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www.caribbeancompass.com at World ARC 2020-21 departs Santa Marta, Colombia. WCC, www.worldcruising.com WCC, Colombia. Marta, Santa departs 2020-21 ARC World TBA Martí) José of (Birthday Cuba TBA in & Day) Heroes’ (National Islands Cayman in holiday Public www.bequiamusicfestival.com Fest. Music Bequia Feb 2 – 29 27 Day) (Duarte Republic Dominican in holiday Public www.grenadasailingweek.com Week. Sailing 31 – 26 26 Day) Croes (GF Aruba in holiday Public [email protected] Raid. Cata Martinique Feb 1 – 25 www.barbadossailingweek.com BCC, Race. Ocean to 25 24 https://basilsbar.com Festival. Blues Mustique Feb 6 Republic – Dominican 23 the in and Day) Barrow (Errol Barbados in holiday Public Day) King Luther (Martin USVI & Rico Puerto in holiday Public 21 20 20 – 19 www.antiguayachtclub.com AYC, Antigua. Race, Island the Round 18 18 www.caribwind.com Republic. Dominican Cabarete, Regatta, Midwinter Laser 19 – 17 www.visitbarbados.org/round-barbados-sailing-week BCC, Week. Sailing Barbados 24 – 16 barbadosfilmfest.org Festival. Film Barbados 19 – 14 13 – 18 – 13 www.stbartsmusicfestival.org/festival Festival. Music Barts St. 20 – 12 11 Day) Rule (Majority Bahamas the in holiday Public 11 MOON FULL 10 Day/Epiphany) Kings (Three places some in holiday Public 10 14 – 8 www.stcroixtourism.com/christmas_festival.htm ’. ‘Crucian Croix St. 6 [email protected] Trinidad. Chaguaramas, Gam, SSCA Stkittstourism.kn/about/events Mas’. ‘Sugar Kitts St. 4 – 3 visitmontserrat.com/festivals Montserrat. in Festival Annual 4 – 1 1 Day); Year’s (New places many in day’ ‘recovery or holiday Public 1 1 Antigua Optimist Open & Antigua Laser Open. AYC, www.antiguayachtclub.com AYC, Open. Laser Antigua & Open Optimist Antigua TBA TBA www.worldcruising.com WCC, Grenada. arrival, ARC World TBA YSCO Championships. Sailing Youth Curacao TBA TBA Day) Liberation 31 ‘Shouter’ Baptist (Spiritual Tobago & Trinidad in holiday Public bviyc.org royal RBVIYC, Tortola. Fest, Sailing & Regatta Spring BVI April 5 – 30 30 29 – 27 Day) (Emancipation Rico Puerto in holiday Public 26 Equinox Vernal 22 20 Day) (Flag Aruba in holiday Public www.BucketRegatta.com Barths. St. Regatta, Bucket Barths St. 22 Grenada – Festival, 19 Day Patrick’s St. Day); Patrick’s (St. Montserrat in holiday Public 18 Day) 17 Heroes’ (National Grenadines the & Vincent St. in holiday Public [email protected] . Portsmouth, Week, Appreciation Yachtie 22 – 15 14 Day) Heroes’ (National in holiday Public www.superyachtchallengeantigua.com Antigua. Challenge Superyacht 15 - 11 11 Day Women’s International 9 9 8 9 – 7 observed) Birthday Stoutt’s (HL BVI [email protected] in SMYC, holiday Regatta, Public Heineken Maarten St. 8 – 6 Domingo. Santo in Carnival Republic Dominican 8 - 5 4 1 MARCH Day) (Independence Republic Dominican in holiday Public Wednesday) (Ash places many in holiday Public 27 Day) (Liberation in holiday Public 26 25 Tobago, & Trinidad Barth, St. Dominica, Curaçao, Carriacou, Aruba, in 25 – 24 caribbean600.rorc.org Antigua. race, 600 Caribbean RORC 28 - 24 LaVega in Carnival Republic Dominican 23 () in holiday Public 23 23 royalbviyc.org RBVIYC, BVI. Race, Cup Governor’s Colombia Barranquilla, in Carnival 25 – 22 Day) (Independence Lucia St. in holiday Public 22 22 www.cnschoelcher.net CNS, Martinique. Schoelcher, de Internationale Nautique Semaine 25 – 21 23 – 21 www.antiguayachtclub.com AYC, Race. 360° Antigua 23 – 21 Day) (Presidents’ USVI & Rico Puerto in holiday Public 21 17 16 – 15 16 – 14 www.bequiasunshineschool.org Bequia, Auction, Landlubbers’ & Sailors’ 15 – 14 www.theroundmartinique.com YCM, Regatta. Martinique Round MOON FULL –16 13 Day) (Independence Grenada in holiday Public 9 www.ramsar.org/activity/world-wetlands-day Day. Wetlands World 9 royalbviyc.org RBVIYC, BVI. Trophy, Club Yacht Manhattan 7 2 www.facebook.com/WorkboatRegatta Regatta. Workboat Festival Sailing Grenada 2 2 – 1 FEBRUARY JANUARY calendar. this of end the at CLUBS SAILING & YACHT CARIBBEAN see information contact for given, are initials club yacht Where links live with version the use and version, paper the up pin and out Pull San Sebastian Vela Cup, Puerto Rico. CNSJ, www.nauticodesanjuan.com CNSJ, Rico. Puerto Cup, Vela Sebastian San Altagracia) of Lady (Our www.dominicafestivals.com/parades Carnival. Dominica of Opening Official and Parade National Panama Jazz Festival. Jazz Panama royalbviyc.org RBVIYC, Race. Tortola Round Cay Nanny www.worldcruising.com WCC, Lucia. St. Bay, Rodney departs 2020-21 ARC World BroadwaytoBequia.com Bequia. Festival, Theater Bequia to Broadway Bahamas the in Pam Pepin International Optimist Regatta, Puerto Rico. CNSJ, www.nauticodesanjuan.com CNSJ, Rico. Puerto Regatta, Optimist International Pepin Pam https://foxysbvi.com BVI. Dyke, Van Jost Fest, Music Foxy’s bviyc.org royal RBVIYC, Race. Tortola Round Cay Nanny STYC Regatta. International Thomas St. stthomasyachtclub.org STYC, USVI. Thomas, St. Race, Rocks the Round observed) (Holi Suriname and Guyana in and Day) (Commonwealth places some in holiday Public MOON FULL WEYC BVI. Regatta, Stormy & Dark www.stcroixyc.com SCYC, Regatta. International Croix St. Rico Puerto Ponce, and Bonaire in Parade Carnival Regatta Carnival Tobago [email protected] Championships. Foiling Caribbean www.westendyachtclubbvi.com WEYC, BVI. Regatta, Classic & Caribbean the of Sweethearts www.smyc.com/caribbean-multihull-challenge Challenge. Multihull Caribbean www.jhycantigua.com JHYC, Antigua. Regatta, Valentine’s Harbour Jolly MLK Regatta, St. Thomas. 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C A R I B B E A N A E B B I R A C CARIBBEAN EVENTS 2020 EVENTS CARIBBEAN MPASS 29 – 1 June June 1 – 29 Day) (Memorial Rico Puerto in holiday Public ‘’ Carnival Barbuda June 1 – Ramadan) 28 of end ul-Fitr, (Eid Tobago & Trinidad in holiday Public 25 24 24 – 23 24 – 21 Day) (Ascension Curaçao and Bonaire Aruba, in holiday Public www.clubnautiquedumarin.com CNM, Martinique. regatta, Coques de Combat 23 - 21 Day) (Discovery Islands Cayman the in holiday Public 21 20 CYA Curaçao. Challenge, Marine Budget www.guyanacarnival592.com Carnival. Guyana 27 – 20 17 [email protected] RBVIYC, Tortola. Championships, Dinghy BVI 17 – 15 www.worldcruising.com Bermuda, via Portugal to Tortola from rally Europe ARC of Start –17 15 15 – 13 www.caymancarnival.com ‘Batabano’. Carnival, Islands Cayman 9 MOON FULL 9 https://antiguabermuda.com Race. Bermuda to Antigua of Start 9 7 www.atlanticbackcruising.com Azores. for Guadeloupe departs Rally Back Atlantic 6 5 5 www.stlucia.org/summerfestival Festival. Jazz Lucia St. stmaartenevents.com Carnival. Maarten St. 12 – 3 3 – 2 bahamascarnival.com ‘Junkanoo’. Carnival Bahamas 6 – 1 http://dominicafestivals.com Dominica. Portsmouth, Festival, Creole ’n Jazz 4 – 1 Day) (Labour places many in holiday Public 3 – 1 2 – 1 1 Baai Hoppen, Curaçao. Leden CYA, [email protected] CYA, Leden Curaçao. Hoppen, Baai [email protected] CSSA, Curaçao. Race, Sunfish Dovale Rudy TBA www.saltydawgsailing.org BVI. Gorda, Virgin from US the to Rally Spring Dawg Salty of Start TBA Barbados. Regatta, Rum Brigand Old Day) ( Anguilla TBA and Day) Arrival (Indian Tobago & Trinidad in holiday Public TBA 30 Fisherman’s Birthday; local boat racing in many communities many in racing boat local Birthday; Fisherman’s 29 27 – 25 Indies West French all Musique, la de Fete 30 - 24 Solstice Summer 21 Day) (Labour Tobago & Trinidad in holiday Public 21 19 21 – 15 Birthday) (Queen’s Anguilla and BVI in holiday Public 14 [email protected] CYA, Curaçao. Challenge, Marine Budget 13 MOON FULL 11 Day Environment World 9 Monday) (Whit places some in holiday Public 5 5 1 JUNE MAY Regatta Curaçao Day) (Rincon Bonaire in holiday Public TBA 30 Day) Heroes’ (National Barbados in holiday Public May 3 – 28 28 May 1 – 26 http://westindiesregatta.com Barth. St. Regatta, Indies West 28 – 26 www.antiguayachtclub.com AYC, Race. Antigua Round www.keywestyachtclub.com Cuba. to Florida Regatta, Cup Republic Conch May 2 – 25 Race Pursuit Anegada Wheatley Lowell 25 25 www.festivaldetheatredesaintbarthelemy.com Festival. Theatre Barth St. 31 – 24 Diego) de José of (Birthday Rico Puerto in holiday Public in Carnival 19 - 16 15 MOON FULL 18 – 12 www.bequiaregatta.com BSC, Regatta, Easter Bequia 13 – 10 7 5 – 4 www.antiguaclassics.com Regatta. Yacht Classic Antigua 3 7 – 1 APRIL Point Fortin Borough Day, Point Fortin, Trinidad Fortin, Point Day, Borough Fortin Point

St. Thomas Carnival,. USVI. www.vicarnival.com USVI. Carnival,. Thomas St. St. Kitts Music Festival. www.stkittsmusicfestival.com Festival. Music Kitts St. Foxy’s Wooden Boat Regatta, Jost Van Dyke, BVI. WEYC, westendyachtclubbvi.com WEYC, BVI. Dyke, Van Jost Regatta, Boat Wooden Foxy’s www.puregrenada.com Festival. Grenada of Flavours anguilla-regatta.com Regatta. Anguilla TTSA Trinidad. Regatta, ANR www.worldcruising.com WCC, Florida. or Virginia to Tortola from rally USA ARC of Start www.puregrenada.com Festival. Chocolate Grenada Antigua/Barbuda Kitesurf Week. www.visitantiguabarbuda.com Week. Kitesurf Antigua/Barbuda stthomasyachtclub.org STYC, Thomas. St. Regatta, Opti International CYA Curaçao. Race, Chase/Match Christi) (Corpus places some in Holiday www.stbarthyachtclub.com SBYC, Barths. St. de Voiles Les www.smyc.com SMYC, Regatta. Multiclass Maarten St. www.ttsailing.org TTSA, Grenada). to (Trinidad Race Pat Girl St. Barth Film Festival Film Barth St. www.sailingweek.com AYC, Week, Sailing Antigua

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C M Y K C M Y K Caribbean Compass each month for news S TYC , stthomasyachtclub.org facebook.com/pg/Sunfish.Curacao CARIBBEAN YACHT & SAILING CLUBS Commodore’s Challenge, St. Thomas, USVI. Public holiday in many places (Boxing Day) Trellis Bay, Tortola; Admiralty Bay, Bequia; Clifton, Union Island; Kralendijk, Bonaire. Public holiday in Cuba (Year End Celebration). Yay Ray Laser Fleet Races, Grenada. PCYC, www.pcycgrenada.com Winter Challenge, Puerto Rico. CNSJ, www.nauticodesanjuan.com www.royalbviyc.org • A public holiday may be celebrated on the following Monday if a fixed holiday falls on • 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! See Caribbean Compass each month for news NOTES • All information was correct to the best of our knowledge at the time this issue of Compass went to press • 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 • This is not a complete list — there’s a lot going on! See 19 22 O’Neal & Mundy Commodore’s Race, BVI. RBVIYC, royalbviyc.org 25 Winter Solstice 26 Public holiday in many places (Christmas Day) AYC: Antigua Yacht Club, [email protected], www.antiguayachtclub.com BCC: Barbados Cruising Club, (246) 426-4434, 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, [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], 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], 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], PCYC: Petite Calivigny Yacht Club (Grenada), [email protected], www.pcycgrenada.com PYFC: Ponce Yacht & Fishing Club (Puerto Rico), (787) 842-9004, [email protected], RBVIYC: Royal Yacht Club, (284) 494-3286, [email protected], 29 30 FULL MOON 31 Fireworks in Fort-de-France, Martinique, www.tourismefdf.com 31 Nelson’s Pursuit Race, Antigua. AYC, www.antiguayachtclub.com New Year’s Eve/Old Year’s Night: Fireworks in many places, including TBA TBA Antigua Charter Yacht Show. www.antiguayachtshow.com TBA TBA TBA Carlos Aguilar Match Race, St. Thomas, USVI. http://carlosmatchrace.com SBYC: St. Barth Yacht Club, (590) 27 70 41, [email protected], www.stbarthyachtclub.com 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], stthomasyachtclub.org SYR: Société des Yoles Rondes (Martinique), www.yoles-rondes.org TTSA: Trinidad & Tobago Sailing Assn., (868) 634-4519, [email protected], www.ttsailing.org WCC: World Cruising Club, www.worldcruising.com WEYC: West End Yacht Club (BVI), [email protected], WSV Jan Sofat: Curaçao, [email protected], facebook.com/WatersportverenigingJanSofat YCM: Yacht Club de la Martinique, (596) 63 26 76, [email protected], facebook.com/ycmq972 YSCO: Youth Sailing Curaçao Organization, facebook.com/pg/youthsailingcuracao of more events as the year progresses. a Saturday or Sunday. calendars, please send information two months before the event date(s) to [email protected] of more events as the year progresses. — but plans change, so contact event organizers directly for confirmation. Please let us know, too, if there are any changes! [email protected] or Sunday. monthly calendars, please send information two months before the event date(s) to [email protected] www.clubnautiqueneptune.fr www.clubnautiquedumarin.com www.nauticodesanjuan.com https://caribbean-sailing.com www.jhycantigua.com ponceyachtandfishingclub.com www.facebook.com/groups/weycbvi, www.westendyachtclubbvi.com MPASS CARIBBEAN EVENTS 2020 CARIBBEAN C A R I B B E A N

ww.carriacouchildrenseducationfund.or g [email protected] and some other places (All Saints’ Day) www.worldcruising.com Start of RORC Transatlantic Race Jolly Harbour Yacht Club Annual Regatta, Antigua. JHYC, www.jhycantigua.com Firecracker Regatta, Tortola, BVI. WEYC Carriacou Children’s Education Fund Pot Luck, Carriacou Children’s Education Fund Flea-market and Auction, www.carriacouchildrenseducationfund.org Mott Memorial Hobie Cat Challenge, Grenada. PCYC, www.pcycgrenada.com Autumnal Equinox Pure Grenada Dive Fest. www.grenadagrenadines.com Carriacou Parang Festival. www.puregrenada.com St. Lucia Food & Rum Fest. www.stlucia.org/en/events 1 – 2 3 Windward Fete, Orient, St. Barth 3 – 5 4 BVI Emancipation Festival, Tortola FULL MOON 6 – 8 10 - 11 Anguilla Summer Festival & Boat Races. www.anguillasummerfestival.com Carnival ‘’. www.culturamanevis.com Grenada Carnival ‘SpiceMas’. spicemasgrenada.com 21 - 23 Aruba Regatta. https://aruba-regatta.com 31 TBA Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Independence Day) TBA Round Grenada Regatta. PCYC, www.pcycgrenada.com TBA Mercury Fest, St. Lucia. www.stlucia.org/en/events/mercury-fest St. Lucia Roots & Soul Festival. www.stlucia.org/en/events 1 – 3 3 Sailing Cup Race, Cap Haitien, Haiti. [email protected] 3 8 Barbados National Dinghy Championships. BYC, www.barbadosyachtclub.com Public holiday in Dominica (Independence Day 9 – 13 Start of ARC+Cape Verdes from Canary Islands to St. Lucia or St. Vincent. WCC, USVI Charter Show, St. Thomas. www.vipca.org 11 – 15 St. Barth Gourmet Festival. www.saintbarth-tourisme.com 12 12 – 15 USVI Charter Show, St. Thomas. www.vipca.org FULL MOON 14 22 Nanny Cay Round Tortola Race, BVI. RBVIYC, [email protected] 28 Start of ARC from Canary Islands to St. Lucia. WCC, 30 www.worldcruising.com 30 Public holiday in Barbados (Independence Day) TBA FULL MOON TBA Mango Bowl Regatta, St. Lucia. SLYC, www.stluciayachtclub.com TBA Start of Salty Dawg Fall Rally to the Caribbean. www.saltydawgsailing.org TBA BVI Charter Yacht Show, Tortola. www.crewedyachtsbvi.com JULY 1 1 – 7 2 Fiesta del Fuego, Santiago de Cuba Public holiday in BVI (Territory Day), and in Suriname () 3 – 4 4 St. John Festival, St. John, USVI. www.stjohnfestival.org Public holiday in Curaçao (Flag Day), and in Cayman Islands (Constitution Day) 4 -5 Public holiday in Puerto Rico and USVI (Independence Day) 29 – 4 Aug Barbados Carnival ‘/Grand Kadooment’. www.visitbarbados.org 30 1 Public holiday in many places (Emancipation Day) Carriacou Children’s Education Fund Fleamarket & Auction. SEPTEMBER 2 7 12 – 13 FULL MOON Back to School Regatta, BVI. RBVIYC 16 Public holiday in Puerto Rico and USVI (Labor Day) 19 Public holiday in St. Kitts & Nevis (National Heroes’ Day) 23 Public holiday in St. Kitts & Nevis (Independence Day) OCTOBER 1 1 3 – 9 FULL MOON Public holiday in St. Lucia (Thanksgiving Day) NOVEMBER 1 Public holiday in Antigua (Independence Day) DECEMBER 4 - 6 11 – 13 Course de L’Alliance, St. Maarten, St. Barts, Anguilla. SMYC, www.smyc.com 5 5 - 6 11 St. Vincent Carnival FULL ‘Vincy MOON Mas’. www.carnivalsvg.com 12 – 18 Sumfest, Jamaica. www.reggaesumfest.com Gustavia Fete, St. Barth 14 17 – 22 St. Lucia Carnival. www.stlucia.org Public holiday in French islands (Bastille Day); yole races in 16 Martinique – 1 Aug Tobago Heritage Festival, http://tobagoheritagefestival.com 23 – 4 Aug . www.antiguacarnival.com 24 25 Public holiday in Venezuela (Simón Bolívar’s Birthday) 25 – 27 Public holiday in Cuba (National Revolutionary Festival) Public holiday in Puerto Rico (Constitution of Puerto Rico Day) 25 – 2 Aug Tour de Martinique des Yoles Rondes. yole365.com 29 31 – 3 July Carriacou Regatta. www.puregrenada.com TBA TBA Aruba Hi-Winds Kitesurf event. www.hiwindsaruba.com TBA Dominica Dive Fest. www.dominicawatersports.com TBA 8 8 - 10 Bonaire Regatta. www.infobonaire.com/event/bonaire-sailing-regatta-2 12 Public holiday in the Bahamas (National Heroes’ Day) 17 Public holiday in Puerto Rico and USVI (Columbus Day) 25 – 29 World Creole Music Festival, Roseau, Dominica. dominicafestivals.com/about-wcmf Willy T Virgin’s Cup Race, BVI. RBVIYC 25 25 Public holiday in Grenada (Thanksgiving Day) 27 Jounen Kweyol, St. Lucia. www.stlucia.org/summerfestival 31 Public holiday in St. Vincent & the Grenadines (Independence Day) TBA FULL MOON TBA Columbus Day Regatta, St. Thomas, USVI. STYC, stthomasyachtclub.org St. Lucia Arts & Heritage Fest. www.stlucia.org/en/events 13 16 - 24 Nine Mornings Festival, St. Vincent. http://discoversvg.com Public holiday in St. Lucia (National Day)

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