Archive for April 2016
From the 45th BVI Sailing Festival and Spring Regatta to the 46th…
You haven’t sailed until you sail in the BVI The 45th BVI Sailing Festival and Spring Regatta wound down on Monday, with many racers handing back their chartered boats, and reluctantly rushing off to catch ferries and airports. While the process of dismantling the Regatta Village began, and calm has settled once again over Nanny…
Read MoreLight Breeze Teases Fleet on Final Day of Racing BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival
On Sunday evening, under a setting sun on the beautiful beach at Nanny Cay, the 45th BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival drew to a close with the ritual awards ceremony and fabulous fireworks. The entire fleet was treated to a delightful racing day, with a light easterly of 8 to 12 knots throughout the…
Read MoreSpring Regatta Enjoys Classic BVI Conditions
Class Leaders Maintain Positions Day 2 of Spring Regatta offered up just what the people came for: plenty of sunshine, turquoise water, breeze up to 17 and awesome sailing, with races today taking most classes to the north side of Tortola and around Sandy Cay, a BVI National Park and one of the most…
Read MoreSpirits Lively On Day 1 Racing BVI Spring Regatta
It may have been a rainy day in the BVI but not enough to take the heat out of today’s racing, which saw 12 classes on three courses enjoy a consistent easterly breeze of 13-15 knots. Some competitors continued their winning streak of earlier in the week: SPOOKIE, the TP52 owned and skippered by Steve…
Read MoreINTREPID WINS 3RD ANNUAL VP BANK TORTOLA SLOOP SPRING CHALLENGE
Endeavour II Joins the BVI Tortola Sloop Fleet Today was all about switching gears and changing pace, with the 3rd Annual VP Bank Tortola Sloop Spring Challenge being raced off Nanny Cay as part of the BVI Spring Regatta’s Maritime Heritage Day. The Challenge brings to life the significance that the beautiful old Tortola Sloops…
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