Time to Vote: 2017 Favorite Yachting Bar

Now in its ninth year, the esteemed judges of the Wight Vodka Favorite Yachting Bar competition have selected a dozen submissions based on humour, drink recipes, nostalgia and sordid tales. Now it’s your turn to select the 2017 winners.

This year there will be two awards… for Best Caribbean Bar and Best Elsewhere. Some of our favorite Caribbean bars are still recovering from the hurricanes, hopefully to return someday soon. Voters are to cast their selection for each award:

Best Caribbean Bar
Foxy’s – Jose Van Dyke, BVI
Soggy Dollar – Jost Van Dyke, BVI
St Maarten Yacht Club – St Maarten
St Thomas Yacht Club – St Thomas, ISV
Willy T’s – Norman Island, BVI
Windward Mark at Bitter End Yacht Club – Virgin Gorda, BVI

Best Elsewhere
Clarke Cooke House – Newport, USA
The King and Queen – Hamble, UK
Pensacola Yacht Club Grill Room Bar – Pensacola, USA
Peter’s Cafe Sport – Horta, Azores
Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Bar – Hamilton, BER
Salty Mike’s – Charleston, USA

The 2017 winners will be announced on December 31 2017. To vote… click here.

Previous Winners:
2009 – Peter Cafe Sport in the Azores
2010 – Soggy Dollar on Jost Van Dyke in the BVI
2011 – IYAC in Newport, USA
2012 – Sint Maarten Yacht Club
2013 – One Bar Playa Blanca in Lanzarote, Spain
2014 – King & Queen Pub in Hamble, UK
2015 – Plas Heli in Wales, UK and Pier View in Cowes, UK
2016 – Pewaukee Yacht Club in Pewaukee, USA