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!

September 12, 2022

SXM TALKS: SINT MAARTEN YACHT CLUB STARTS ITS PRIMARY SCHOOL SAILING PROGRAM WITH FIVE SCHOOLS

SINT MAARTEN (SIMPSON BAY) – After a great sailing season for the Sint Maarten Yacht Club from September ’21 till June ’22, including the ‘After School Sailing Program’ and two schools participating in the ‘Primary School Sailing Program’, the Sint

Barts Bash

September 9, 2022

TOMORROW BART’S BASH INTERNATIONAL FUNDRAISER REGATTA AT ST MAARTEN YACHT CLUB!

Bart’s Bash is an global sailing race taking place at 100s of venues, with 1000s of sailors in 100s of different classes of boats around the world. The event was founded in 2014 and verified by Guinness World Records as

world cruising club

September 9, 2022

WORLD CRUISING CLUB: ENTRIES NOW OPEN FOR WEST TO EAST TRANSAT KICK OFF IN ST MAARTEN – MAY 2023

Our Caribbean to Europe route – ARC Europe – has been running almost as long as the original ARC, helping get cruisers from West to East across the Atlantic. It kicks off from Sint Maarten in the Caribbean Leeward Islands

Pubquiz St Maarten Yacht Club

September 5, 2022

TOMORROW PUBQUIZ AT ST MAARTEN YACHT CLUB

During the season (September – June), the St Maarten Yacht Club is hosting a pubquiz every first Tuesday of the month. The pubquiz starts at 7:30 PM at the SMYC Bar/Restaurant.   Sign up by sending an email to assistant@smyc.com

August 11, 2022

SMYC: 135 KIDS HAD FUN IN THE SUN AT THE SINT MAARTEN YACHT CLUB SUMMER CAMP SPONSORED BY SOLSTICE

SUMMER CAMP AT ITS FINEST     The kids of St Maarten recently enjoyed six weeks of sailing fun. The summer camp sponsored by Solstice provided the opportunity for several underprivileged youth to enjoy the many watersport activities the island