Bucket 2019 Preliminary Entry List

[Izzy]

Yacht	LOA(m)	Builder	Designer
Adela	55m	Pendennis	Dykstra NA
Aquarius	47m	Perini Navi	Perini Navi
Aquarius	56m	Royal Huisman	Dykstra NA
Bayesian	56m	Perini Navi	Holland
Bella Ragazza	43m	Vitters Shipyard	Dubois
Black Pearl	106m	Oceanco	Dykstra
Blue Too	34m	Alloy Yachts	Holland
Blush	45m	Perini Navi	Holland
Child of Lir	32m	Swan	Frers
Elfje	46m	Royal Huisman	Hoek
Farfalla	32m	Southern Wind	Farr
Ghost	37m	Vitters Shipyard	Luca Brenta
Hanuman (J6)	42m	Royal Huisman	Dykstra NA
Hetairos	67m	Baltic Yachts	Dykstra R/P
Hyperion	48m	Royal Huisman	Frers
Inoui	33m	Vitters Shipyard	Briand
Kaori	38m	Palmer Johnson	Paine
Meteor	52m	Royal Huisman	Dykstra NA
Missy	33m	Vitters Shipyard	McKeon
My Song	40m	Baltic Yachts	Reichel Pugh
Nilaya	34m	Baltic Yachts	Reichel Pugh
Ohana	50m	Fitzroy Yachts	Dubois
Pink Gin VI	54m	Baltic Yachts	Reichel-Pugh
Q	52m	Alloy Yachts	Dubois
Rebecca	43m	Pendennis	Frers
Rosehearty	56m	Perini Navi	Holland
Seahawk	59m	Perini Navi	Ron Holland
Sojana	35m	Fast Cruising	Farr
Spiip	34m	Royal Huisman	Frers
Sunleigh	33m	Jongert	Tony Castro
Varsovie	31m	Nautor Swan	Frers
Visione	45m	Baltic Yachts	Reichel-Pugh
Win Win	33m	Baltic Yachts	Javier Jaudenes

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https://bucketregatta.com/
March 21-24 2019

 

[stbartshopper]

That is wonderful- 33 yachts. Is registration over or could there be more?

 

[Izzy]

Black Pearl, a bigger version of Maltese Falcon that was delivered to her Russian owner earlier this year, should be interesting to see. The story behind the build of Black Pearl is found here.

 

[amyb]

Izzy, could you please post the dates if you know them?

 

[Izzy]

Izzy, could you please post the dates if you know them?

March 21-24 (I just added dates to original post).

That is wonderful- 33 yachts. Is registration over or could there be more?

Registration is still open. Keep in mind that "the St Barths Bucket Regatta is an invitational regatta. Participation is offered to cruising yachts whose length is 30.5 meters or greater, or those yachts that meet the 90’ Class criteria" so owning or chartering (plan on $100K-400K for the week) a yacht of appropriate size is not a guarantee that you will gain entry. Best to start making inquiries now.

There certainly will be additions and subtractions to the entry list between now and March - I am guessing the final tally will be in a range similar to the current number to something in the high 30's.

 

[stbartshopper]

Maybe some of these will be hovering around during the bucket?

http://www.migaloo-submarines.com

or

https://www.clubswan36.com

or to pedal around on

https://beaulake.com

or how about the Ultimate 'Tender'

http://www.anvera.it

 

[amyb]

Phil Found it
Bucket is March 21 thru March 24, 2019

Now, make plans...it is a wonderful time to be on St Barth

 

[MantyPam]

We will be there! Looking forward to being on the island during this time! Usually we visit later in the spring.

 

[Rosita]

...and You are going to be in the right spot Pamela

 

[MantyPam]

...in one of the best villas!

 

[Jeanette]

Thanks, Izzy. I check the Bucket site throughout the year, but missed the Black Pearl entry. 106m is incredible!!! She will be 2-3x the length of the "average" super yacht in the regatta.

 

[Jeanette]

Here she is. Black Pearl

 

[amyb]

She is going to steal the show---what a beauty,. I can not wait to see her with me very own eyes!

 

[Izzy]

...Black Pearl ...106m is incredible!!! She will be 2-3x the length of the "average" super yacht in the regatta.

Illustrating that point with a pic from 2017 (repost):


Danneskjold, the boat with the skull and crossbones, has an overall length of 32m (105ft) - in the lower range of Bucket entries.

Maltese Falcon is 88m (289 ft) - 18m (60ft) shorter than Black Pearl in overall length.

For reference to boats with more commonly encountered lengths - closest to the camera is Free in St Barth, a traditional Carriacou sloop that has a length of 13m (42 ft).

BTW, to revisit HS reading assignments, Danneskjold is named after Ragnar Danneskjold, the pirate (and hero to some) from Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged who described himself as "the man who robs the thieving poor and gives back to the productive rich". A bit more from Ragnar - on why he considers Robin Hood to be the "most immoral and most comptemptible" of "all human symbols" can be found here.

 

[Izzy]

Disappointing those who like them big can be disheartening (or so I hear) but....

Black Pearl is no longer among the listed entries... don't know if this is because of a change of captain for the Pearl or another reason.

Current longest overall length is Hetairos (67m, 220ft). Some may recall Hetairos had a misadventure with a submerged rock in the 2012 Bucket... with a keel 30 feet below water, those rocks can sneak up on you (or so I hear)..



For anyone interested, the keel of Hetairos can be retracted to lessen draft... kind of like a Sunfish daggerboard but different... especially when a 120000lb bulb at the end of a narrow fin finds a rock...

 

[amyb]

The loss of Black Pearl truly is a bit of a disappointment for me, Izzy.

 

[Rosemary]

The loss of Black Pearl truly is a bit of a disappointment for me, Izzy.

Things can change quickly, Amy. As Cornelius and Barnaby pointed out "It only, takes a moment..." We live in hope.

 

[amyb]

Good point, dear Rosemary. Those boys from Yonkers were spot on

 

[Izzy]

The loss of Black Pearl truly is a bit of a disappointment for me, Izzy.

Attempted assassination of the man believed responsible for this over the past weekend reported by the Moscow Times...

 

[amyb]

oh my goodness. Thanks for the info, Izzy.