Caribbean
Compass
JANUARY 2009
1 New Year’s Day. Public holiday or “recovery day” in many places. Junkanoo parade and food festival in Abaco, Bahamas
2 Victory of Armed Forces Day. Public holiday in Cuba
2 Ancestors Day. Public holiday in Haiti
2 Carnival Day. Public holiday in St Kitts & Nevis
2 - 3 St. Croix Christmas Festival Parades. www.stxfestival.com
6 Three Kings Day. Public holiday in many places
8 – 22 St. Barts Music Festival. www.stbartsmusicfestival.org
11 FULL MOON
12 Eugenio María de Hostos Day. Public holiday in Puerto Rico
12 – 18 16th Barbados Jazz Festival. www.barbadosjazzfestival.com
14 – 17 Carriacou Sailing Series. www.sailingcarriacou.com
15 – 18 Food and Rum Festival, St. Lucia. www.foodandrumfestival.com
16 - 18 7th Caribbean Laser Midwinter Regatta, Cabarete, Dominican Republic. www.caribwind.com/ltc
19 Martin Luther King Day. Public holiday in Puerto Rico and USVI
20 – 21 Spanish Water Lagoon Regatta, Curaçao. www.cyc2009.org
20 - 23 40th Annual Spice Island Billfish Tournament, Grenada. www.sibtgrenada.com
21 Errol Barrow Day. Public holiday in Barbados
21 Our Lady of Altagracia. Public holiday in the Dominican Republic
21 – 4 Feb 14th Annual Mustique Blues Festival. www.basilsbar.com
22 – 24 Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival, Montego Bay. www.airjamaicajazzandblues.com
22 - 25 St. Maarten-St. Martin Classic Yacht Regatta. www.ClassicRegatta.com
22 - 25 Bequia Music Fest. www.bequiatourism.com/bequiamusicfest
24 - 25 Around Antigua Race, www.antiguayachtclub.com
25 G.F. Core’s Day. Public holiday in Aruba
26 National Heroes Day. Public holiday in Cayman Islands
26 Duarte’s Birthday. Public holiday in the Dominican Republic
30 - 31 Abaco Art Festival, Marsh Harbour, Bahamas. (242)-367-2158
30 – 3 Feb Port Louis Grenada Sailing Festival. www.grenadasailingfestival.com
31 – 1 Feb Anguilla Dinghy Regatta. aysc@sailanguilla.com
TBA Around Barbados Race. www.sailbarbados.com
FEBRUARY
2 World Wetlands Day
6 Pineapple Cup Race, Montego Bay, Jamaica. www.montegobayrace.com
7 Independence Day. Public holiday in Grenada
7 – 8 Necol One-Design Regatta, St. Maarten. www.smyc.com
8 - 17 Havana International Jazz Festival, Cuba. www.jazzcuba.com
9 FULL MOON
10 – 14 Tobago Carnival Regatta. www.sailweek.com
12 - 15 8th International Club Náutico de San Juan Regatta, Puerto Rico. www.nauticodesanjuan.com
13 –15 Budget Marine Valentines Regatta, Antigua. www.jhycantigua.com
14 Sunshine School Fundraising Auction, Bequia, nicola@begos.com
14 Man-o-War Cay Craft Fair, Bahamas. (242)-365-6049
14 - 16 31st Annual Sweethearts of the Caribbean and 27th Annual Classic Yacht Regatta, Tortola. www.weyc.net
14 - 24 La Route du Carnival rally, Martinique to Trinidad. www.transcaraibes.com
16 Presidents’ Day. Public holiday in Puerto Rico and USVI
19 - 22 Grenada Classic Yacht Regatta. www.grenadaclassicregatta.com
20 - 22 16th St. Croix International Regatta (first regatta of CORT). www.stcroixyc.com
20 – 22 6th Annual Optimist Valentine Regatta, St. Croix. www.stcroixyc.com
20 – 22 Sir John Compton Memorial Trophy and Diamond Dash Race, St. Lucia to Martinique and back. www.stluciayachtclub.com
20 - 24 20th Semaine Nautique Schoelcher, Martinique. www.optiworld.org/09norMartinique.pdf
22 Independence Day. Public holiday in St. Lucia.
23 - 24 Carnival Monday and Tuesday in most Dutch and French islands, Puerto Rico, Dominica, Carriacou, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, and other places
23 – 27 RORC Caribbean Offshore Race, www.antiguayachtclub.com
25 Ash Wednesday. Public holiday in Cayman Islands
27 Independence Day. Public holiday in the Dominican Republic
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.
If you would like a nautical or tourism event listed FREE in our monthly calendar,
please send the name and date(s) of the event and the name
and contact information of the organizing body to
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