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CALENDAR OF CARIBBEAN EVENTS 2021

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The Covid-19 pandemic continues to make plans uncertain, so check with event organizers and see the updated monthly calendar in each new issue of Compass.

JANUARY1 Public holiday or ‘recovery day’ in many places (New Year’s Day)

1 Annual Festival Parade in Montserrat. visitmontserrat.com/festivals

1 – 2 St. Kitts ‘Sugar Mas.’ stkittstourism.kn/about/events

1 – 6 St. Croix Virtual ‘Crucian Carnival.’ www.facebook.com/USVIFestivals

6 Public holiday in some places (Three Kings Day/Epiphany)

8 – 18 St. Barth Classical Music Festival. www.saintbarth-tourisme.com/en/classical-music-festival-of-saint-barts

9 RORC Transat arrival in Grenada. http://rorctransatlantic.rorc.org

9 World ARC 2021-22 departs Rodney Bay, St. Lucia. www.worldcruising.com

11 Public holiday in the Bahamas (Majority Rule Day celebrated)

11 – 23 Panama Virtual Jazz Festival. panamajazzfestival.com

15 – 17 Caribbean Laser Midwinter Regatta, Cabarete, Dominican Republic. www.caribwind.com

16 Round the Island Race, Antigua. www.antiguayachtclub.com

16 – 24 Barbados Sailing Week. www.barbadossailingweek.com

18 Public holiday in Puerto Rico & USVI (Martin Luther King Day)

21 Public holiday in Barbados (Errol Barrow Day) and in the Dominican Republic (Our Lady of Altagracia)

23 - 31 Manhattan Caribbean Week, BVI. https://myc.org/cruising/caribbean-week

25 Public holiday in Aruba (GF Croes Day), in Cuba (Birthday of José Martí) and in Cayman Islands (National Heroes’ Day)

26 Public holiday in Dominican Republic (Duarte Day)

27 – 31 Barbados Independent Film Festival. barbadosfilmfest.org

27 – 10 Feb Mustique Blues Festival. https://basilsbar.com

28 FULL MOON

28 – 31 (TBC) Bequia Music Fest. www.bequiamusicfestival.com

31 World ARC 2021-22 transits Panama Canal. www.worldcruising.com

TBA St. Barts Music Festival. www.stbartsmusicfestival.org/festival

FEBRUARY2 World Wetlands Day. www.ramsar.org/activity/world-wetlands-day

5 – 7 Caribbean Multihull Challenge. www.smyc.com/caribbean-multihull-challenge

7 Public holiday in Grenada (Independence Day)

7 Sailors’ & Landlubbers’ Auction, Bequia, www.bequiasunshineschool.org

11 – 17 Martinique Carnival

12 – 14 Jolly Harbour Valentine’s Regatta, Antigua. www.jhycantigua.com

12 – 16 Carnaval de Ponce, Puerto Rico

12 – 17 Trinidad Carnival

13 – 14 Sweethearts of the Caribbean & Classic Regatta, BVI. www.westendyachtclubbvi.com

13 – 16 Carnival in Barranquilla, Colombia

15 Public holiday in Puerto Rico & USVI (Presidents’ Day)

15 - 16 Carnivals in Aruba, Carriacou, Curaçao, Dominica, Haiti and St. Barth

17 Public holiday in many places (Ash Wednesday)

18 Public holiday in Aruba (Flag Day)

19 Antigua 360° Race. www.antiguayachtclub.com

19 – 21 (TBC) Tobago Carnival Regatta

22 Public holiday in St. Lucia (Independence Day)

22 - 26 RORC Caribbean 600 race, Antigua. caribbean600.rorc.org

23 Public holiday in Guyana (Mashramani)

25 Public holiday in Suriname (Liberation Day)

27 FULL MOON

27 Governor’s Cup Race, BVI. www.royalbviyc.org

27 Public holiday in Dominican Republic (Independence Day)

TBA Grenada Sailing Festival Workboat Regatta. www.grenadasailingfestivalworkboats.com

TBA Round Martinique Regatta. www.theroundmartinique.com

TBA Caribbean Foiling Championships. sas@caribbeanfoiling.com

TBA Semaine Nautique Internationale de Schoelcher, Martinique. www.cnschoelcher.net

MARCH4 - 7 St. Maarten Heineken Regatta. info@heinekenregatta.com

6 – 8 Dark & Stormy Regatta, BVI. www.westendyachtclubbvi.com

8 International Women’s Day

8 Public holiday in BVI (HL Stoutt’s Birthday observed) and in Belize (National Heroes’ Day)

10 - 14 Superyacht Challenge Antigua. www.superyachtchallengeantigua.com

13 Digilife Cup race, Martinique. www.facebook.com/clubnautiqueneptune

14 Public holiday in some places (Commonwealth Day) and in St. Vincent & the Grenadines (National Heroes’ Day)

14 – 21 Martinique Cata Raid. https://martiniquecataraid.com

17 Public holiday in Montserrat (St. Patrick’s Day). St. Patrick’s Day Festival, Grenada

18 Public holiday in Aruba (Flag Day)

18 – 21 St. Barths Bucket Regatta, St. Barths. www.BucketRegatta.com

20 Vernal Equinox

22 Public holiday in Puerto Rico (Emancipation Day)

25 Round St. John Race, St. Thomas, USVI. stthomasyachtclub.org

26 – 28 St. Thomas International Regatta. stthomasyachtclub.org

27 St. Maarten National Sailing Championship. www.smyc.com

27 Entre Mer et Lune race, Martinique. www.facebook.com/clubnautiqueneptune

28 FULL MOON

29 – 4 April BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Fest, Tortola. bvispringregatta.org

30 Nanny Cay Round Tortola Race. www.royalbviyc.org

30 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Spiritual Baptist ‘Shouter’ Liberation Day)

31 – 6 April Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta. www.antiguaclassics.com

TBA Yachtie Appreciation Week, Portsmouth, Dominica. dominicapays@gmail.com

TBA Curaçao Youth Sailing Championships. https://ysco.org/curacao-youth-championships

TBA Foxy’s Music Fest, Jost Van Dyke, BVI. https://foxysbvi.com

TBA Antigua Optimist Open & Antigua Laser Open. www.antiguayachtclub.com

TBA Pam Pepin International Optimist Regatta, Puerto Rico. https://clubnauticodesanjuan.com

APRIL2 Holiday in many places (Good Friday)

2 – 5 Bequia Easter Regatta. www.bequiaregatta.com

4 Easter Sunday

10 – 11 St. Maarten Multiclass Regatta. www.smyc.com

11 Jamaica Carnival

11 – 17 Les Voiles de St. Barths. www.stbarthyachtclub.com

14 – 22 St. Barth Theatre Festival. www.festivaldetheatredesaintbarthelemy.com

16 Public holiday in Puerto Rico (Birthday of José de Diego)

16 St. Croix International Regatta. www.stcroixyc.com

18 – 22 Oyster Regatta, Antigua. https://oysteryachts.com/events/antigua-regatta-2021

22 Earth Day

22 – 25 Tobago Jazz Experience

24 Peters & May Round Antigua Race. www.antiguayachtclub.com25 – 30 Antigua Sailing Week. www.antiguayachtclub.com

26 FULL MOON

28 Public holiday in Barbados (National Heroes’ Day)

29 – 2 May West Indies Regatta, St. Barth. http://westindiesregatta.com

29 – 2 May St. Barth Cinema Festival

30 Public holiday in Bonaire (Rincon Day)

TBA Girl Pat Race (Trinidad to Grenada). www.ttsailing.org

TBA Lowell Wheatley Anegada Pursuit Race

TBA Conch Republic Cup Regatta, Florida to Cuba. http://conchrepubliccup.org

MAY1 Public holiday in many places (Labour Day)

1 - 2 St. Thomas Carnival, USVI. www.vinow.com/general_usvi/carnival/schedule

2 – 3 St. Maarten Carnival. www.facebook.com/sxmcarnival

3 Atlantic Back Rally departs Guadeloupe for Azores. www.facebook.com/AtlanticBackCruising

5 Start of Antigua to Bermuda Race. https://antiguabermuda.com

5 Point Fortin Borough Day, Point Fortin, Trinidad

7 – 12 Grenada Chocolate Festival. www.grenadachocolatefest.com

8 Start of ARC Europe rally from Tortola to Portugal via Bermuda. www.worldcruising.com/arc_europe

8 Start of ARC USA rally from Tortola to Virginia or Florida. www.worldcruising.com

10 – 19 (TBC) St. Lucia Jazz Festival. www.stlucia.org/en/experiences

12 – 15 ANR Regatta, Trinidad. www.facebook.com/anrsailingregatta

13 Public holiday in Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao (Ascension Day) and in Trinidad & Tobago (Eid ul-Fitr, end of Ramadan)

13 – 15 Combat de Coques regatta, Martinique. www.clubnautiquedumarin.com

13 - 17 Cayman Islands Carnival, ‘Batabano.’ www.caymancarnival.com

14 – 16 BVI Dinghy Championships, Tortola. www.royalbviyc.org

14 – 16 St. Thomas Yacht Club Invitational Regatta. stthomasyachtclub.org

17 Public holiday in the Cayman Islands (Discovery Day)

19 – 27 (TBC) Guyana Carnival. www.guyanacarnival592.com

22 – 23 Foxy’s Wooden Boat Regatta, Jost Van Dyke, BVI. westendyachtclubbvi.com

23 (TBC) Petite Martinique Whitsuntide Regatta. www.puregrenada.com

24 Public holiday in some places (Whit Monday)

26 FULL MOON

30 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Indian Arrival Day)

31 Public holiday in Puerto Rico (Memorial Day) and Anguilla (Anguilla Day)

TBA Anguilla Regatta. anguilla-regatta.com

TBA Budget Marine Challenge, Curaçao. www.facebook.com/CuracaoYachtingAssociation

TBA Barbuda Carnival, ‘Caribana’

TBA Start of Salty Dawg Spring Rally to the US from Virgin Gorda, BVI. www.saltydawgsailing.org

JUNE3 Holiday in some places (Corpus Christi)

5 World Environment Day

8 World Oceans Day

12 Public holiday in BVI and Anguilla (Queen’s Birthday)

18 – 20 International Opti Regatta, St. Thomas. stthomasyachtclub.org

19 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Labour Day)

20 Summer Solstice

21 - 22 Fête de la Musique, all French West Indies

23 – 27 St. Kitts Music Festival. www.stkittstourism.kn/music-festival

24 FULL MOON

26 – 27 Tobago Drago n Boat Association Regatta. http://ttdbf.webs.com.

29 Fisherman’s Birthday, local boat racing in many coastal communities

TBA Massy Stores Dinghy Regatta, Barbados. www.barbadosyachtclub.com

TBA Budget Marine Challenge, Curaçao. www.facebook.com/CuracaoYachtingAssociation

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C JULY1 Public holiday in BVI (Territory Day) and in Suriname (Emancipation Day)

1 – 6 Fiesta del Fuego, Santiago de Cuba

2 Public holiday in Curaçao (Flag Day)

2 – 6 (TBC) Aruba Hi-Winds Kitesurf event. www.hiwindsaruba.com

3 Firecracker Regatta, Tortola, BVI. www.westendyachtclubbvi.com

3 – 4 St. John Festival, St. John, USVI. www.vinow.com/general_usvi/carnival/schedule

4 Public holiday in and Puerto Rico and USVI (Independence Day)

5 Public holiday in Cayman Islands (Constitution Day)

5 - 6 St. Vincent Carnival ‘Vincy Mas.’ www.carnivalsvg.com

12 CARICOM Day

14 Public holiday in French islands (Bastille Day), yole races in Martinique

14 – 21 St. Lucia Carnival. www.stlucia.org

16 – 1 Aug Tobago Heritage Festival. http://tobagoheritagefestival.com

18 – 24 Reggae Sumfest, Jamaica. www.reggaesumfest.com

23 FULL MOON

23 – 3 Aug Antigua Carnival. www.antiguacarnival.com

24 Public holiday in Venezuela (Simón Bolívar’s Birthday)

25 Public holiday in Puerto Rico (Constitution of Puerto Rico Day)

26 Public holiday in Cuba (National Revolutionary Festival)

30 – 2 Aug (TBC) Carriacou Regatta. www.puregrenada.com

TBA Tour de Martinique des Yoles Rondes. https://tourdesyoles.com

TBA Carriacou Children’s Education Fundraisers www.carriacouchildrenseducationfund.org

TBA Mott Memorial Hobie Cat Challenge, Grenada. www.pcycgrenada.com

TBA Dominica Dive Fest. www.dominicawatersports.com

AUGUST1 Public holiday in many places (Emancipation Day)

2 Aug Barbados Carnival ‘Crop Over/Grand Kadooment.’ www.visitbarbados.org

2 – 4 BVI Emancipation Festival, Tortola

3 Nevis Carnival ‘Culturama.’ www.culturamanevis.com

5 Anguilla Summer Festival & Boat Races. www.facebook.com/officialaxasummerfestival

7 – 8 Windward Fete, Orient, St. Barth

10 - 11 Grenada Carnival, ‘SpiceMas.’ spicemasgrenada.com

15 Start of weekly fishingboat races, Cap Haitien, Haiti. www.haitisailingcup.com

20 - 21 Aruba Regatta. www.facebook.com/arubaregatta

22 FULL MOON

25 Fete de Saint-Bartelemy. Boat races in Gustavia

31 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Independence Day)

TBA Round Grenada Regatta. www.pcycgrenada.com

SEPTEMBER6 Public holiday in Puerto Rico and USVI (Labor Day)

11 – 12 Back to School Regatta, BVI. www.royalbviyc.org

16 Public holiday in St. Kitts & Nevis (National Heroes’ Day)

19 Public holiday in St. Kitts & Nevis (Independence Day)

20 FULL MOON

22 Autumnal Equinox

24 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Republic Day)

OCTOBER4 Public holiday in St. Lucia (Thanksgiving Day)

9 – 15 Pure Grenada Dive Fest. http://puredivinggrenada.com/divefest

11 Public holiday in the Bahamas (National Heroes’ Day), and in Puerto Rico and USVI (Columbus Day)

17 Tobago Blue Food Festival

20 FULL MOON

23 Willy T Virgin’s Cup Race, BVI. www.royalbviyc.org

25 Public holiday in Grenada (Thanksgiving Day)

27 Public holiday in St. Vincent & the Grenadines (Independence Day)

28 Jounen Kweyol (International Creole Day), St. Lucia and Dominica

29 – 31 World Creole Music Festival, Roseau, Dominica. caribbeanevents.com/iwe-event/world-creole-music-festival

30 – 1 Nov Haiti Cup fishingboat regatta, Cap Haitien, Haiti. www.haitisailingcup.com

TBA Bonaire Regatta. www.infobonaire.com

TBA Columbus Day Regatta, St. Thomas, USVI. stthomasyachtclub.org

TBA St. Lucia Arts & Heritage Fest. www.stlucia.org/en/events

NOVEMBER1 Public holiday in Antigua (Independence Day) and in some other places (All Saints’ Day)

3 Public holiday in Dominica (Independence Day)

3 - 6 BVI Charter Yacht Show, Tortola. www.crewedyachtsbvi.com

4 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Divali)

7 Start of ARC+Cape Verdes from Canary Islands to St. Lucia or St. Vincent. www.worldcruising.com

7 – 10 USVI Charter Show, St. Thomas. www.vipca.org

10 – 14 St. Barth Gourmet Festival. www.saintbarth-tourisme.com

13 Nanny Cay Round Tortola Race, BVI. www.royalbviyc.org

17 – 21 St. Barth Cata Cup

19 FULL MOON

19 Jolly Harbour Yacht Club Annual Regatta, Antigua. www.jhycantigua.com

21 Start of ARC from Canary Islands to St. Lucia. www.worldcruising.com

27 Start of RORC Transatlantic Race Canaries to Grenada. http://rorctransatlantic.rorc.org

30 Public holiday in Barbados (Independence Day)

TBA Barbados National Dinghy Championships. www.barbadosyachtclub.com

TBA Mango Bowl Regatta, St. Lucia. www.facebook.com/MangoBowl

TBA Start of Salty Dawg Fall Rally to the Caribbean. www.saltydawgsailing.org

DECEMBER4 - 9 Antigua Charter Yacht Show. www.antiguacharteryachtmeeting.com

13 Public holiday in St. Lucia (National Day)

16 - 24 Nine Mornings Festival, St. Vincent. http://discoversvg.com

18 FULL MOON

21 Winter Solstice

25 Public holiday in many places (Christmas Day)

26 Public holiday in many places (Boxing Day)

30 Fireworks in Fort-de-France, Martinique, www.tourismefdf.com

31 Nelson’s Pursuit Race, Antigua. www.antiguayachtclub.com. New Year’s Eve Round St. Barts Race, www.saintbarth-tourisme.com

31 New Year’s Eve/Old Year’s Night: Fireworks in many places. Public holiday in Cuba (Year End Celebration).

TBA Course de L’Alliance, St. Maarten, St. Barts & Anguilla. www.smyc.com

TBA Carriacou Parang Festival. www.puregrenada.com

TBA O’Neal & Mundy Commodore’s Race, BVI. www.royalbviyc.org

TBA Carlos Aguilar Match Race, St. Thomas, USVI. www.facebook.com/CarlosAguilarMatchRace

TBA Commodore’s Challenge, St. Thomas, USVI. stthomasyachtclub.org

CARIBBEAN YACHT & SAILING CLUBSAYC: Antigua Yacht Club, www.antiguayachtclub.com

BCC: Barbados Cruising Club, www.barbadoscruisingclub.org

BNSS: Bahamas National Sailing School, www.bahsailingschool.org

BRISA: Borinquen Island Sailing Association (Puerto Rico), www.facebook.com/BrisaSailing

BSA: Barbados Sailing Association, sailbarbados.com

BSC: Bequia Sailing Club, www.bequiaregatta.com

BYC: Barbados Yacht Club, www.barbadosyachtclub.com

CNIH: Club Náutico Intl. Hemingway (Cuba), yachtclub@cnih.mh.tur.cu

CNN: Club Nautique Le Neptune (Martinique), www.facebook.com/clubnautiqueneptune

CNM: Club Nautique du Marin (Martinique), www.clubnautiquedumarin.com

CNS: Cercle Nautique de Schoelcher (Martinique), 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, www.facebook.com/Sunfish.Curacao

CYA: Curaçao Yachting Association, www.facebook.com/CuracaoYachtingAssociation

GYC: Grenada Yacht Club, www.grenadayachtclub.com

JHYC: Jolly Harbour Yacht Club (Antigua), www.jhycantigua.com

PCYC: Petite Calivigny Yacht Club (Grenada), www.pcycgrenada.com

PYFC: Ponce Yacht & Fishing Club (Puerto Rico), http://ponceyachtclub.com

RBVIYC: Royal British Virgin Islands Yacht Club, www.royalbviyc.org

SBYC: St. Barth Yacht Club, www.stbarthyachtclub.com:

SCYC: St. Croix Yacht Club, www.stcroixyc.com

SKYC: St. Kitts Yacht Club. www.skyachtclub.com

SLYC: St. Lucia Yacht Club, www.stluciayachtclub.com

SMYC: St. Maarten Yacht Club, www.smyc.com

STYC: St. Thomas Yacht Club, stthomasyachtclub.org

SYR: Société des Yoles Rondes (Martinique), www.yoles-rondes.org

TTSA: Trinidad & Tobago Sailing Assn, www.ttsailing.org

WCC: World Cruising Club, www.worldcruising.com

WEYC: West End Yacht Club (BVI), www.westendyachtclubbvi.com

WSV Jan Sofat: Curaçao, facebook.com/WatersportverenigingJanSofat

YCM: Yacht Club de la Martinique, facebook.com/ycmq972

YSCO: Youth Sailing Curaçao Organization, https://ysco.org

NOTES• All information was correct to the best of our knowledge at the time this issue of Compass went to press

— but plans change, so contact event organizers directly for confirmation. Please let us know, too, if there

are any changes! sally@caribbeancompass.com

• 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 monthly

calendars, please send information two months before the event date(s) to sally@caribbeancompass.com

• This is not a complete list — there’s a lot going on! As the year progresses see Caribbean Compass every

month at www.caribbeancompass.com for news of more events.

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