Aruba Rembrandt Regatta, 2012
August 10, 11 and 12 - 2012

On August 12, 13 and 14m 2011 we held a very successful third Aruba Rembrandt Regatta, three days of action and competition for yachts, beachcats, sunfishes, optimists, windsurfers and kite surfers; three evenings of music and parties for all participants and spectators.

Cafe Rembrandt is proud to announce that it has teamed up with the organizing committee of the Aruba Regatta to organize this spectacular event. The organization is in full preparation in cooperation with the sponsors and the Dutch Marines – Boat platoon – CARIB to made this third annual regatta even bigger and better than last year’s regatta. All events, including the opening and closing ceremonies, took place at Eagle Beach.

The first pictures are on line at http://www.flickr.com/photos/59708538@N00/ or visit the photo page on this site!

Watch our official video on the video page!

New Features:

Budget Marine Cup

As of this year, Budget Marine will offer the overall prize for the Yachts, Beach Cat and  Sunfish classes. Only one winner will be selected by a jury that will decide based on the competitiveness of the class and the time gap between the winner and the rest of the class. This winner will be awarded a prize with a value of Afl. 1.000.

Yacht Racing

The traditional ‘Around Aruba Race’ will be sailed on Friday August 12. Yachts can also join for the fun-rally. Cups will be awarded for the winners in the yachting classes, line honours for the sailing yachts in competition will be awarded with the notorious barrel of Mount Gay Rum.

Yacht races on Saturday August 13 and Sunday August 14 will constitute a series of 4 shorter races (12 – 20 miles). The results of these races will decide the rankings of the regatta competition. This year, an overall Budget Marine cup will be awarded. Classes competing for this cup are yachts, beach cats and sunfish.

Additional registration fee for the Around Aruba Race and Rally is USD 25 per yacht. Registered participants for the Aruba Rembrandt Regatta do not pay this fee.

Beach Tennis

At the Aruba Rembrandt Regatta Regatta site, the Beach Tennis Aruba Ranking Tournament will take place. Come and join us on the beach for spectacular demonstrations in the Pro-Am tournament and the battle for the Beach Tennis Ranking of Aruba.

Triathlon

The 2010 swimming competition was a succes that will be repeated in this year’s event. Due to organizational causes, the Arube Rembrandt Regatta Triathlon will have to be postponed until next year… We apologize to everybody who was looking forward to an early start on Sunday 14.