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Serious fun on and off the water

The 45 anniversary of the Heineken Regatta was a thrill for competitors and spectators alike

The St. Maarten Heineken Regatta is an iconic, bucket-list event in the Caribbean, and I’ve been fortunate to attend multiple times over in its 45-year history. I’ve been on race boats, chase boats, bareboats and multihulls and regardless of my ride, this thrilling competition in paradise has never ceased to delight me. But this year when I was shore-bound, stopping over in St. Maarten on a long layover, I gained a new perspective on this legendary Caribbean Race series. It was as much fun to watch, as it was to participate.

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“We are not going back”

AS SEEN IN SAILING MAGAZINE January 2025

"We are not going back”

By BETSY SENESCU

Action-packed racing in a highly competitive fleet: It’s not the America’s Cup, it’s the Women’s America’s Cup where the sailors hope one day to be allowed back into the main event

Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli's Maria Giubilei & Margherita Porro

After a thrilling victory in the inaugural Puig Women’s America’s Cup in Barcelona, Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli trimmer Maria Giubilei declared, “We are not going back!”

One of the four crew racing the state-of-the-art foiling AC40s for Italy, Giubilei said, “We have just demonstrated that women can do it. We can do it so it’s impossible that we go backwards: we are not going back.”

Women have been participating in the America’s Cup since the 1880s and participation peaked in 1995 when America3campaigned a competitive all-women team. Since then women have continued to hold vital positions on America’s Cup campaigns, but a spot on the boat has been elusive.

Read how women have come one step closer to a seat at the table HERE