Bar· Sint Maarten (Dutch side)· Leeward Islands

St Maarten Yacht Club

18° 2.1′ N · 63° 5.6′ W

The island's yacht club, perched at the Simpson Bay Bridge - organizer of the Heineken Regatta, with a bar and dinghy dock where cruisers watch the bridge openings and boats squeeze through.

Practical

Welfare Road 90, Simpson Bay Bridge. Office Mon-Fri 9:00 am-5:00 pm; tel +1 721 544 2079, WhatsApp +1 721 584 1018. Runs youth and adult sailing classes, monthly dinghy and keelboat races, a Wednesday Evening Sail, pub quizzes and ladies' lunches. Cruisers dock their dinghies here and walk across the bridge to Customs (2026); the Simpson Bay Yacht Club dock is also about 10 minutes from Market Garden supermarket. The Heineken Regatta office is at the bridge.

Best for

Bridge-side drinks and the island's racing scene