A motor yacht over turquoise water

The Caribbean.

When the Riviera closes for winter, the yachts cross the Atlantic. The islands, the regattas and the season.

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  1. The St Barths Bucket has been sailed off Gustavia since 1995, usually in March.
  2. Antigua Sailing Week was first held in June 1968, ending with a ball at Nelson's Dockyard.
  3. Casino Royale (2006) filmed at the Ocean Club on Paradise Island and at Albany, on New Providence.
St. Barth

Gustavia in March.

1995The first Bucket off Gustavia

The St Barths Bucket began in 1995 with 4 yachts. It is now the regatta of the superyacht season, sailed off Gustavia every March. Gustavia is on the board.

A glass of champagne above a turquoise sea
The deck, at sunset.
Antigua

English Harbour and Nelson's Dockyard.

1968The first Antigua Sailing Week

Antigua Sailing Week was first held from June 8 to 15, 1968, opening with a race from Guadeloupe to English Harbour and closing with a costume ball in Nelson's Dockyard. St John's is on the board.

The Bahamas

Paradise Island.

2006Casino Royale is filmed on Paradise Island

Casino Royale (2006) filmed on Nassau: the villa and the Library Bar at the Ocean Club on Paradise Island, the steps of its Versailles Gardens, and Albany House, on New Providence.

  1. The Caribbean seasonSt. Barth, Antigua, the Bahamas
  2. New Year's Eve in the harborGustavia
  3. The St Barths BucketGustavia
  4. Antigua Sailing WeekEnglish Harbour

The islands on the board.

Sources. St Barths Bucket Regatta · Antigua Sailing Week, our history · The James Bond Dossier, Casino Royale locations. Read October 2026. A record of places, houses and dates, published as research. Patrician.ch has no commercial relationship with any house named here.

A superyacht on open blue water
The crossing, from the Riviera to the islands.
Questions

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When is the St Barths Bucket?

Usually in March, off Gustavia.

It was first sailed in 1995.

Where was Casino Royale filmed in the Bahamas?

At the Ocean Club on Paradise Island and at Albany House on New Providence.

When was the first Antigua Sailing Week?

From June 8 to 15, 1968.

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