The St Barths Bucket Regatta is an annual boat race, held over three days in

Saint Barthélemy Saint Barthélemy, officially the Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Barthélemy, also known as St. Barts (English) or St. Barth (French), is an overseas collectivity of France in the Caribbean. The island lies about southeast of the island ...

, in the

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. It is usually held in the month of March. The first

regatta Boat racing is a sport in which boats, or other types of watercraft, race on water. Boat racing powered by oars is recorded as having occurred in ancient Egypt, and it is likely that people have engaged in races involving boats and other wa ...

in St Barths itself was held in 1995 with four yachts; ''Sariyah'', ''Gleam'', ''Mandalay'' and ''Parlay''. Ten years later, 26 boats competed in the race. To apply to race, yachtsmen must receive an invitation and enters boats 100 feet and up. In the 2008 regatta, boats including the 125 ft ''

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'', the 115-ft '' Tenacious'', the 148-ft ''

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'' and the 152-ft '' Windrose'' (the winner).

References

External links

Official site
Culture of Saint Barthélemy Sailing competitions 1995 establishments in Saint Barthélemy Recurring events established in 1995 Annual events in Saint Barthélemy {{boat-stub