MAY
1 Public holiday in many places (Labour Day)
1 – 10 (TBC) St. Lucia Jazz Festival. https://www.stlucia.org
2 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Eid ul-Fitr, end of Ramadan), and St. Maarten (Labor Day)
2 – 3 St. Maarten Carnival. https://www.facebook.com/sxmcarnival
5 Point Fortin Borough Day, Point Fortin, Trinidad
7 Start of ARC Europe rally from Tortola to Portugal via Bermuda. https://www.worldcruising.com/arc_europe
7 Start of ARC USA rally from Tortola to Virginia or Florida. https://www.worldcruising.com/arc_usa
10 Start of Salty Dawg Spring Rally to the US from Virgin Gorda, BVI. https://www.saltydawgsailing.org
13 – 14 BVI Spring Charter Show. https://www.crewedyachtsbvi.com/charter-yacht-shows
13 – 15 BVI Dinghy Championships, Tortola. https://www.royalbviyc.org
13 – 15 St. Thomas Yacht Club Invitational Regatta. https://stthomasyachtclub.org
14 (TBC) Anguilla Regatta. https://www.smyc.com
16 FULL MOON
16 Public holiday in the Cayman Islands (Discovery Day)
16 – 20 Windward 500 Races. [email protected]
24 – 29 Soul Beach Music Festival Aruba https://soulbeach.net/2023/
26 Public holiday in Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao and St. Maarten (Ascension Day)
28 – 29 Foxy’s Wooden Boat Regatta, Jost Van Dyke, BVI. https://www.westendyachtclubbvi.com/post/weyc-2021_2022-race-calendar
30 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Indian Arrival Day), Puerto Rico (Memorial Day) and Anguilla (Anguilla Day)
TBA Atlantic Back Rally departs Guadeloupe for Azores. https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticBackCruising
TBA ANR Regatta, Trinidad. https://www.facebook.com/anrsailingregatta
TBA Combat de Coques regatta, Martinique. https://www.clubnautiquedumarin.com
TBA Barbuda Carnival, ‘Caribana’ https://antiguanewsroom.com/calendar-of-activities-for-2023-in-antigua-and-barbuda/
JUNE
1-4 Martinique Boat Show. https://www.martinique-boat-show.fr
5 World Environment Day
5 (TBC) Petite Martinique Whitsuntide Regatta. https://www.puregrenada.com
6 Public holiday in some places (Whit Monday)
8 World Oceans Day
11 Lowell Wheatley Anegada Pursuit Race. http://www.royalbviyc.org/
13 Public holiday in BVI and Anguilla (Queen’s Birthday)
14 FULL MOON
16 Holiday in some places (Corpus Christi)
18 – 24 International Opti Regatta, St. Thomas. https://stthomasyachtclub.org
19 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Labour Day)
19 Tobago Culinary Festival
20 Summer Solstice
21 Fête de la Musique, all French West Indies
22 – 26 St. Kitts Music Festival. https://www.stkittstourism.kn/music-festival
29 Fisherman’s Birthday, local boat racing in many coastal communities
TBA Tobago Dragon Boat Association Regatta
TBA Massy Stores Dinghy Regatta, Barbados. https://www.barbadosyachtclub.com
TBA Budget Marine Challenge, Curaçao. https://www.facebook.com/CuracaoYachtingAssociation
JULY
1 Public holiday in BVI (Virgin Islands Day) and in Suriname (Emancipation Day)
2 Public holiday in Curaçao (Flag Day)
2 Firecracker Regatta, Tortola, BVI. https://www.westendyachtclubbvi.com
3 – 9 Fiesta del Fuego, Santiago de Cuba
4 Public holiday in and Puerto Rico and USVI (Independence Day), and in Cayman Islands (Constitution Day)
3 – 4 St. John Carnival U.S.V.I. – https://www.iccaribbean.com/st-john-carnival-2023/
4 CARICOM Day
4 – 5 St. Vincent Carnival ‘Vincy Mas’
10 (TBC) Tobago Heritage Festival. https://www.facebook.com/tobagofestivals
13 FULL MOON
14 Public holiday in French islands (Bastille Day), yole races in Martinique
20 – 21 St. Lucia Carnival. https://www.stlucia.org
20 – 23 Reggae Sumfest, Jamaica. https://www.reggaesumfest.com
25 Public holiday in Puerto Rico (Constitution of Puerto Rico Day)
26 Public holiday in Cuba (National Revolutionary Festival)
27 – 2 Aug Barbados Carnival ‘Crop Over/Grand Kadooment.’ https://www.visitbarbados.org
28 – 3 Aug Anguilla Summer Festival & Boat Races. https://www.facebook.com/officialaxasummerfestival
29 – 1 Aug (TBC) Carriacou Regatta. https://www.puregrenada.com
TBA Carriacou Children’s Education Fundraisers https://www.carriacouchildrenseducationfund.org
TBA Mott Memorial Hobie Cat Challenge, Grenada. https://www.facebook.com/PCYCGrenada
TBA Dominica Dive Fest. https://www.dominicawatersports.com/divefest
TBA Grenada Chocolate Festival. https://www.grenadachocolatefest.com
TBA St. John Festival, St. John, USVI
TBA Tour de Martinique des Yoles Rondes. https://tourdesyoles.com
AUGUST
1 Public holiday in many places (Emancipation Day)
1 – 2 Antigua Carnival. https://www.antiguacarnival.com
1 – 3 BVI Emancipation Festival, Tortola
2 Nevis Carnival ‘Culturama.’ https://www.culturamanevis.com
6 – 7 Windward Fete, Orient, St. Barth
8 – 9 Grenada Carnival, ‘SpiceMas.’ https://spicemasgrenada.com
11 FULL MOON
11 World Steelpan day
19 – 21 (TBC) Aruba Regatta. https://www.facebook.com/arubaregatta
24 Fête de Saint-Bartelemy. Boat races in Gustavia
31 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Independence Day)
TBA Start of weekly fishing boat races, Cap Haitien, Haiti. https://www.haitisailingcup.com
SEPTEMBER
5 Public holiday in Puerto Rico and USVI (Labor Day)
10 FULL MOON
10 – 11 Back to School Regatta, BVI. https://www.royalbviyc.org
SBYC:
16 Public holiday in St. Kitts & Nevis (National Heroes’ Day)
19 Public holiday in St. Kitts & Nevis (Independence Day)
22 Autumnal Equinox
24 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Republic Day)
OCTOBER
3 Public holiday in St. Lucia (Thanksgiving Day)
9 FULL MOON
9 Dragon Boat Festival, Trinidad.
10 Public holiday in the Bahamas (National Heroes’ Day), and in Puerto Rico and USVI (Columbus Day)
16 Tobago Blue Food Festival
22 Willy T Virgin’s Cup Race, BVI. https://www.royalbviyc.com
25 Public holiday in Grenada (Thanksgiving Day)
25 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Divali)
27 Public holiday in St. Vincent & the Grenadines (Independence Day)
28 Jounen Kweyol (International Creole Day), St. Lucia and Dominica
28 – 30 World Creole Music Festival, Roseau, Dominica
29 Foxy’s Cat Fight, Jost Van Dyke, BVI. https://www.westendyachtclubbvi.com/post/weyc-2021_2022-race-calendar
TBA Bonaire Regatta. https://www.infobonaire.com
TBA Columbus Day Regatta, St. Thomas, USVI. https://stthomasyachtclub.org
TBA Pure Grenada Dive Fest. https://puredivinggrenada.com/divefest
TBA Haiti Cup fishing boat regatta, Cap Haitien, Haiti. https://www.haitisailingcup.com
NOVEMBER
1 Public holiday in Antigua (Independence Day) and in some other places (All Saints’ Day)
3 Public holiday in Dominica (Independence Day)
6 Start of Route du Rhum, St-Malo to Guadeloupe. https://www.routedurhum.com
6 Start of ARC+ from Canary Islands to Grebada. https://www.worldcruising.com
8 FULL MOON
12 Nanny Cay Round Tortola Race, BVI. https://www.royalbviyc.com
12 – 15 USVI Charter Show, St. Thomas. https://www.vipca.org
14 – 18 St. Barth Cata Cup. https://www.stbarthcatacup.com
20 Start of ARC from Canary Islands to St. Lucia. https://www.worldcruising.com
26 Jolly Harbour Yacht Club Annual Regatta, Antigua. https://www.jhycantigua.com
30 Public holiday in Barbados (Independence Day)
TBA Barbados National Dinghy Championships. https://www.barbadosyachtclub.com
TBA Mango Bowl Regatta, St. Lucia. https://www.facebook.com/MangoBowl
TBA Start of Salty Dawg Fall Rally to the Caribbean. https://www.saltydawgsailing.org
TBA BVI Charter Yacht Show, Tortola. https://www.crewedyachtsbvi.com/charter-yacht-shows
DECEMBER
3 – 4 Gustav Wilmerding Memorial Race, BVI. https://www.westendyachtclubbvi.com/post/weyc-2021_2022-race-calendar
8 FULL MOON
13 Public holiday in St. Lucia (National Day)
16 – 24 Nine Mornings Festival, St. Vincent. https://discoversvg.com
17 O’Neal & Mundy Commodore’s Race, https://www.royalbviyc.org
21 Winter Solstice
25 Public holiday in many places (Christmas Day)
26 Public holiday in many places (Boxing Day)
31 Nelson’s Pursuit Race, Antigua. https://www.antiguayachtclub.com
31 New Year’s Eve/Old Year’s Night: Fireworks in many places. Public holiday in Cuba (Year End Celebration)
TBA USVI Charter Yacht Show. https://www.usviyachtshow.org
TBA Antigua Charter Yacht Show. https://www.antiguacharteryachtmeeting.com
TBA Course de L’Alliance, St. Maarten, St. Barts & Anguilla. https://www.smyc.com
TBA Carriacou Parang Festival. https://www.puregrenada.com
TBA Carlos Aguilar Match Race, St. Thomas, USVI. https://www.facebook.com/CarlosAguilarMatchRace
TBA Commodore’s Challenge, St. Thomas, USVI. https://stthomasyachtclub.org
CARIBBEAN YACHT & SAILING CLUBS
AYC: Antigua Yacht Club, https://www.antiguayachtclub.com
BCC: Barbados Cruising Club, https://www.barbadoscruisingclub.org
BNSS: Bahamas National Sailing School, https://www.bahsailingschool.org
BRISA: Borinquen Island Sailing Association (Puerto Rico), https://www.facebook.com/BrisaSailing
BSC: Bequia Sailing Club, https://www.bequiaregatta.com
BYC: Barbados Yacht Club, https://www.barbadosyachtclub.com
CNIH: Club Náutico Intl. Hemingway (Cuba), [email protected]
CNN: Club Nautique Le Neptune (Martinique), https://www.facebook.com/clubnautiqueneptune
CNM: Club Nautique du Marin (Martinique), https://www.clubnautiquedumarin.com
CNS: Cercle Nautique de Schoelcher (Martinique), https://www.cnschoelcher.net
CNSJ: Club Náutico de San Juan (Puerto Rico), https://clubnauticodesanjuan.com
CSA: Caribbean Sailing Association, https://caribbean-sailing.com
CSSA: Curaçao Sunfish Sailing Association, https://www.facebook.com/Sunfish.Curacao
GYC: Grenada Yacht Club, https://www.grenadayachtclub.com
JHYC: Jolly Harbour Yacht Club (Antigua), https://www.jhycantigua.com
PCYC: Petite Calivigny Yacht Club (Grenada), https://www.pcycgrenada.com
RBVIYC: Royal British Virgin Islands Yacht Club, https://www.royalbviyc.
SLYC: St. Lucia Yacht Club, https://business.facebook.com/stluciayacht
SMYC: St. Maarten Yacht Club, https://www.smyc.com
STYC: St. Thomas Yacht Club, https://stthomasyachtclub.org
SYR: Société des Yoles Rondes (Martinique), https://www.yoles-rondes.org
TTSA: Trinidad & Tobago Sailing Assn, https://www.ttsailing.org
WCC: World Cruising Club, https://www.worldcruising.com
WEYC: West End Yacht Club (BVI), https://www.westendyachtclubbvi.com
WSV Jan Sofat: Curaçao, https://facebook.com/WatersportverenigingJanSofat
YCM: Yacht Club de la Martinique, https://facebook.com/ycmq972
NOTES
- All information is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting — but plans change, so contact event organizers directly for confirmation. Please let us know, too, if there are any changes! [email protected]
- A public holiday may be celebrated on the following Monday if a fixed holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday.
- If you organize a sailing or boating event not listed here that you’d like to have included in our calendar, please send information two months before the event date(s) to [email protected]
- This is not a complete list — there’s a lot more going on! More events are added all the time.