St. Maarten Heineken Regatta fleet numbers surpass 'Century Mark'



10:47 PM Wed 2 Feb 2011 GMT
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St. Maarten Heineken Regatta has less than a month to go before the kick-off which this year runs from March 3-6, the entry list continues to grow at a rapid pace, and now surpasses over a hundred yachts (the 'century mark') competing in a half-dozen different classes. The numbers are also growing for the Gill Commodore?s Cup, the separate one-day event for hard-core racers that precedes the three-day St. Maarten Heineken Regatta. At the latest count, the Gill fleet rounded out at an even twenty boats. As always, the more laid-back bareboat class is historically one of the largest divisions ...


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by Heather Tackling





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