St. Maarten / St. Martin Sailing Blog

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!

Simpson Bay Beach St Maarten

September 4, 2024

Sunsail tips Simpson Bay Beach as Best Caribbean Beach

  Yacht Charter Company Sunsail tipped its sailor customers last month to drop anchor at Simpson Bay Beach, as the regional catamaran rental company created a listing of best beaches of the Caribbean.     We can wholly imagine the

Renegades Catamaran Up Close SXM

August 31, 2024

Book a cruise, or a private Catamaran Charter? Saturday Evening Posts Bill Newcott Explores on St. Martin

(Picture Courtesy of Renegades)   As an archipelago of islands, the Caribbean has many ways to explore the beauty it offers. For the stayover visitor, there is the opportunity to do excursions on land or embark on short sailing and motorboat tours.

Aerial view of Icon of the Seas

August 27, 2024

Today in the St. Maarten Cruise Port: Icon of the Seas

Cruise Port St. Maarten report: Icon of the Seas   In our weekly review of special ships docking in the Philipsburg St. Maarten cruise port today, we chose to highlight the largest cruise ship in the world, the Icon of

August 26, 2024

IGY Opens New Reception Amenities in Simpson Bay Marina

  As many visitors know, St. Maarten is one of the most important yachting clubs of the Caribbean. Epicenter of the industry is the natural Simpson Bay Lagoon, home to many marinas, rigging, provision and other nautical companies. Its yachting

People riding jetski's on the turquoise waters of St Maarten / St Martin

August 14, 2024

Best St. Maarten Beaches for Watersports

    St. Maarten is a famed watersports mecca, both for sailing and many other activities on the water. Though the island is especially known for famed yearly watersports events like the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta and the Caribbean Multihull