The second annual Budget Marine Match Racing Cup will once again take place two days before the start of the 30th edition of the Sint Maarten Heineken Regatta. This event will give top racers a chance to collect some of the $10,000 usd in prize money just before they sail in the what has become the Caribbean’s leading fleet regatta.. Last year’s inaugural event saw Peter Holmberg of the US Virgin Islands give a demonstration of truly professional match racing in heavy breeze during the one day event.

Organizers are targeting an 8 team invite roster for the event and looking for a wide geographical spread of sailors. The teams need to consist of three persons per team including the helmsman. A strong umpiring staff will ensure that the event is run at a high standard. The event will take place in the Simpson Bay lagoon.

The event precedes the Sint Maarten Heineken Regatta which has for many years had the largest entry of Caribbean Regattas. The main event is preceded by a warm up regatta for Spinnaker boats called the Commodores Cup. The timetable is arranged so that participants in the match racing have ample time to train on the fleet racing boats that they may wish to sail on in the main event.


Anyone who is an accomplished match racer, male or female and who would like to enjoy match and fleet racing, win a pile of dollars and enjoy some of the finest regatta parties in the Caribbean should mail the regatta office at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and submit their sailing CV for consideration. The cost of participation is low but in order to avoid no shows a deposit of $500 usd is required to confirm the slot. Indications are that the Caribbean Regatta season will once again see a good representation of larger visiting boats and opportunities for good sailors to enjoy the outstanding sailing of the region in 2010.

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NOTICE

NOTICE OF MATCH RACE IN THE SIMPSON BAY LAGOON

TUESDAY MARCH 2ND , 2010.
DEAR GUESTS, APPROVAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY ST.MAARTEN PORTS AUTHORITY AND THE SIMPSON BAY LAGOON AUTHORITY TO HOLD RACES THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON MARCH 2ND . RACES WILL BE DISCONTINUED WHEN THERE IS BRIDGE TRAFFIC.THERE WILL BE A RACE COMMITTEE ON SCENE TO WARN THE BOATS SHOULD THERE BE A NEED TO.
WE THEREFORE ASK THAT YOU ANCHOR CLEAR OF THE GENERAL AREA ILLUSTRATED ON THE CHART. YOU WILL BE ADVISED IF YOU ARE ANCHORED ON THE CIRCUIT BY LAGOON AUTHORITY PERSONELL AND ARE REQUESTED TO MOVE WHEN ASKED. BOATS WITH PERMANENT MOORINGS THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN APPROACHED NEED NOT MOVE . YOU WILL BE CONTACTED IN CASE YOU HAVE TO. THANK YOU.

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