Sunsail Adds New Yachts to Martinique Fleet

There is a fleet of new yachts to choose from at Sunsail's base in Martinique in the French West Indies. The new monohull models include the Sunsail 393 (with three double cabins) and the Sunsail 44 (with four double cabins) from the Jeanneau Sun Odyssey line. ...

42nd Carriacou Regatta Festival
Everything from serious yacht racing to hilarious beachside donkey races, will highlight the Carriacou Regatta Festival, set for August 3-10, on Carriacou, off Grenada's north shore.

Established in 1965 by the late Linton. J. Riggs, a Jamaican-born yachtsman who settled on the 15-mile-long island in the early 1950s, the festival began as a racing event to commemorate the Emancipation holiday. Today, says regatta committee chairman Dexter Leggard, "The main aim of the festival is to perpetuate the indigenous art of boatbuilding handed down to us by our Irish and Scottish ancestors." ...

New Marinas on the Drawing
Board in Grenada & Barbados
Hot on the heels of Port Louis and Le Phare Bleu Marina and Resort opening within the past year on Grenada, the Grenadian government signed a $120 million agreement in March for another yet-to-be-named marina, resort and villa development on this Spice IslandÕs south coast. ..

USVI Open/Atlantic Blue Marlin Tournament
The bite is on! Sports fishermen competing in the 36th Annual USVI Open/Atlantic Blue Marlin Tournament (USVI Open/ABMT) or ÒBoy ScoutÓ Tournament are eagerly anticipating breaking last yearÕs all-time record of 207 blue marlin released by anglers aboard the 37-boat fleet. ...