Barbados Events Calendar > Barbados Water Sports: 2009

Barbados offers a range of watersports activities, including game fishing, sailing, surfing and windsurfing. The annual "Water" festival celebrates these watersports activities as well as the importance of the sea to Barbados.

Map	Year	Month	Day (s)	Event Description	Type
	2009	JUL	04,05	J/24 National Championships This is the Barbados J/24 National Championships over 2 days. There are four racs each day starting at 10:00 am. On Saturday, the races will be held in Carlisle Bay. The picturesque races will be visible from the Bay St Esplanade and any point along that part of the coast on from the Harbour Lights Complex. On Sunday, races will be held on the South Coast parallel to the Hastings Boardwalk and will be easily visible from there. The J/24 is the world’s most popular one-design keelboat. Its overall length is 24 feet, waterline length 20 feet, beam 8.9 feet, draft 4.0 feet. J/24 competition is very fierce in Barbados. Viewing of these colourful events is possible from almost any part of the west coast beach south of Bridgetown. Teams from Tinidad & Tobago, St. Lucia and Grenada will compete with the 9 teams from Barbados.	Sailing
	2009	JUL	12	National Dinghy Championships - Trials This is a series of regattas held in the last half of each year. Today's racing is a trial for those events. This year's actual championship dates are: Day 1: Sep-13 Day 2: Sep-20 Day 3: Oct-04 Day 4: Oct-11 Day 5: Oct 25 Day 6: Nov-01 Day 7: Nov-15 Day 8: Nov-22	Sailing
	2009	JUL	18,19	Lucky Horseshoe Regatta	Sailing
	2009	JUL	25	Burkies Junior Surfing Championship - Round 3 The Burkie Championship (founder Alan Burke) is a series of 4 events catering to juniors 14 and under. The last Burkie event for 2009 is scheduled for November 14	Surfing
	2009	JUL	25	BASA Swimming Relay Mania	Swimming
	2009	AUG	13,14,15,16	Goodwill Swim Meet	Swimming
	2009	AUG	29,30	Surfer of the Year - Round 3 The event is hosted by the Barbados Surfing Association. There are 6 rounds to the SOTY competition. The dates are: Round 1: Feb 14,15 Round 2: May 16,17 Round 3: Aug 29,30 Round 4: Sep 19,20 Round 5: Oct 17,18 Round 6: Nov 28,29 There are separate Men and Ladies tournaments. Categories include U-10; U-12; U16; U18, U-21; Masters and Open.	Surfing
	2009	SEP	06	Virgin Atlantic End Of Summer Regatta	Sailing
	2009	SEP	13,20	National Dinghy Championships This is a series of regattas held in the last half of each year. This year's dates are: Day 1: Sep-13 Day 2: Sep-20 Day 3: Oct-04 Day 4: Oct-11 Day 5: Oct 25 Day 6: Nov-01 Day 7: Nov-15 Day 8: Nov-22	Sailing
	2009	SEP	19,20	Surfer of the Year - Round 4 The event is hosted by the Barbados Surfing Association. There are 6 rounds to the SOTY competition. The dates are: Round 1: Feb 14,15 Round 2: May 16,17 Round 3: Aug 29,30 Round 4: Sep 19,20 Round 5: Oct 17,18 Round 6: Nov 28,29 There are separate Men and Ladies tournaments. Categories include U-10; U-12; U16; U18, U-21; Masters and Open.	Surfing
	2009	OCT	04,11,25	National Dinghy Championships This is a series of regattas held in the last half of each year. This year's dates are: Day 1: Sep-13 Day 2: Sep-20 Day 3: Oct-04 Day 4: Oct-11 Day 5: Oct 25 Day 6: Nov-01 Day 7: Nov-15 Day 8: Nov-22	Sailing
	2009	OCT	17,18	Surfer of the Year - Round 5 The event is hosted by the Barbados Surfing Association. There are 6 rounds to the SOTY competition. The dates are: Round 1: Feb 14,15 Round 2: May 16,17 Round 3: Aug 29,30 Round 4: Sep 19,20 Round 5: Oct 17,18 Round 6: Nov 28,29 There are separate Men and Ladies tournaments. Categories include U-10; U-12; U16; U18, U-21; Masters and Open.	Surfing
	2009	NOV	01,15,22	National Dinghy Championships This is a series of regattas held in the last half of each year. This year's dates are: Day 1: Sep-13 Day 2: Sep-20 Day 3: Oct-04 Day 4: Oct-11 Day 5: Oct 25 Day 6: Nov-01 Day 7: Nov-15 Day 8: Nov-22	Sailing
	2009	NOV	03,13	Primary Schools Annual Swimming Meet Nov 06: Primary Schools Heats Nov 18; Primary Schools Finals	Swimming
	2009	NOV	06,18	Secondary Schools Annual Swimming Meet Nov 06: Secondary Schools Heats Nov 01: Secondary Schools Finals	Swimming
	2009	NOV	14	Burkies Junior Surfing Championship - Round 4 The Burkie Championship (founder Alan Burke) is a series of 4 events catering to juniors 14 and under. This is the final Burkie event for the year.	Surfing
	2009	NOV	20,22	November Pro Surfing Championship	Surfing
	2009	NOV	21	BASA's Water Carnival Barbados Amateur Swimming Association	Swimming
	2009	NOV	27	BASA's Adults' Fun Meet Barbados Amateur Swimming Association	Swimming
	2009	NOV	28	Fun Fiesta Swim Meet	Swimming
	2009	NOV	28,29	Surfer of the Year - Round 6 The event is hosted by the Barbados Surfing Association. There are 6 rounds to the SOTY competition. The dates are: Round 1: Feb 14,15 Round 2: May 16,17 Round 3: Aug 29,30 Round 4: Sep 19,20 Round 5: Oct 17,18 Round 6: Nov 28,29 There are separate Men and Ladies tournaments. Categories include U-10; U-12; U16; U18, U-21; Masters and Open.	Surfing
	2009	DEC	01,02,03,04,05,06	Cave Shepherd Short Course Swimming Nationals	Swimming