calendar of events 2015

C A R I B B E A N
C MPASS
CALENDAR
OF EVENTS 2015
APRIL
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2–6
Bequia Easter Regatta. www.begos.com/easterregatta
3
Public holiday in many places (Good Friday)
4
FULL MOON
6
Public holiday in many places (Easter Monday)
13 –18 Les Voiles de Saint-Barth. www.lesvoilesdesaintbarth.com
13 –18 Oyster Regatta BVI. www.oysteryachts.com/events/
1
Public holiday or “recovery day” in many places (New Year’s Day); Junkanoo parades in
13 – 19 Rincón International Film Festival, Puerto Rico. www.rinconfilm.com
The Bahamas; SSCA New Year’s Day Gam in Trinidad, www.ssca.org
15 – 21 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta. www.antiguaclassics.com
1–4
St. Kitts & Nevis Carnival. www.stkittsneviscarnival.com
19
Massy Stores Dinghy Regatta, Barbados. BYC
1–4
Crucian Christmas Festival, St. Croix. www.stcroixtourism.com/christmas_festival.htm
19
Public holiday in Venezuela (Signing of the Act of Venezuelan Independence)
2
Public holiday in Cuba (Victory of Armed Forces Day) and Haiti (Founding Fathers’ Day)
19 – 21 Marina ZarPar Regatta, Boca Chica, Dominican Republic. http://marinazarpar.com
3–5
Public holiday in Guyana (The Prophet’s Birthday)
22
International Earth Day
4
FULL MOON
24
Guadeloupe to Antigua Race. www.sailingweek.com
6
Public holiday in some places (Three Kings Day/Epiphany)
25
Yachting World magazine Round Antigua Race. www.sailingweek.com
7
Start of Panerai Transat Classique Race, Lanzarote to Martinique. www.paneraitransatclassique.com
25 – 30 St. Barth Film Festival. www.stbarthff.org
9 – 25
St. Barts Music Festival. www.stbartsmusicfestival.org
26 – 1 May Antigua Sailing Week. www.sailingweek.com
10
Public holiday in the Bahamas (Majority Rule Day)
27
Public holiday in Curaçao (King’s Birthday)
12
Public holiday in Puerto Rico (Eugenio María de Hostos Day)
Public holiday in Barbados (National Heroes’ Day)
15 – 18 Caribbean Laser Midwinter Regatta, Cabarete, Dominican Republic. www.caribwind.com
16 – 24 Mount Gay Rum Round Barbados Race Series. www.mountgayrumroundbarbadosrace.com
17
Around Antigua Race. AYC
17 – 18 San Sebastian Vela Cup, San Juan, Puerto Rico. [email protected]
19
Public holiday in Puerto Rico and USVI (Martin Luther King Day)
21
Public holiday in Barbados (Errol Barrow Day) and the Dominican Republic (Our Lady of Altagracia)
WILFRED DEDERER
JANUARY
21 – 4 Feb Mustique Blues Festival. www.discoversvg.com/index.php/en/mustique/events
22 – 25 Bequia Mount Gay Music Fest. www.bequiatourism.com/bequiamusicfest
24 - 25 Interlux Regatta, St. Maarten. SMYC
24 - 25 Martin Luther King Regatta, St. Thomas, USVI. STYC
25
Public holiday in Aruba (GF Croes Day)
26
Public holiday in the Cayman Islands (National Heroes’ Day) and the Dominican Republic (Duarte Day)
29 – 31 Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, Montego Bay. http://jamaicajazzandblues.com
29 – 1 Feb SuperYacht Challenge Antigua. http://thesuperyachtchallenge.com
29 – 1 Feb St. Barth Fun Cup
29 – 3 Feb Grenada Sailing Week (yachts). http://grenadasailingweek.com
31
Puerto Rico Dragon Boat Festival. Ponce, Puerto Rico. www.puertoricodragonboat.com
31 – 1 Feb Grenada Sailing Festival (workboats). www.grenadasailingfestival.com
31 – 1 Feb Cruising Outpost cruisers’ party, Road Town, Tortola. www.cruisingoutpost.com
FEBRUARY
1–8
Antigua Dragon Yacht Club Challenge. www.harmonyhallantigua.com/yacht-club
2
World Wetlands Day. www.ramsar.org
3
FULL MOON
6–8
Club Náutico de San Juan Int’l Regatta, Puerto Rico. CNSJ
28
7
Public holiday in Grenada (39th Anniversary of Independence)
30 – 3 May West Indies Regatta, St. Barth. westindiesregatta.com
7–8
Cruising Outpost magazine cruisers’ party, St. Maarten. www.cruisingoutpost.com
30 – 10 May 24th St. Lucia Jazz Festival. www.stluciajazz.org
8
Sailors’ & Landlubbers’ Auction, Bequia. www.bequiasunshineschool.org
TBA
Tobago Jazz Experience. www.tobagojazzexperience.com
13 – 15 Round Martinique Carnival Regatta. www.theroundmartinique.com
TBA
St. Barth Film Festival. www.stbarthff.org
13 – 17 25th Semaine Nautique Internationale de Schoelcher, Martinique.
TBA
Carriacou Maroon & String Band Music Festival. www.carriacoumaroon.com
www.cnschoelcher.net/regates/24eme-semaine-nautique
14 – 15 Jolly Harbour Valentine’s Regatta, Antigua. JHYC
MAY
15 – 22 Holetown Festival, Barbados. www.holetownfestivalbarbados.org/background.html
1
Public holiday in many places (Labor Day)
16
1–3
Sail Aruba. www.sailaruba.com
Public holiday in Puerto Rico and USVI (Presidents’ Day)
16 – 17 Carnival Monday and Tuesday in most Dutch and French islands, Haiti, Puerto Rico,
2
Dockyard Day, Antigua. www.sailingweek.com
Dominica, Carriacou, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela and other places
3
FULL MOON
Public holiday in many places (Ash Wednesday)
4
Public holiday in St. Kitts & Nevis (Labour Day)
21 – 22 VIODA Champs, St. Thomas, USVI. STYC
5
Public holiday in Guyana (Indian Arrival Day)
22
18
Public holiday in St. Lucia (Independence Day)
8
Public holiday in St. Barts (Victory Day)
22 – 24 Cruzan Open Regatta
8 – 10
Anguilla Regatta. www.anguillaregatta.com
23
Start of RORC Caribbean 600 race, Antigua. http://caribbean600.rorc.org
8 – 10
Booby Island Regatta, Nevis. www.boobyislandregatta.com
23
Public holiday in Guyana (Republic Day)
8 – 17
Grenada Chocolate Festival. www.chocolate.truebluebay.com
26 – 28 Cayman Islands Festival of the Arts. www.artscayman.org/cayfest
9
Start of ARC USA rally from Tortola, BVI to Virginia and Florida. www.worldcruising.com
TBA
9
Start of ARC Europe rally from Tortola, BVI to Portugal. www.worldcruising.com
13
Combat de Coques Regatta, Ste. Anne, Martinique. CNM
MARCH
14
Public holiday in some places (Ascension Day)
2
Public holiday in BVI (Anniversary of HL Stoutt’s birthday)
16 – 17 BVI Dinghy Championships. RBVIYC
3
Public holiday in Anguilla (James Ronald Webster Day)
18
3–7
Rolex Swan Cup, Virgin Gorda. www.nautorswan.com
22 – 25 Barbuda Caribana. www.antiguanice.com
5
Gill Commodore’s Cup. www.heinekenregatta.com
23 – 25 Foxy’s Wooden Boat Regatta, Jost Van Dyke. www.foxysbar.com/woodenboatregatta
5
FULL MOON
23 - 25 Transcanal Beach Cat Race, Martinique to St. Lucia.
5
Public holiday in Guyana and Suriname (Phagwah)
5–8
35th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta. www.heinekenregatta.com
25
Public holiday in some places (Whit Monday)
6–8
Abordo magazine regatta, Samaná, Dominican Republic. http://www.puertobahiasamana.com
26
Public holiday in Guyana (Independence Day) and Belize (Sovereign’s Day celebrated)
8
International Women’s Day
29 – 31 Puerto Rico Heineken Int’l Regatta. www.heinekenregattapr.com
8 – 17
St. Patrick’s Festival, Montserrat. www.visitmontserrat.com/st_patricks_festival
30
9
Public holiday in BVI (Commonwealth Day) and Belize (Baron Bliss Day)
Tobago Carnival Regatta
11 – 14 Caribbean Superyacht Rendezvous, Virgin Gorda, BVI.
www.loropianasuperyachtregattaandrendezvous.com
Public holiday in Haiti (Flag Day) and the Cayman Islands (Discovery Day)
www.clubnautiquedumarin.com
Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Indian Arrival Day), Anguilla (Anguilla Day), Haiti
(Mothers’ Day), and many other places (Corpus Christi)
TBA
St. Barts Salsa Festival, St. Barts Theatre Festival
TBA
Martinique Yole Festival, Ste. Anne, Martinique. http://yoles-rondes.net
11 – 15 Triskell Cup Regatta, Guadeloupe. www.triskellcup.com
TBA
Canouan Regatta
11 – 15 Caribbean Fine Art Fair, Barbados. www.cafafair.com
TBA
Petite Martinique Regatta
13 – 15 Puerto Bahia Dinghy Regatta. http://www.puertobahiasamana.com
TBA
Mayreau Regatta
13 – 16 Annual Dark & Stormy Regatta, Anegada, BVI. WEYC
14
Public holiday in St. Vincent & the Grenadines (National Heroes’ Day)
JUNE
15
Public holiday in St. Barts (Mi-Careme)
2
FULL MOON
17
Public holiday in Montserrat (St. Patrick’s Day); St. Patrick’s Day Festival, Grenada
5
World Environment Day
18 – 22 5th Annual SMILE Boat Show, Marin, Martinique. http://www.otmarin.com
7
Public holiday in the Bahamas (Labour Day)
19 – 22 St. Barths Bucket Regatta. www.bucketregattas.com
15
Public holiday in BVI, Cayman Islands and Anguilla (Sovereign’s Birthday)
20
19
Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Labour Day)
Vernal Equinox
20 – 22 Samaná Spring Dinghy Regatta, Dominican Republic. http://www.puertobahiasamana.com
19 – 21 International Optimist Regatta, St. Thomas. STYC
25 – 29 Curaçao International Film Festival. www.curacaoiffr.com
19 – 21 Heineken Regatta Curaçao. www.heinekenregattacuracao.com
26 – 29 Puerto Rico Heineken Jazz Fest. http://prheinekenjazz.com
20
Summer Solstice
27 – 29 St. Thomas International Regatta, USVI. www.stthomasinternationalregatta.com
21
Fête de la Musique, St. Barts. www.stbarth-tourisme.com
28 – 29 Antigua Laser Open, AYC
24
Public holiday in Venezuela (Battle of Carabobo)
30
Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Spiritual Baptist “Shouter” Liberation Day)
29
Fisherman’s Birthday. Local boat racing in many communities
30 – 5 April BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival, Tortola. www.bvispringregatta.org
30
Public holiday in the BVI (Territory Day)
TBA
TBA
St. Lucia Dinghy Championships. SLYC
Caribbean Arts & Crafts Festival, Tortola, BVI. [email protected]
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C A R I B B E A N
C MPASS
CALENDAR
OF EVENTS 2015
JULY
26
Public holiday in many places (Boxing Day)
FULL MOON
26 – 27 Dominica Christmas Regatta. [email protected]
2
Public holiday in Curaçao (Flag Day)
31
Nelson’s Pursuit Race, Antigua. AYC
5
Public holiday in Venezuela (Independence Day)
31
Public holiday in Montserrat (Festival Day)
6
Public holiday in the Cayman Islands (Constitution Day)
31
New Year’s Eve/Old Year’s Night. Fireworks in many places, including Trellis Bay, Tortola;
7
Public holiday in CARICOM countries (CARICOM Day)
Admiralty Bay, Bequia; Kralendijk, Bonaire; and Fort-de-France, Martinique.
10
Public holiday in the Bahamas (Independence Day)
Public holiday in Montserrat; half-day holiday in Curaçao
12 – 18 Reggae Sumfest, Jamaica. www.reggaesumfest.com
14
Public holiday in French islands (Bastille Day); yole races in Martinique. http://yoles-rondes.net
16 – 1 Aug Tobago Heritage Festival. http://tobagoheritagefestival.com
18
Public holiday in Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago (Eid al-Fitr, end of Ramadan)
WILFRED DEDERER
1
18 – 19 Chief Minister’s Cup International Youth Regatta, Tortola, BVI
24
Public holiday in Venezuela (Simón Bolívar’s Birthday)
25 – 4 Aug Antigua Carnival
26 – 2 Aug Around Martinique Yoles Rondes race. http://yoles-rondes.net
29
Annual Pre-Regatta Cruisers’ Potluck Barbecue and Raffle, Carriacou.
www.carriacouchildrenseducationfund.org
30
Annual Carriacou Children’s Education Fund Auction. www.carriacouchildrenseducationfund.org
31
FULL MOON
31 – 2 Aug Bonaire Jazz Festival. www.bonairejazz.com
TBA
Aruba Hi-Winds Kitesurf event. www.hiwindsaruba.com
AUGUST
1
Public holiday in many places (Emancipation Day) and Jamaica (Independence Day)
3–4
Public holidays in Antigua & Barbuda (Carnival)
4–6
Public holiday in BVI (Emancipation Festival)
8
Public holiday in Anguilla (Constitution Day)
14 – 16 Aruba International Regatta. http://aruba-regatta.com
24
Festival of St. Barthelemy. Ceremonies, regattas, public ball, fireworks
25
St. Louis Festival, Corossol, St. Barts. Fishing contests, regattas, public ball, and fireworks
29
FULL MOON
31
Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Independence Day)
TBA
Carriacou Regatta Festival
TBA
Carib Great Race (powerboats) from Trinidad to Tobago
SEPTEMBER
6
Public holiday in Bonaire (Bonaire Day)
10
Public holiday in Belize (St. George’s Caye Day)
11 – 12 Columbus Day Regatta, St. Thomas. USVI. STYC
16
Public holiday in St. Kitts & Nevis (National Heroes’ Day)
19
Public holiday in St. Kitts & Nevis (Independence Day)
21
Public holiday in Belize (Independence Day)
22
Autumnal Equinox
24
Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Republic Day)
27
FULL MOON
OCTOBER
2–3
Caribbean Sea Jazz festival, Aruba. http://www.carnifest.com/events
3
Public holiday in St. Lucia (Thanksgiving Day)
10
Public holiday in Curaçao (Curaçao Day)
12
Public holiday in the Bahamas (National Heroes’ Day) and Venezuela (Indigenous Resistance Day)
13
Public holiday in Belize (Pan American Day)
17
Public holiday in Haiti (Anniversary of the Death of Dessalines)
19
Public holiday in BVI (St. Ursula’s Day)
24
Public holiday in Jamaica (National Heroes’ Day)
25
Foxy’s Halloween Catfight (catamaran regatta), Jost Van Dyke. www.foxysbar.com/halloweencatfight
25
Public holiday in Grenada (Thanksgiving Day)
AYC: Antigua Yacht Club, tel (268) 460-1799, [email protected], www.antiguayachtclub.com
27
FULL MOON
BCC: Barbados Cruising Club, tel (246) 426-4434, [email protected],
27
Public holiday in St. Vincent & the Grenadines (Independence Day)
TBA
Bonaire International Sailing Regatta. www.bonaireregatta.org
TBA
World Creole Music Festival, Dominica. www.wcmfdominica.com
NOVEMBER
CARIBBEAN YACHT AND SAILING CLUBS
www.barbadoscruisingclub.org
BEYC: Bitter End Yacht Club (Virgin Gorda), tel (312) 506-6205,b [email protected], www.beyc.com
BSA: Barbados Sailing Association, www.sailbarbados.com
BSC: Bequia Sailing Club, tel (784) 457-3649, [email protected], www.begos.com/easterregatta
BYC: Barbados Yacht Club, (246) 427-1125, [email protected], www.barbadosyachtclub.com
1
Public holiday in Antigua (Independence Day) and some other places (All Saints’ Day)
2
Public holiday in Haiti (All Souls’ Day)
3
Public holiday in Dominica (Independence Day)
[email protected], www.hemingwayyachtclub.org
8
Start of Caribbean 1500 and ARC Bahamas rallies from Virginia, USA to Tortola BVI
CNN: Club Nautique Le Neptune, Martinique, tel (596) 51 73 24, [email protected], www.facebook.
CNIH: Club Náutico Intl. Hemingway (Hemingway International Yacht Club, Cuba), tel (537) 204-6653,
and Abacos, Bahamas. www.worldcruising.com/carib1500
com/ClubNautiqueLeNeptune
9
Public holiday in the Cayman Islands (Remembrance Day)
CNM: Club Nautique du Marin (Martinique). tel (596) 749 248, [email protected],
11
Public holiday in French islands (Remembrance Day)
www.clubnautiquedumarin.com
13 – 15 St. Croix International Regatta. SCYC
CNSJ: Club Náutico de San Juan. Tel (787) 722-0177, [email protected], www.nauticodesanjuan.com
18
Public holiday in Haiti (Battle of Vertieres Day)
CSA: Caribbean Sailing Association. www.caribbeanracing.com
19
Public holiday in Belize (Garifuna Settlement Day) and Cayman Islands (Remembrance Day)
GYC: Grenada Yacht Club, tel (473) 440-6826, [email protected], www.grenadayachtclub.com
21 – 22 Jolly Harbour Yacht Club Annual Regatta. JHYC
23
Public holiday in Montserrat (Liberation Day)
24 – 29 RC44 BVI Regatta, Virgin Gorda. www.yccs.it/marina
25
FULL MOON
25
Public holiday in Suriname (Republic Day)
27 – 29 Mango Bowl Regatta, St. Lucia. SLYC
JHYC: Jolly Harbour Yacht Club, Antigua. tel (268) 770-6172, [email protected], www.jhycantigua.com
PCYC: Petite Calivigny Yacht Club, Grenada, [email protected], www.pcycgrenada.com
RBVIYC: Royal British Virgin Islands Yacht Club, tel (284) 494-3286, [email protected], www.royalbviyc.org
SBYC: St. Barth Yacht Club, tel (590) 277 041, [email protected], http://stbarthyachtclub.com
SCYC: St. Croix Yacht Club, tel (340) 773-9531, [email protected], www.stcroixyc.com
27 – 29 Course de L’Alliance, St. Maarten, St. Barts, Anguilla. SMYC
SLYC: St. Lucia Yacht Club, tel (758) 452-8350, [email protected], www.stluciayachtclub.com
28
Start of RORC Transatlantic Race, Canary Islands to Grenada. http://rorctransatlantic.rorc.org
SMYC: St. Maarten Yacht Club, tel (599) 544-2075, [email protected], www.smyc.com
30
Public holiday in Barbados (Independence Day)
STYC: St. Thomas Yacht Club, tel (340) 775-6320, [email protected], www.styc.net
TBA
Start of ARC+ rally, Gran Canaria to St. Lucia via Cape Verdes. www.worldcruising.com/arc
SYR: Société des Yoles Rondes (Martinique), tel (0596) 614 850, [email protected], www.yoles-rondes.org
TBA
Start of ARC rally, Gran Canaria to St. Lucia www.worldcruising.com/arc
TTSA: Trinidad & Tobago Sailing Assn., tel (868) 634-4210, [email protected], www.facebook.com/pages/
TTSA-Trinidad-Tobago-Sailing-Association
DECEMBER
WEYC: West End Yacht Club, Tortola, BVI, tel (284) 496-8685, [email protected]
4–6
Carlos Aguilar Memorial Match Race, St. Thomas, USVI. STYC
YCM: Yacht Club de la Martinique, http://yacht-club-martinique.com
4 – 10
Antigua Charter Yacht Show. www.antiguayachtshow.com
6
Start of Christmas Caribbean Rally, Canary Islands to Antigua. www.sailingrallies.com
9
Public holiday in Antigua & Barbuda (National Heroes’ Day)
13
Public holiday in St. Lucia (National Day)
15
Public holiday in Bonaire (Kingdom Day)
16 - 24 Nine Mornings Festival, St. Vincent. http://discoversvg.com
19
Public holiday in Anguilla (National Heroes’ Day)
21
Winter Solstice
25
FULL MOON
25
Public holiday in many places (Christmas Day)
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NOTES
• This is by no means a complete list. Stay tuned to Caribbean Compass each month for news of more
events as the year progresses.
All information was correct to the best of our knowledge at the time this issue of Compass 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 if a fixed holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday.
• Many thanks to all who made their schedules of events available for this calendar. 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].