havana, Cuba. CNIH, [email protected] TBA Tobago Heritage Festival, http://tobagoheritagefestival.com 5 5 – 6 . www.antiguacarnival.com Barbados Carnival ‘Crop Over/Grand Kadooment’. www.visitbarbados.org 5 – 7 BVI Emancipation Festival, Tortola. 5 – 9 Anguilla Summer Festival & Boat Races. www.anguillasummerfestival.com 6 9 – 10 Mercury Fest, St. Lucia. www.stlucia.org/summerfestival Carnival ‘’. www.culturamanevis.com 12 – 13 Grenada Carnival ‘SpiceMas’. spicemasgrenada.com 15 16 – 18 Aruba Regatta. www.carnifest.com/aruba-international-regatta-2019 FULL MOON 23 – 25 St. Lucia Roots & Soul Festival. www.stlucia.org/summerfestival 31 TBA Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Independence Day) Round Grenada Regatta. PCYC, www.pcycgrenada.com 27 – 4 Oct Optimist North American Championship, Bahamas. BNSS, www.bahsailingschool.org JUNE 5 5 World Environment Day 6 – 9 Barbuda Carnival ‘’ Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Eid ul-Fitr, end of Ramadan) 7 9 Public holiday in BVI and Anguilla (Queen’s Birthday) 10 Budget Marine Challenge, Curaçao. CYA, [email protected] 10 – 16 Public holiday in some places (Whit Monday) 16 JULY 1 2 Public holiday in BVI (Territory Day), and in Suriname (Emancipation Day) 3 – 4 St. John Festival, St. John, USVI. www.stjohnfestival.org Public holiday in Curaçao (Flag Day), and in Cayman Islands (Constitution Day) 4 4 – 8 Aruba Hi-Winds Kitesurf event. www.hiwindsaruba.com Public holiday in and Puerto Rico and USVI (Independence Day) 5 – 14 Dominica Dive Fest. www.dominicawatersports.com 6 6 – 16 Foxy’s Hempfest, Jost van Dyke, BVI. https://foxysbvi.com AUGUST 1 1 Public holiday in many places (Emancipation Day) 2 – 5 55th Carriacou Regatta. carriacouregattafestival.com Carriacou Children’s Education Fund Fleamarket & Auction. [email protected] 3 – 4 SEPTEMBER 2 4 – 7 Intl. Colloquium: Maritime History of Havana, Cuba. Public CNIH, holiday [email protected] in Puerto Rico and USVI (Labor Day) 7 7 – 8 Curaçao Sunfish Championship. WSV Jan Sofat/CSSA Maritime Procession of the Virgin of Regla, Havana, Cuba. CNIH, [email protected] 8 14 Tafelberg Trophy Race, Curaçao. CYA, [email protected] 14 – 15 Back to School Regatta, BVI. RBVIYC, [email protected] FULL MOON 16 19 Public holiday in St. Kitts & Nevis (National Heroes’ Day) 19 – 22 St. Lucia Food & Rum Fest. www.stlucia.org/summerfestival Public holiday in St. Kitts & Nevis (Independence Day) 20 – 21 23 OCTOBER 1 8 Public holiday in St. Lucia (Thanksgiving Day) 8 Aanbreng Curaçao-to-Bonaire Race. CYA, [email protected] 9 – 12 Bonaire Regatta. www.infobonaire.com/event/bpnaire-sailing-regatta-2 Public holiday in the Bahamas (National Heroes’ Day) 12 13 Willy T Virgin’s Cup Race, BVI. RBVIYC, [email protected] 14 FULL MOON 18 – 20 St. Lucia Arts & Heritage Fest. www.stlucia.org/summerfestival Public holiday in Puerto Rico and USVI (Columbus Day) 25 25 – 29 World Creole Music Festival, Roseau, Dominica. https://dominicafestivals.com Public holiday in Grenada (Thanksgiving Day) 27 27 Jounen Kweyol, St. Lucia. www.stlucia.org/summerfestival 27 – 1 Nov Assembly of Intl. Federation of Maritime Public & holiday Naval in Leagues St. & Vincent Associations, & Havana, the Cuba. Grenadines (Independence Day) NOVEMBER 1 1 – 3 Haiti Sailing Cup Race, Cap Haitien, Haiti. Public [email protected] holiday in Antigua (Independence Day) and some other places (All Saints’ Day) 2 2 Double Handed Race, BVI. RBVIYC, [email protected] 3 Start of Salty Dawg Fall Rally to the Caribbean. www.saltydawgsailing.org https://publicholidays.la/british-virgin-islands/emancipation-festival CNIH, [email protected] CALENDAR OF C