{"id":61405,"date":"2025-10-28T16:08:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T20:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/?p=61405"},"modified":"2025-10-28T16:08:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T20:08:02","slug":"great-bay-beach-jamboree-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/people\/great-bay-beach-jamboree-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Bay Beach Jamboree Returns: What to Expect in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n The Great Bay Beach & Boardwalk Jamboree returns to Sint Maarten in 2026, bringing sailors and locals together for racing, beach games and island celebrations.<\/span>\n Courtesy Sint Maarten Yacht Club<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n

The 2nd annual Great Bay Beach & Boardwalk Jamboree will return to Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, on Saturday, January 31, 2026, bringing together sailors, locals, and visitors for a full afternoon of racing and island festivities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The waterfront celebration will center around Great Bay, where the DIAM 24 fleet will take to the water for fast-paced, one-design racing close to shore. Spectators can enjoy front-row viewing at the Dutch Blonde Beach Bar from noon to 3 p.m., with live broadcasting, island music, and cold drinks on tap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From 3 to 5:30 p.m., the focus shifts to friendly competition ashore with beach games including volleyball, tug of war, and cornhole. This year\u2019s events and evening entertainment will be hosted by Seaview Beach Hotel, a longtime Philipsburg landmark that first opened in 1947. The boutique beachfront property will host prize giving and an evening celebration with happy hour specials, music, and dancing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSeaview\u2019s location and hospitality make it the perfect home base for both racers and spectators,\u201d event organizers said. \u201cIt\u2019s a natural fit for the fun and energy of the Jamboree.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guests can enjoy Seaview\u2019s poolside cabanas, on-site restaurants, and a convenient nearby market for provisioning before Sunday\u2019s events. The hotel is also offering a special promotion that includes breakfast for Caribbean Multihull Challenge participants and Jamboree guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now in its second year, the Great Bay Beach & Boardwalk Jamboree has quickly become a highlight of the Caribbean Multihull Challenge, celebrating sailing culture while connecting visiting racers with Sint Maarten\u2019s local community and lively beach scene.For more details and registration information, visit caribbeanmultihullchallenge.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The second annual Jamboree returns January 31, 2026, combining fast-paced sailing, beach games, and local island fun in Great Bay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":61406,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"BS_author_type":"BS_author_is_guest","BS_guest_author_name":"Cruising World News Desk","BS_guest_author_url":"","hydra_display_date":"","hydra_display_updated":false,"arc_story_id":"","arc_website_url":"","arc_subtype":"","arc_exclude_from_feeds":false,"sponsored":false,"sponsored_label":"Sponsored Content","sponsored_display_label":false,"post_right_rail":true,"post_right_rail_ad_1":true,"post_right_rail_ad_2":true,"post_right_rail_ad_3":false,"post_right_rail_ad_4":false,"post_right_rail_recirc":true,"fixed_anchor_ad":true,"post_top_ad":true,"post_off_ramp":true,"post_taboola":false,"labels":true,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":"","ad_settings_ads_on_this_page":true,"ad_settings_automatic_ad_injection_into_the_content":true,"ad_targeting":"","alternate_title_newsletter":"","alternate_content_newsletter":"","sponsored_image":false,"sponsored_url":"","social_share":true},"categories":[165],"tags":[196,2009,1990,2000,197,524],"class_list":["post-61405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","tag-caribbean","tag-caribbean-currents","tag-caribbean-multihull-challenge","tag-lifestyle","tag-people","tag-st-maarten"],"acf":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61405\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}