ST MAARTEN HEINEKEN REGATTA: WOMEN RUN THE SHOW AT THE ST MAARTEN HEINEKEN REGATTA

 
12 January 2023 – Simpson Bay, St. Maarten —  According to the Maritime Institute of Technology, women comprise only 2% of the 1.2 million sailors worldwide. Yet the racing scene in the Caribbean appears to buck that trend both on the racing circuit and in the organizational teams running events.
 
Regatta Director Michele Korteweg has been involved with the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta for the last decade, starting in 2009 as an intern. Now in addition to overseeing the whole event, she is also the President of the Caribbean Sailing Association, which represents and connects all Caribbean racing events, many of which are also managed by women.
 
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