Matthew Van Ernest

Brooklyn, New York

sailing from NYC

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1,179NM

Total Distance

83Days

Time at Sea

Qualifications (4)

International Offshore Safety At Sea With Hands On

US Sailing

103 Basic Coastal Cruising

ASA

104 Bareboat Cruising

ASA

+ 1 more

Matthew Van Ernest

17 October 2026 at 09:47

Imagine Race Practice

imagine

difficult SCA conditions; 20-24kts consistent with gusts ~30kts. we had a really tough time overall; broke the spinnaker pole, a jib sheet, and a spinnaker halyard.

45.6NM

6h 30m

City Island, United States

Matthew Van Ernest & Nicole Denett

9 October 2026 at 10:23

LTD SXM Flotilla - Day 6

Cachucha

17.7NM

3h 38m

Koolbaai, Sint Maarten to Friar’s Bay, Saint Martin

Matthew Van Ernest & Nicole Denett

8 October 2026 at 09:03

LTD SXM Flotilla - Day 5

Cachucha

Bill (green beret guy) Shelley Matt Bob Tim Peggy

23.9NM

4h 26m

Anse des Flamands, Saint Barthélemy to Koolbaai, Sint Maarten

Matthew Van Ernest, Nicole Denett & 1 other

7 October 2026 at 13:08

LTD SXM Flotilla - Day 4

Cachucha

Bob Tim Peggy Nikki Matt Shelley John Patricia

10.6NM

2h 37m

Gustavia to Anse des Flamands, Saint Barthélemy

Matthew Van Ernest & Nicole Denett

6 October 2026 at 09:07

LTD SXM Flotilla - Day 3

Cachucha

Lumpy seas the whole way to st barths. A dolphin swam next to us

40.1NM

7h 3m

Sandy Ground Village, Anguilla to Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy

Matthew Van Ernest, Nicole Denett & 1 other

5 October 2026 at 11:30

LTD SXM Flotilla - Day 2

Cachucha

Wind was 13-15kts consistent

20NM

4h 46m

Grand-Case, Saint Martin to Sandy Ground Village, Anguilla

Matthew Van Ernest, Nicole Denett & 1 other

4 October 2026 at 12:41

LTD SXM Flotilla - Day 1

Cachucha

Relatively short sail as we kicked off the flotilla.

15.1NM

3h 25m

Marigot to Grand-Case, Saint Martin

Matthew Van Ernest

19 September 2026 at 13:00

BSC FC Racing

BSC 27

13.3NM

3h 35m

Brooklyn Heights, United States

Matthew Van Ernest

12 September 2026 at 09:20

Captains Island Invitational

imagine

worked as mastman - 1st place in division and 1st overall!!

38.6NM

7h 16m

City Island to East Atlantic Beach, United States

Matthew Van Ernest

9 September 2026 at 17:20

BSC Wed Night Racing

BSC 27

10.4NM

2h 10m

Brooklyn Heights, United States

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