Caribbean Compass Yachting Magazine - October 2018

OCTOBER
CALENDAR
CARIBBEAN WOODS
1 Public holiday in St. Lucia (Thanksgiving Day)
8 Public holiday in the Bahamas (National Heroes’ Day),
and in Puerto Rico and USVI (Columbus Day)
10 Public holiday in Curaçao (Curaçao Day), in Suriname (Maroons Day)
and in Cuba (Independence Day)
10 - 13 Bonaire International Sailing Regatta.
www.infobonaire.com/event/bonaire-sailing-regatta
11 – 14 Grenada Dive Fest.
http://www.puregrenada.com/plan/events/pure-grenada-dive-fest
12 Public holiday in Belize (PanAmerican Day), and in Venezuela
(Indigenous Resistance Day)
12 – 14 Caribbean Sailing Association Annual Conference, Antigua.
caribbean-sailing.com/event/csa-annual-conference
15 Public holiday in Jamaica (National Heroes’ Day)
16 St. Lucia International Billfish Tournament.
www.facebook.com/slugamefishingassociation
17 Public holiday in Haiti (Anniversary of the Death of Dessalines)
20 Willy T Virgins Cup, BVI. RBVIYC, www.royalbviyc.org
21 Public holiday in BVI (St. Ursula’s Day)
24 FULL MOON
25 Public holiday in Grenada (Thanksgiving Day)
26 – 28 Discover the Caribbean Regatta, Ponce, Puerto Rico. PYFC,
www.ponceyachtandfishingclub.com
26 - 28 World Creole Music Festival, Dominica. dominicafestivals.com
27 Public holiday in St. Vincent & the Grenadines (Independence Day),
local boat races in Bequia
27 – 28 Caribbean Dinghy Championship, Antigua.
caribbean-sailing.com/sailing-development/caribbean-dinghy-championship
TBA Foxy’s Halloween Catfight (catamaran regatta), Jost Van Dyke,
https://foxysbar.com
NOVEMBER
1 Public holiday in Antigua (Independence Day) and some other places
(All Saints’ Day)
2 Public holiday in Haiti (All Souls’ Day)
2 Salty Dawg Fall Rally to the Caribbean Leaves Virginia, USA.
www.saltydawgsailing.org
3 - 4 Public holidays in Dominica (Independence Day and Community Day)
4 Barbados National Dinghy Championships. BYC,
www.barbadosyachtclub.com
5 Public holiday in Dominican Republic (Constitution Day)
5 – 9 Gulf & Caribbean Fisheries Institute annual conference,
San Andres, Colombia. www.gcfi.org/gcfi_71-conference
7 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana
(Divali, Festival of Lights)
10 – 13 USVI Charter Yacht Show. www.VIPCA.org
11 Start of ARC+Cape Verdes rally, Gran Canaria to St. Lucia
via Cape Verdes, www.worldcruising.com/arc
11 Public holiday in Puerto Rico and USVI (Veterans’ Day)
12 Public holiday in Cayman Islands (Remembrance Day)
15 Start of ARC+St. Vincent rally, Gran Canaria to St. Vincent
via Cape Verdes, www.worldcruising.com/arc
17 – 18 Discover the Caribbean Dinghy Regatta, Puerto Rico. PYFC,
www.ponceyachtandfishingclub.com
18 Public holiday in Haiti (Battle of Vertieres Day)
19 Public holiday in Belize (Garifuna Settlement Day)
21 Public holiday in Guyana (Youman Nabi)
22 Public holiday in Puerto Rico (Thanksgiving)
23 FULL MOON
24 Jolly Harbour Yacht Club Annual Regatta, Antigua. JHYC,
www.jhycantigua.com
25 Start of ARC rally, Gran Canaria to St. Lucia,
www.worldcruising.com/arc
25 Public holiday in Suriname (Independence Day)
30 Public holiday in Barbados (Independence Day)
30 – 2 Dec Mango Bowl Regatta, St. Lucia. SLYC, www.stluciayachtclub.com
30 – 2 Dec Course de l’Alliance, St. Maarten, St. Barts, Anguilla. SMYC,
www.smyc.com
TBA OCC Western Caribbean Rally. suzanne.chappell@icloud.com
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OCTOBER 2018 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 37
All information was correct to the best of our knowledge at the time this issue
of Compass went to press — but plans change,
so please contact event organizers directly for confirmation.
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