E16 PAG MPASS ) = = a ( ARIBBEAN C ot LU H 2010 _ LU MAR —Continued from previous page This decision was not made lightly or easily, but was necessary due solely to an internal emergency that has made it impossible for the Committee to move forward with the event as planned. The Race Committee is grateful for all the support and involvement received thus far from the communi- ty and sponsors, and any progress that has been made in the funding, organizing, and planning of the 2010 event will carry over to next year’s race. The Grenada Round-the-lsland Race has a long and rich history in the Caribbean and it will return in 2011 as the fun and exciting event that Grenada has known and loved. The Race Committee appreciates the community’s understanding and apologizes for any inconveniences the cancellation of this year’s race may cause. For more information phone (473) 439-4369 or (473) 444-4662. 2010 BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival The BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival will be cele- brating its 39th anniversary from March 29th through April 4th. The week encompasses seven days of sail- ing, with the two events back-to-back attracting an average of 150 yachts per year with 80 percent of the competitors from overseas. New for 2010, the Royal British Virgin Islands Yacht Club is inviting other yacht clubs from around the world to send teams to compete in the inaugural International Yacht Club Challenge in Sunsail Beneteau 39's. The YCC will be part of the BVI Spring Regatta, April 2nd through 4th. Sunsail Yacht Charters is providing up to a ten-percent dis- count for all those booking for the IYCC, with a free charter to the winning team along with a perpetual trophy. Added to the mix this year on the water is a new class for Windsurfers. These boardsailors will be racing from the LIME One-Design Course and sailing around iskands and rocks to compete for the title of BVI National Windsurfing Champion. With the format of one board/three sails, amateur and professional com- petitors may compete in either the Formula or Open Class. For more information visit www.bvispringregatta. org April’s Triskell Round Guadeloupe Regatta The Triskell Round Guadeloupe Regatta 2010 will be held from April 1st through 5th. There will be five point- to-point race days, taking the fleet to Gosier and St. Fran¢ois on Guadeloupe, the port of St. Louis on Marie Galante, and the beautiful isles of Les Saintes. Each day's race is followed by parties and zouk music. The regatta is open to boats racing under the French HN handicap, CSA, MK2000 and the beach catama- rans rules, as long as adequate safety measures are taken by each yacht. Classes are Coastal (HN), Spinnaker (CSA), Class 8, Multihull and Beach Cat. For more information see ad on page 7. Bequia Easter Regatta 2010 — Something for Everyone! You don’t have to be a regular on the Caribbean regatta circuit to enjoy the fun at Bequia’s famous Easter Regatta, set this year for April 1st through 5th. At Easter time, Bequia gets a little crazy — Crazy Craft, that is! Apart from the Racing and Cruising | Classes and the J/24 and Surprise one-design classes, the popular Cruising Il Class offers monohull cruisers and livea- boards the chance to compete against each other on a wide variety of boats using the CSA's simplified rating rule. With the Bequia Sailing Club’s online entry form at www.begos.com/easterregatta/submitnew.htm, dis- counted pre-registration couldn't be simpler. Three very different race courses over the long Easter week- end, together with daily prizegivings and competitors’ get-togethers liberally stocked with sponsors Heineken, Mount Gay and Pepsi’s hospitality, are just some of the reasons that Bequia Easter Regatta is high on the list of “Don’t Miss!” events for cruisers. Lay Day Sunday at Friendship Beach provides a well- earned break for all but the Heineken single-handed racers and time to enjoy the Sandcastle Competition for children of all ages!), the spectacle of the start of the second day of local boat racing and the entertaining Crazy Craft Race for budding young sailors and craft builders. For more information visit www.begos. com/easterregatia = = a g 9 a g m q im bo New! Les Voiles de St. Barth The inaugural Les Voiles de St. Barth, April 6th through 11th, 2010, will be a Mount Gay Red Cap event with classes for Superyachts, Classics and Multihulls as well as Racing and Racing/Cruising Classes. Expected on the starting line are the Bruce Farr-designed Super Maxi Yacht ICAP Leopard 3, the Swan 90 DSK, the 12 Metre Kate, and a number of well-known Swans. The multihull class will star Claude Thellier aboard the Open 60 Region Guadeloupe. The Voiles de St. Barth organising com- mittee, under the authority of the presi- dent, Bruno Magras, assisted by Luc Poupon and Fran¢ois Toléde, has been working on the major features of a pro- gramme of racing and fun that will bring together the finest boats in the Caribbean. —Continued on next page ™ .