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Excitement on the Docks as Big Breeze Lines Up for Thrilling Racing As 52nd BVI Spring Regatta kicks off on Friday.
There’s no shortage of talent or breeze in the BVI as almost eighty boats prepare to assume the challenge in the 52nd edition of the BVI Spring Regatta which starts Friday in the stunning Caribbean waters off Nanny Cay Resort and Marina. Just as the trades have really kicked in,…
No Chickens on THIS Boat! Poulet Peeps Takes a First
Ben Sampson, from Pittsburgh, PA, has been visiting the BVI for thirty years. Learning to sail at age 16 at a YMCA sailing camp in Pennsylvania ultimately led him to Monique and Julian Putley, long-time Tortola residents who became the reason Sampson makes the annual pilgrimage to the BVI to…
Bareboat Racing in the BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival – Familiar faces return for the best week ever, part I
Kelly Wharton and her sailing friends know just where to go when the weather in Vancouver, BC, Canada gets just too cold to bear and warm racing beckons; they head for the Caribbean. Wharton’s chartered various boats in the BVI on some ten different occasions over the years, both for cruising and more recently racing.…
Art, Community and Maritime Heritage
Over the years, BVI Spring Regatta has woven community activities and maritime history into the week-long activities. This year is no exception.
Opening night of the BVI Spring Regatta will be hosted by the Premier’s Office and visitors to the regatta village can expect local entertainment like the Heritage Dancers, fungi or steelpan bands, and maybe even Moko Jumbies.
Switching Gears: Jumping off a J109 onto a Chartered Moorings 45 Club
Brooke Mastrorio, from Newport, RI, has spent time on boats literally since she was in the womb; when her mom was pregnant with Brooke she sailed in a Sunfish until the boom wouldn’t clear her belly anymore. Her family had a Bristol 27 when she was a kid and while Brooke never raced when she…
Multihull Multiplicity
As the 53rd BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival approaches, we’ll be taking a look at the runners and riders. First up, the CSA Multihull division. Eleven multihulls are currently signed up to do battle. Sophia, Little Wing, Falcon, Layla, Spike, Avel Vaez, and Triple Jack will be crossing swords…
