It is time again for the St. Barths Bucket Regatta, and this year is the 25th year for the St. Barths Bucket, and so is the 25th Anniversary Regatta year for this prestigious event which marks a yearlong celebration for the St. Barths and Newport Bucket Regattas. The St. Barths Bucket kicks off this year with the Captain’s Meeting at 1700 on March 24, for race information, followed by an Owner’s Reception. And then three days of super sailing yacht racing continues for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, culminating in the Awards Ceremony on Sunday, March 27 at 1830.
Each day of racing has a first gun at 1100, with different race courses set. At the end of the day is a daily award ceremony, with the overall awards presented on Sunday evening. At the end of each day’s racing it is off for fun on the docks for evening Bucket events each night. This year, as with almost every year, the St. Barths Bucket is fully subscribed with race entries, which, for this year, the 25th Anniversary, are as follows:
Les Elegantes des Mers
Yacht Name – Builder – LOA
Elena of London – Marin Luxur – 55m
Marie – Vitters Shipyard – 55m
Meteor – Royal Huisman – 51m
Christopher – Pendennis Shipyard – 46m
Windrose – Holland Jachtbouw – 46m
Rebecca – Pendennis Shipyard – 42m
This Is Us – Holland Jachtbouw – 41m
Gloria – Jongert & Lowland – 38m
Gaia – Spirit Yachts – 31m
Bequia – Brooklin Boatyard – 27m
White Wings – Brooklin Boatyard – 23m
Les Grandes Dames des Mers
Yacht Name – Builder – LOA
Maltese Falcon – Perini Navi – 88m
Ethereal – Royal Huisman – 58m
Twizzle – Royal Huisman – 57m
Parsifal III – Perini Navi – 54m
Klosters – Perini Navi – 47m
Antara – Perini Navi – 46m
Helios II – Perini Navi – 45m
Drumbeg – Vitters Shipyard – 42m
William Tai – Royal Huisman – 41m
Genevieve – Alloy Yachts – 38m
Axia – Palmer Johnson – 37m
Blue Too – Alloy Yachts – 34m
Paraiso – Alloy Yachts – 32m
Les Gazelles des Mers
Yacht Name – Builder – LOA
Mirabella V – VT Shipbuilding – 75m
Kokomo – Alloy Yachts – 58m
Hyperion – Royal Huisman – 47m
Lady B – Vitters Shipyard – 44m
Hanuman – Royal Huisman – 42m
Ranger – Danish Yachts – 41m
P2 – Perini Navi – 38m
Moonbird – Fitzroy – 37m
Sojana – Greene – 35m
Song of the Sea – Nautor Swan – 34m
Marama – Preslec – 31m
Leopard – McConaghy – 30m
Varsovie – Nautor Swan – 30m
Virago – Nautor Swan – 30m
Zefiro – Southern Wind – 30m
Symmetry – Yachting Dev, NZ -29m
This year for the 25th Anniversary of the Bucket Regatta, the fun continues this summer with the Newport Bucket, with a kickoff party in Martha’s Vineyard on August 25, a race from Martha’s Vineyard to Newport on August 26 followed by the Newport Bucket August 26 – 28, 2011.
