GROUNDBREAKING IN JULY
FOR ANGUILLA’S FIRST MARINA
Island Global Yachting (IGY), the New York-headquartered company founded by Andrew L. Farkas in 2005, held a groundbreaking ceremony July 9 to announce their selection as the master developer and operator of a new luxury five-star marina and upland facility at Altamer Resort on Anguilla. ...

A DOCK FOR JOST VAN
DYKE’S WHITE BAY?
Thousands of visitors to the sparsely inhabited British Virgin Island of Jost Van Dyke have jumped off their yachts and instantly known how the Soggy Dollar Bar earned its name. After all, no one would think of heading ashore without a few dollars to buy one of the bar’s famous rum-spiked Painkillers, and bartenders are well accustomed to accepting soggy dollars in payment.
Soon, if former chief minister Cyril Romney has his way, this favorite and famous rum stop might need to be re-named the Dry Dollar Can’t Find A Seat Bar. ...

BONAIRE’S 40th INTERNATIONAL REGATTA
EXPECTED TO DRAW LARGE FLEET
What started as a race between Capt. Don Stewart’s fishing sloop, Sislin, and Hubert Domacasse’s Vella for a prize of 27 cases of beer has turned into Bonaire’s most popular and biggest annual sailing event. Set for October 7 to 14, the 40th anniversary Bonaire International Sailing Regatta is, “shaping up to be one of the best ever,” says Bryon Tromp, ace regatta organizer. Tromp and co-director Elvis Martinus have been nicknamed the “Dream Team” for their directorial acumen and resourcefulness that has prompted the event to grow each year. About 120 boats and their accompanying sailors from the surrounding southern Caribbean islands as well as Venezuela, the Netherlands and the U.S. are expected to participate. ...

RACE WITH SAILING’S SUPERSTARS
Meet them. Compete with them. Have a beer with them. America’s Cup Skippers, Olympic Medalists and Round the World Racers converge for seven days on the water at the Bitter End Yacht Club in Virgin Gorda, when the resort hosts its 21st annual Pro Am Regatta Week, October 28 to November 3.
Take your pick. Whether you’re a novice sailor or old salt, you’ll have the opportunity to crew for skippers such as Russell Coutts, Paul Cayard, Ken Read, Butch Ulmer, Rod Johnstone, and Ben Ainslie. . ..

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