St. Maarten has one of the most active sailing communities of the Caribbean. Sailing charters or tours can be booked here year round, but many sail in with their own ship. Around the Simpson Bay Lagoon, one finds a variety of marinas, services and restaurants with dinghy harbors for hungry and thirsty sailors. Most famous are St. Maarten sailing events like the annual Heineken Regatta and the Caribbean Multihull Challenge. Let us keep you in the loop with this blog!
March 18, 2024
Out of the many things to do on St. Maarten / St. Martin, this week we highlight the Pyratz Gourmet Sailing Pyratz Gourmet Sailing offers day & overnight cruises to discover the islands of Sint Maarten, Anguilla & St Barth – combining Gastronomy,
March 14, 2024
Superyachts seen in Dock St Maarten Marina: The 88-metre Samsara built in 2015, The 72,6-metre Quantum of Solace built in 2012, The 55-metre Laurentia built in 2017 and some more impressive yachts have been seen last month. Click here
March 7, 2024
March 6, 2024 – Simpson Bay – The 44th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta has concluded – the Regatta Village is broken down, visitors have packed up and checked out, and some boats have taken their final journey out of the
March 4, 2024
Out of the many things to do on St. Maarten / St. Martin, this week we highlight Eagle Tours. Explore the island with fast, comfortable, sailing catamarans Quality Time, Too Rhum Punch, Seaduction, Tropical Time, and our upmarket luxury power cat,
March 3, 2024
March 4, 2024 – Simpson Bay – The grand finale of the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta was easily one of the best ones yet, with picture-perfect race conditions for every fleet. Race Committee was committed to providing a great variety
March 2, 2024
March 2, 2024 – Simpson Bay – The third day of the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta was the breeziest day yet, with force 6 winds experienced through most of the day. But as the teams began running sequence, not a
March 2, 2024
March 1, 2024 – Simpson Bay – Day two of the 44th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta took most of the fleet on a full circumnavigation of St. Maarten/St. Martin on the iconic Around the Island Race! The most tactful teams
March 1, 2024
February 29, 2024 – Simpson Bay – The 44th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta started off with a bang with full sails up and full energy turned ON! Over 110 boats took to the startlines – split between two committee boats
February 29, 2024
PORT ST. MAARTEN – The Simpson Bay Lagoon Authority (SLAC) would like to advise motorists in connection with the 44th edition of the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta activities that begun on February 29 to March 3, in addition to the
February 29, 2024
The 44th edition of the Heineken Regatta has started today. From now on it is 4 days of world class racing and “Serious Fun!”. The races will start between 9:30-10:25 a.m. every day and they can be followed at
