(St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles)- With less than a month to go before
the kick-off of the 31st St. Maarten Heineken Regatta, 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 competing in a half-dozen
different classes. With over fifty entries to date, however, the lion's
share of entries will be racing in the CSA Monohull classes, and it's a
truly international field, with competitors from France, Germany, Great
Britain, Holland, Italy, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Turkey, the United
States, and a host of Caribbean nations.While the sailors themselves represent a wide and varied background, the respective yachts also form a diverse and eclectic fleet. At the smaller end of the spectrum is Tanner Jones's gorgeous electric blue J/30, BLUE PETER (the April 2011 J/Calendar poster girl pix above) and the fun-loving team on the J/105 NO FACE 2 FACE. We wish them fair winds and following seas-- at least most of the time. For more Heineken Regatta Sailing information.