Event· Bonaire· Other Caribbean

Bonaire International Sailing Regatta (October)

12° 9.0′ N · 68° 16.7′ W · approximate

Bonaire's annual sailing week, held every October for over half a century, with yacht races between Kralendijk and Klein Bonaire and Optimist and Sunfish fleets - a party along the whole waterfront.

Practical

Held each year in October; seagoing yacht classes race two shorter morning courses and one longer afternoon race between Bonaire and Klein Bonaire and off Klein Bonaire's north side; Optimist, Sunfish and youth windsurf classes also race (infobonaire). Visitors welcome as crew or spectators. Moorings fill up - arrive early. Exact dates vary each year: check the Tourism Corporation Bonaire events calendar. Coordinate approx: Kralendijk town pier (OSM).

Best for

Racing and festivities in October

Season

October