CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2012

JANUARY APRIL

1 Public holiday or “recovery day” in many places (New Year’s Day) 1 Montego Bay Yacht Club Easter Regatta, . www.mobayyachtclub.com 2 Public holiday in Cuba (Victory of Armed Forces Day), Haiti (Founding Fathers’ Day), and St. Lucia, 1 - 9 Easterval celebrations, Union Island, Grenadines. www.unionislandeasterval.com St. Vincent & the Grenadines and Grenada (Second New Year’s Day) 2 - 7 Oyster Regatta, BVI. www.oystermarine.com/events/77/Oyster-Regatta-BVI-2012 2 Public holiday in St. Kitts & (Grand of Troupes, St. Kitts). www.stkittsneviscarnival.com 2 - 7 Les Voiles de St. Barth. www.lesvoilesdesaintbarth.com 3 Public holiday in St. Kitts & Nevis (Carnival Last Lap). www.stkittsneviscarnival.com 5 - 8 Around Martinique Race. www.cn-windforce-robert.com 6 Public holiday in many places (Three Kings Day) 5 - 8 Around Guadeloupe Race. www.triskellcup.com 6 – 7 Crucian Christmas Festival , St. Croix. www.stcroixtourism.com/christmas_festival.htm 5 - 8 Virgin Gorda Easter Festival (Carnival). www.bvitourism.com 7 Entre Mer et Lune Race, Martinique. CNN, www.clubnautiqueneptune.com 5 - 9 Bequia Easter Regatta. www.begos.com/easterregatta 8 Start of WorldARC 2012-13 in St. Lucia. www.worldcruising.com/worldarc 6 Public holiday in many places (Good Friday) 9 FULL MOON 6 FULL MOON 9 Public holiday in Puerto Rico (Eugenio María de Hostos Day) 7 - 8 Jet Ski Race, Havana Waterfront, Cuba. CNIH, [email protected] 10 - 29 St. Barts Music Festival. www.stbartsmusicfestival.org 8 Easter Sunday 14 Latitude 18 Halyard Challenge Race, BVI. RBVIYC. www.royalbviyc.org 9 Public holiday in many places (Easter Monday) 14 – 21 Midwinter Regatta Week, Virgin Gorda, BVI. BEYC, www.beyc.com 9 - 10 Goat Racing in Tobago 16 Public holiday in Puerto Rico and USVI (Martin Luther King Day) 14 - 15 Kayak and Canoe Races, Marina Hemingway, Cuba. CNIH, [email protected] 21 Public holiday in (Errol Barrow Day) and the Dominican Republic (Our Lady of Altagracia) 18 - 21 Marlin Tournament, Tobago. http://ttgfa.com/events 21 Mount Gay Rum Round Barbados Race. www.mountgayrumroundbarbadosrace.com 19 - 24 Classic Yacht Regatta. www.antiguaclassics.com 21 Around Antigua Race. AYC, www.antiguayachtclub.com 21 Virgin Queen Pizza Pursuit Race, BVI. RBVIYC, www.rbviyc.org 23 Public holiday in the Cayman Islands (National Heroes’ Day celebrated) 21 - 29 Tobago Jazz Experience, Speyside. www.facebook.com/tobagojazzexperience 23 Chinese New Year (Year of the Dragon) 22 International Earth Day 25 Public holiday in Aruba (G.F. Croes Day) 22 - 29 St. Mark’s Day Festival, Grenada. www.grenadagrenadines.com. 25 – 29 Budget Marine Spice Island Billfish Tournament, Grenada. www.sibtgrenada.com 25 - 30 St. Barth Film Festival. www.stbarthff.org 25 – 8 Feb Mustique Blues Festival. tel: (784) 488-8407 26 - 27 Conference: “80 years of nautical relations USA-Cuba”, Marina Hemingway, Cuba. CNIH, [email protected] 26 Public holiday in the Dominican Republic (Duarte’s Day celebrated) 26 - 27 20th anniversary of the HIYC of Cuba Regatta, Havana, Cuba. CNIH, [email protected] 26 – 28 Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, Montego Bay. http://jamaicajazzandblues.com 27 Guadeloupe to Antigua Race. www.sailingweek.com 26 – 28 Bonaire International Fishing Tournament. www.itrainsfishesbonaire.com/p/15/116/international-fishing-tournament 27 - 29 Carriacou Music Maroon & String Band Festival. www.grenadagrenadines.com 26 – 29 Bequia Mount Gay Music Fest. www.begos.com/bequiamusicfest 28 Yachting World Round Antigua Race. www.sailingweek.com 27 – 29 The Superyacht Challenge, Antigua. http://thesuperyachtchallenge.com 28 Public holiday in Barbados (National Heroes’ Day) 27 – 29 Exponáutica/Boat Show, Ponce, Puerto Rico. [email protected] 28 - 29 BVI Dinghy Championships. RBVIYC, www.royalbviyc.org 27 – 29 St Barth Fun Cup (racing in Cul de Sac lagoon and St. Jean Bay) 29 - 4 MayAntigua Sailing Week. www.sailingweek.com 27 - 31 Grenada Sailing Festival. www.grenadasailingfestival.com 30 Public holiday in Dutch islands (Netherlands Queen’s Birthday) 28 Dinghy Regatta TBA St. Lucia J/24 Open Championship. www.stluciayachtclub.com 28 Governor’s Cup Race, BVI. RBVIYC, www.royalbviyc.org WILFRED DEDERER 29 Coupe Feminine Race, Martinique. YCM, [email protected] 30 – 3 Feb Curaçao Tumba Festival. www.curacaocarnival.info FEBRUARY

2 World Wetlands Day. www.ramsar.org 3 - 5 Club Náutico de San Juan International Regatta, Puerto Rico. CNSJ, www.nauticodesanjuan.com 4 Junior Dinghy Sailing Championship, Grenada. www.grenadasailingfestival.com 4 - 5 Around Martinique Race. CNN, www.clubnautiqueneptune.com 4 – 5 Interlux One Design Regatta, St. Maarten. SMYC, www.smyc.com 4 - 6 Scotiabank Work Boat Regatta, Grenada. www.grenadasailingfestival.com 5 Decorated Horses Parade, Curaçao. www.curacaocarnival.info 7 FULL MOON 7 Public holiday in Grenada (Independence Day) 10 Tourism Week Horse Race, Nevis. www.nevisisland.com 11 – 12 Jolly Harbour Valentines Regatta, Antigua. JHYC, www.jhycantigua.com 12 Children’s Carnival Parade, Curaçao. www.curacaocarnival.info 17 – 19 Sweethearts of the Caribbean and Classic Yacht Regatta, Tortola. WEYC, (284) 495-4559 18 – 20 Martinique Carnival Regatta. CNN, www.clubnautiqueneptune.com 18 – 21 Semaine Nautique Schoelcher, Martinique. www.cnschoelcher.webou.net 19 Sailors’ & Landlubbers’ Auction, Bequia. www.bequiasunshineschool.org 19 Grand Parade, Curaçao Carnival. www.curacaocarnival.info 20 Start of RORC Caribbean 600, Antigua. www.caribbean600.rorc.org 20 Public holiday in Puerto Rico and USVI (Presidents’ Day) 20 – 21 Carnival Monday and Tuesday in most Dutch and French islands, Haiti, Puerto Rico, , Carriacou, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, and other places 22 Public holiday in many places (Ash Wednesday) MAY 22 Public holiday in St. Lucia (Independence Day) 1 Public holiday in many places (Labour Day) 23 Public holiday in (Republic Day) 3 Start of Atlantic Cup Rally, Tortola to Virginia. www.worldcruising.com/atlanticcup 23 – 26 South Grenada Regatta. www.southgrenadaregatta.com 4 - 7 West Indies Regatta, St. Barth’s. www.westindiesregatta.com 24 – 25 Around St. Maarten Multihull Race. www.multihullregatta.com 5 Start of ARC Europe, Tortola to Portugal. www.worldcruising.com 24 – 26 Tobago Carnival Regatta. www.tobagocarnivalregatta.com 5 Public holiday in Guyana (Arrival Day) 25 – 3 March BVI Kite Jam (kiteboards). BEYC, www.beyc.com 5 - 6 Round St. Barth’s race (windsurfers and beach cats) 27 – 3 March Nevis Historical & Conservation Society House and Garden Tours. www.nevisisland.com 5 - 6 Race to Bitter End YC from Tortola. RBVIYC. www.royalbviyc.org 28 Budget Marine Match Racing, St. Maarten. www.heinekenregatta.com 5 - 7 Paddle Board Race from Havana to Key West. CNIH, [email protected] 28 – 4 March St. Maarten Heineken Regatta. www.heinekenregatta.com 5 - 13 St. Lucia Jazz Festival. www.stluciajazz.org 6 Round Booby Island Regatta, Nevis. Nevis Yacht Club, tel (869) 662-9403 MARCH 6 FULL MOON 1 Gill Commodores Cup, St. Maarten. www.heinekenregatta.com 7 Falmouth to Falmouth Race, Antigua. AYC, www.antiguayachtclub.com 2 Public holiday in Anguilla (James Ronald Webster Day) 7 Public holiday in Nevis (Labour Day) 3 Club Náutico de San Juan Club 420 Regatta. CNSJ, www.nauticodesanjuan.com 7 - 16 St. Barth’s Theatre Festival. www.saintbarth-tourisme.com 5 Public holiday in the BVI (H. Lavity Stoutt’s Birthday) 11 - 12 Grenada Drum Festival. www.grenadagrenadines.com 8 International Women’s Day 11 - 13 Anguilla Sailing Festival. www.anguillaregatta.com 8 Public holiday in Guyana and Suriname (Phagwah) 12 - 13 Captain Oliver’s Regatta, St. Martin. www.coyc-sxm.com 8 FULL MOON 12 - 13 Shore Fishing Tournament, Havana seafront, Cuba. Cuban Sport Fishing Federation 9 Public holiday in Belize (Baron Bliss Day) 14 - 15 International Workshop: “90 years of Hydrography in Cuba”. CNIH, [email protected] 9 - 11 St. Croix Yacht Club Hospice Regatta. www.stcroixyc.com 17 - 19 Combat des Coques Regatta, Martinique. www.clubnautiquedumarin.com 9 - 12 Dark & Stormy Regatta, Anegada, BVI. WEYC, (284) 495-4559 17 - 20 Mount Gay Rum Barbados Regatta. www.sailbarbados.com 9 – 14 Caribbean Arts and Crafts Festival, Tortola, BVI. [email protected] 17 - 20 Curaçao Challenge International Windsurfing. www.curacaochallenge.com 9 – 18 St. Patrick’s Festival, Montserrat. www.visitmontserrat.com 18 Public holiday in Haiti (Flag Day) 10 - 11 Banana’s Cup Regatta, Martinique. YCM, www.ycm972.org 18 - 19 Conference “Cuban nautical recreational industry, present and future developments”. CNIH, [email protected] 10 - 11 Annual Laser Open, Antigua. AYC, www.antiguayachtclub.com 19 - 20 Lowell Wheatley Anegada Pursuit Race, BVI. RBVIYC, www.royalbviyc.org 10 - 11 Wahoo Tournament, Trinidad. http://ttgfa.com/events 21 Public holiday in Cayman Islands (Discovery Day) 12 Public holiday in Commonwealth countries (Commonwealth Day) 21 Reception for the 20th Anniversary of the Hemingway International Yacht Club of Cuba. CNIH, 12 – 17 ClubSwan Caribbean Rendezvous. www.nautorswan.com/ClubSwan [email protected] 14 Public holiday in St. Vincent & the Grenadines (National Heroes’ Day) 24 - 28 Canouan Regatta, Grenadines. Canouan Sailing Club, [email protected] 14 – 17 Caribbean Superyacht Regatta & Rendezvous, BVI. www.superyachtregattaandrendezvous.com 25 - 27 Foxy’s Wooden Boat Regatta, Jost van Dyke, BVI. www.foxysbar.com/woodenRegatta.html 16 – 18 Puerto Rico Heineken International Regatta. www.prheinekenregatta.com 25 - 27 Antigua & Barbuda Fishing Tournament. www.antiguabarbudasportfishing.com 17 Public holiday in Montserrat (St. Patrick’s Day). St. Patrick’s Day Festival, Grenada 26 Public holiday in Guyana (Independence Day) 20 Vernal Equinox 26 - 28 Martinique to St. Lucia and Return Race. www.clubnautiquedumarin.com 20 Sunshine School Annual Jumble Sale, Bequia. www.bequiasunshineschool.org 27 Public holiday in Bonaire (Pentecost) 22 – 25 St. Barth’s Bucket. www.bucketregattas.com/stbarths 28 Public holiday in many places (Whit Monday) 23 – 25 International Rolex Regatta, St. Thomas, USVI. www.rolexcupregatta.com 28 Petite Martinique Whit Monday Regatta, Grenadines. www.grenadagrenadines.com 24 OECS Open Water Swimming Championships, Nevis. [email protected] 28 Conference: “Climate Change and the migration of billfish species”, Havana, Cuba. CNIH, [email protected] 26 – 1 April BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival. www.bvispringregatta.org 30 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Spiritual Baptist “Shouter” Liberation Day) CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2012

MAY …continued OCTOBER 28 - 2 June Ernest Hemingway International Billfishing Tournament, Marina Hemingway, Cuba. www.hemingwaycuba.com/hemingway-fishing-tournament.html 3 Public holiday in St. Lucia (Thanksgiving Day) 30 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Indian Arrival Day), Anguilla (Anguilla Day) and Haiti (Mothers’ Day) 9 - 18 Interline Regatta, BVI. TBA Commodore’s Cup, St. John, USVI 12 Public holiday in the Bahamas (Discovery Day) and Belize (Pan American Day) TBA Bonaire Heineken Jazz Festival. www.bonairejazz.com 13 Virgin’s Cup Race, BVI. RBVIYC, www.rbviyc.org TBA Puerto Rico Vela Cup. www.puertoricovelacup.com 17 Public holiday in Haiti (Anniversary of the Death of Dessalines) and Jamaica (National Heroes’ Day) 19 St. Lucia Billfish Tournament JUNE 21 Public Holiday in Curaçao (Antillean Day) 3 Public holiday in the Bahamas (Labour Day) 22 Public holiday in the BVI (St. Ursula’s Day) 4 FULL MOON 25 Public holiday in Grenada (Thanksgiving Day) 5 World Environment Day 27 Public holiday in St. Vincent & the Grenadines (Independence Day) 7 Public holiday in many places (Corpus Christi) 27 - 28 World Creole Music Festival, Dominica. www.wcmfdominica.com 9 Public holiday in the BVI and Anguilla (Sovereign’s Birthday) 27 - 28 Trafalgar Regatta, BVI. RBVIYC, www.rbviyc.org 9 - 10 Kingfish Tournament, Trinidad. http://ttgfa.com/events 27 - 3 Nov Bitter End Pro-Am Regatta, Virgin Gorda, BVI. www.beyc.com 9 - 10 Caribbean Laser Championships, St. Maarten. SMYC, www.smyc.com 29 FULL MOON 9 - 10 Les Saintes Regatta. www.triskellcup.com TBA Triskell Cup Regatta, Guadeloupe. www.triskellcup.com 16 - 17 Barbados International J/24 Open Championships. www.sailbarbados.com TBA Bonaire International Sailing Regatta. www.bonaireregatta.com 17 Public holiday in some places (Ascension Day) 19 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Labour Day) NOVEMBER 20 Summer Solstice 1 Public holiday in Antigua & Barbuda (Independence Day) and Haiti (All Saints’ Day) 21 Fête de la Musique, Marin, Martinique. http://972.agendaculturel.fr/festival/fete-de-la-musique-le-marin-2012.html 2 Public holiday in Haiti (All Souls’ Day) 22 - 24 Scotiabank International Optimist Regatta, St. Thomas, USVI. STYC, www.styc.net 2 - 4 Foxy’s Cat Fight (catamaran races), Jost van Dyke, BVI. http://foxysbar.com 22 - 24 SSS Offshore Regatta: St. Maarten, Saba, Statia. SMYC, www.smyc.com 3 Public holiday in Dominica (Independence Day) 23 - 24 Quantum IC-24 International Regatta, BVI. RBVIYC, www.rbviyc.org 3 SOL Optimist regatta, St. Maarten. SMYC, www.smyc.com 23 - 25 Fishermen’s Festival, Charlotteville, Tobago. tel (868) 660-5521 4 Public holiday in Dominica (Community Day of Service) 28 - 30 St. Kitts Music Festival. www.stkittsmusicfestival.net 4 Caribbean 1500 rally departs from Virginia, USA to Tortola, BVI. www.worldcruising.com/carib1500 29 Fisherman’s Birthday. Celebrations in many fishing villages 10 Funfish Tournament, Trinidad. http://ttgfa.com/events 29 - 10 July Vincy Mas (St. Vincent Carnival). www.carnivalsvg.com 10 - 11 Pete Sheals Memorial Regatta, BVI. RBVIYC, www.rbviyc.org TBA St. Lucia Optimist & Laser Championship. www.stluciayachtclub.com 10 - 14 Golden Rock Regatta, St. Maarten to Statia. www.goldenrockregatta.com TBA Jamaica International Jazz Festival, Ocho Rios. www.ochoriosjazz.com 11 - 15 Dec Spotlight St. Maarten. www.smmta.com 13 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Diwali) JULY 17 Round Tortola Race, BVI. RBVIYC, www.rbviyc.org 1 Public holiday in Antigua & Barbuda (Vere Cornwall Bird Sr. Day) and the BVI (Territory Day) 17 - 18 Barbados J/24 Match Racing Championships. www.sailbarbados.com 1 - 8 Highland Spring HIHO 2011, BVI (windsurf and SUP). http://go-hiho.com 18 Public holiday in Haiti (Battle of Vertieres Day) 2 Public holiday in CARICOM countries (CARICOM Day), Curaçao (Flag Day) and Cayman Islands (Constitution Day) 18 Classic Transat to Barbados departs France. www.transatclassic.com 3 FULL MOON 19 Public holiday in Belize (Garifuna Settlement Day) and Cayman Islands (Remembrance Day) 7 Junior Angler Tournament, Trinidad. http://ttgfa.com/events 23 Public holiday in Montserrat (Liberation Day) 7 - 8 Firecracker 500 Race, BVI. tel (284) 495-4559 23 - 25 Course de l’Alliance, St. Martin. www.coursedelalliance.com 8 Barbados Cruising Club Regatta. www.sailbarbados.com 24 - 25 BVI Schools’ Regatta. www.rbviyc.org 10 Public holiday in the Bahamas (Independence Day) 25 Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) starts, Canary Islands to St. Lucia. www.worldcruising.com/arc 14 Bequia Fishermen’s Day Competition. www.bequiatourism.com 25 Pirogue Festival, Man O War Bay, Tobago 14 Bastille Day. Celebrations on French islands 25 Public holiday in Suriname (Republic Day) 14 - 15 KATS Premier’s Cup, Tortola (IC-24 youth regatta). www.katsbvi.com 28 FULL MOON 16 - 1 Aug Tobago Heritage Festival. http://tobagoheritagefestival.com 30 Public holiday in Barbados (Independence Day) 18 - 25 Calabash Festival, Montserrat. www.visitmontserrat.com TBA BVI Charter Yacht Show. www.bvicrewedyachts.com/boatshow 21 Cruzan Open One Design Regatta, St. Croix, USVI. SCYC, www.stcroixyc.com TBA Heineken Regatta Curaçao. www.heinekenregattacuracao.com 22 - 29 Tobago Underwater Carnival. www.tobagounderwatercarnival.com TBA Jolly Harbour Yacht Club Regatta, Antigua. www.jhycantigua.com 23 - 24 Quantum IC-24 International Regatta, BVI. RBVIYC, www.rbviyc.org TBA St. Barth Cata Cup (F18 catamarans). www.stbarthcatacup.com 26 - 1 Aug Canouan Carnival, Grenadines. [email protected] 26 - 7 Aug Nevis (Carnival) www.nevisisland.com DECEMBER 28 Guy Eldridge Memorial Trophy Race, BVI. RBVIYC, www.rbviyc.org 1 - 3 Gustav Wilmerding Memorial Challenge race, BVI. WEYC, (284) 495-4559 28 - 7 Aug Antigua Carnival. http://antiguacarnival.com 2 - 8 Antigua Charter Yacht Show. www.antiguayachtshow.com 29 - 5 Aug Tour des Yoles Rondes, Martinique. www.tourdesyoles.com 8 - 16 Hanukkah 29 - 6 Aug Carriacou Regatta Festival. www.carriacouregatta.com 12 - 20 Havana International Jazz Festival, Cuba. www.apassion4jazz.net/havana.html 30 - 2 Aug BVI Billfish Tournament. www.beyc.com/index.php/bvi-billfish-tournament.html 13 Public holiday in St. Lucia (National Day) TBA Emancipation Day Regatta, St. Lucia. SLYC, www.stluciayachtclub.com 15 O’Neal & Mundy Commodore’s Cup, Tortola, BVI. RBVIYC, www.rbviyc.org TBA BVI Emancipation Festival 16 - 24 Nine Mornings Festival, St. Vincent. http://discoversvg.com 19 Public holiday in Anguilla (National Heroes Day) AUGUST 21 Winter Solstice 1 Public holiday in many places (Emancipation Day) and Jamaica (Independence Day) 21 - 23 Carriacou Parang Festival. www.grenadagrenadines.com 1 Carriacou Children’s Education Fund Annual Welcome Potluck Barbecue, Carriacou Yacht Club. [email protected] 25 Public holiday in many places (Christmas Day) 2 FULL MOON 26 Public holiday in many places (Boxing Day) 3 Carriacou Children’s Education Fund Annual Charity Auction, Carriacou Yacht Club. [email protected] 28 FULL MOON 3 - 4 Cudjoe Head Celebrations, Montserrat. visitmontserrat.com/Cudjoe_Head_Celebrations 31 Nelson’s Pursuit Race, Antigua. www.antiguayachtclub.com 5 Anguilla Pursuit Race, SMYC, www.smyc.com 31 New Year’s Eve, Old Year’s Night. Fireworks in many places, including Trellis Bay, Tortola; Admiralty Bay, Bequia; 6 Public holiday in Grenada (Emancipation Day), Dominica and Anguilla (August Monday) and Fort-de-France, Martinique. Public holiday in Montserrat; half-day holiday in Curaçao and Antigua & Barbuda (Carnival) TBA Carlos Aguilar Memorial Match Race, St. Thomas, USVI. www.carlosmatchrace.com 6 - 7 Public holiday in Antigua & Barbuda (Antigua Carnival) 6 - 8 Public holiday in the BVI (Festival) CARIBBEAN YACHT AND SAILING CLUBS 6 - 13 Nevis Film Week. [email protected] AYC: Antigua Yacht Club, tel/fax (268) 460-1799, [email protected], www.antiguayachtclub.com 7 Public holiday in Antigua & Barbuda and Grenada (Carnival) and Nevis (Culturama Street Parade) BEYC: Bitter End Yacht Club (Virgin Gorda). www.beyc.com 9 - 10 Public holidays in Anguilla (August Thursday and Constitution Day) BSC: Bequia Sailing Club, tel (784) 457-3649, [email protected], www.begos.com/easterregatta 10 - 12 Tarpon Tournament, Trinidad. http://ttgfa.com/events CNIH: Club Náutico Intl. Hemingway (Hemingway International Yacht Club, Cuba), tel (+1 53) 724-2718, [email protected]. 11 - 21 Caribbean & International Food Fair, Nevis. tel (869) 469-3441 cyt.cu 13 - 14 Grenada Carnival. www.grenadagrenadines.com CNN: Club Nautique Le Neptune, (Martinique). tel (596) 51 73 24, fax (596) 51 73 70, www.clubnautiqueleneptune.com 15 Public holiday in Haiti (Assumption Day) CNM: Club Nautique du Marin (Martinique). tel (596) 74 92 48, fax (596) 74 62 02, [email protected], www.clubnautiquedumarin.com 19 Windward Cup Regatta, Carriacou. www.grenadagrenadines.com CSA: Caribbean Sailing Association. www.caribbeanracing.com 31 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Independence Day) GYC: Grenada Yacht Club, tel (473) 440-6826 or 440-3050, [email protected], www.grenadayachtclub.com 31 FULL MOON (blue moon) JHYC: Jolly Harbour Yacht Club, (Antigua). tel (268) 770-6172, [email protected], www.jhycantigua.com TBA Windward Fête, Lorient, St Barth’s (boat races and fishing tournament) RBVIYC: Royal Yacht Club, tel (284) 494-3286, [email protected], www.royalbviyc.org TBA Marigot Bay Race, St. Lucia. www.stluciayachtclub.com SBYC: St. Barth Yacht Club, tel (590) 27 70 41, [email protected] TBA Carib Great Race (powerboats) from Trinidad to Tobago SCYC: St. Croix Yacht Club, tel (340) 773-9531, fax 778-8350, [email protected], www.stcroixyc.com SEPTEMBER SLYC: St. Lucia Yacht Club, tel (758) 452-8350, [email protected], www.stluciayachtclub.com

6 Public holiday in Bonaire (Flag Day) SMYC: St. Maarten Yacht Club, tel (599) 544-2075, fax (599) 544-2091, [email protected], www.smyc.com 8 - 9 Back to School Regatta, BVI. RBVIYC, www.rbviyc.org STYC: St. Thomas Yacht Club, tel (340) 775-6320, fax (340) 775-3600, [email protected], www.styc.net 10 Public holiday in Belize (St. George’s Day) SYR: Société des Yoles Rondes (Martinique), tel (0596) 61 48 50, fax (0596) 72 02 53, [email protected], www.yoles-rondes.org 16 Public holiday in St. Kitts & Nevis (National Heroes’ Day) TTSA: Trinidad & Tobago Sailing Assn., tel (868) 634-4210/4519, fax (868) 634-4376, [email protected], www.ttsailing.org 17 Public holiday in St. Kitts & Nevis (National Heroes’ Day observed) WEYC: West End Yacht Club, (Tortola, BVI). tel (284) 495-4559 19 Public holiday in St. Kitts & Nevis (Independence Day) YCM: Yacht Club de la Martinique, tel (596) 63 26 76, fax (596) 63 94 48, [email protected] 21 Public holiday in Belize (Independence Day) 22 Autumnal Equinox NOTES 23 Seafood and Fishing Festival, Antigua. www.antiguabarbudasportfishing.com • All information was correct to the best of our knowledge at the time this calendar went to press — but plans change, so please contact event organizers directly for confirmation! Also, a public holiday may be celebrated on the following Monday 23 - 30 San Juan International Billfish Tournament, Puerto Rico. www.sanjuaninternational.com if a fixed holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday. 24 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Republic Day) • Many thanks to all who made their schedules of events available for this calendar. This is by no means a complete list. 30 FULL MOON Stay tuned to Compass each month for news of more events as the year progresses. • If you organize a sailing or boating event not listed here that you’d like to have included in our monthly calendars, please send information two months before the event date(s) to [email protected].