Why wait 49 weeks! Start planning now for next November if this is within your budget. November is a great time to visit and the hurricane season has typically over by the third week of that month if not sooner (I think except for "Wrong Way Lenny" a number of years ago). I have found that the best way to get over the end of a St. Maarten vacation is to immediately start planning your next visit when you get home. Always nice to have something to look forward to.