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Tortola, British Virgin Islands (BVI), March 30, 2011—Intensity levels punched up several levels today at the 40th Anniversary BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival (March 28-April 3, 2011) when racing commenced at the inaugural Gill BVI International Match Racing Championship (March 30 and 31). Eight teams rifled through ten flights…

Tortola, British Virgin Islands (BVI), March 28, 2011—The sun and breeze are perfect and the sailors are amassing for the 40th Anniversary BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival (March 28-April 3, 2011). The atmosphere is pregnant with anticipation as the starting guns commence firing tomorrow at 1000 hours, local time,…

�Keep it up � l appreciate the precise sailing & course instructions superb race/ scoring staff and the venue is the best I have encountered in my 49 years of competitive sailing,� so says competitive sailor ‘Harken Harv’ (Neil Harvey). With comments like that, the BVI Spring Regatta has to work hard to raise the…

New for 2010, the BVI Spring Regatta will host the BVI Windsurfing Championship. This event will run concurrently with the 39th annual BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival, March 29 ? April 4 2010, and by doing so, be able to take full advantage of the resources, parties and prestige…

Money always makes people smile but this time, that is only part of the story. Certainly Judy Petz, BVI Spring Regatta Director, Phil Aspiinal, President of VISAR, Chuck Peterson, Director of Clearwater and Charlotte McDevitt, Executive Director of Green VI, are all pleased that the BVI Spring Regatta campaign to…

In the centuries old tradition, the Commodore of the Royal British Virgin Islands Yacht Club is inviting other yacht clubs from around the world to send teams to compete in the inaugural International Yacht Club Challenge. The IYCC will be part of the 2010 BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival,…

Green, the color of the ecology movement, is the ?in? color and there?s hope that this is not just a passing fad but rather signifies a long-term change in lifestyles for many throughout the world. Regardless of the fact that the BVI has no pump-out stations, the BVI Spring Regatta…

The third and last day of the 2009 BVI Spring Regatta dawned with black clouds in the sky. Many thought that the wind would be light and there would be rain, but, as it turned out, the clouds only provided much appreciated sun protection with plenty of breeze with which to race. Throughout Drake Channel,…

Although one individual was heard to say, "I prefer sailing in Cowes in the rain," I can’t find anyone else who shares that sentiment. As the West Indian people will tell you, we are blessed. With another perfect day on the water, it is truly racing in paradise at the…

Although no complaints were heard, it was hard to be excited about the day’s weather conditions early on. It was cloudy, rained threatened and it appeared as though what little wind there was might be sucked up by the clouds. Oh ye of little faith. Although the clouds hung over all morning, there was wind…