As Brian Major reports for TravelPulse, there is a broad variety of regattas and other sailing events across the Caribbean in spring and summer, including the St. Croix International Regatta, SVG Sailing Week in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the Bequia Easter Regatta, Antigua Sailing Week, and Traditour 2025, in Dominica and Guadeloupe. Major writes:
As befits a collection of islands blessed with year-around warm temperatures, Caribbean destinations maintain a treasured sailing tradition, as boat-making, sailing and the culture tied to seafaring are all part of the region’s past and present.
That tradition will continue throughout 2025 as countries around the Caribbean weigh anchor for a series of boat races, festivals and seagoing celebrations.
As is standard for Caribbean sailing festivals, the event will also showcase local cuisine and offer travelers opportunities for community interaction, with farewell parties and barbecues planned to accompany the week’s boat races. [. . .]
Later this spring travelers can venture south from the B.V.I. to the U.S. Virgin Islands, where the St. Croix International Regatta will take place on April 11 to 13 at the St. Croix Yacht Club. Highlighted by three days of competition across the waters of Teague Bay, the regatta will offer multiple-class sailing, from cruising yachts to “one-design” vessels, racing through the Buck Island Channel’s unmatched scenery.
[. . .] Further south, SVG Sailing Week in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is scheduled for April 13 to 21. The event will blend sailing races with cultural immersion and authentic Vincentian cuisine at local gatherings pulsating with island music.
SVG Sailing Week’s multi-island format will showcase the archipelago’s most popular natural features, from St. Vincent’s volcanic landscapes to Mayreau’s hidden beaches. Two individual regattas are planned: the Bougainvillea Cup (April 13 to 15), will navigate from the mainland through the Grenadines, with race legs to Union Island, Mayreau and Canouan.
Next, the Bequia Easter Regatta (April 16 to 21), will offer twin events: the Around Bequia Race and the Admiralty Bay Triangle. Following the racing, spectators and crew will gather to launch celebrations toasting Caribbean Sea waters.
Venturing north from SVG to the dual-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda, travelers can set sail for Antigua Sailing Week from April 26 to May 2. Held annually at Nelson’s Dockyard, Antigua’s UNESCO World Heritage site, the event will feature international yachts, racing boats and performance cruising boats. [. . .]
In other Caribbean destinations, Dominica will be the starting point for Guadeloupe’s premier traditional sailing competition, Traditour 2025, on July 4. The event will bring more than 400 sailors to Dominica to start the annual sailboat race to Guadeloupe. [. . .]
For full article, see https://www.travelpulse.com/news/destinations/sailing-events-embark-across-caribbean-waters-in-2025
[Photo above by Brian Major: “Anguilla is one of several Caribbean countries to host sailing events in 2025.”]
As Brian Major reports for TravelPulse, there is a broad variety of regattas and other sailing events across the Caribbean in spring and summer, including the St. Croix International Regatta, SVG Sailing Week in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the Bequia Easter Regatta, Antigua Sailing Week, and Traditour 2025, in Dominica and Guadeloupe. Major writes: As
