Posts by Regatta Director
Light Air Challenges 2017 Spring Regatta Fleet
Light Air Challenges 2017 Spring Regatta Fleet Leaders in Bareboat fleet consolidate positions April 1, 2017, Tortola, British Virgin Islands – Racing started at 1000 in an 8-10 knot easterly on Day 2 of the 2017 BVI Spring Regatta. Race one treated the 28-strong CSA Bareboat fleet to a spectacular course starting off the west…
Read More86 Boats Take to the Line On Day 1 Racing BVI Spring Regatta
March 31, 2017, Tortola, British Virgin Islands – In CSA Racing on Day 1 of the BVI Spring Regatta, fleet leaders established early, with the winners of the three racing divisions each taking three bullets in a clean sweep. Blitz, the King 40 owned and skippered by Peter Corr…
Read MoreGovernor Welcomes Teams
The Governor of the British Virgin Islands, John S. Duncan, OBE welcomed crews from over 17 different nations to Government House in celebration of the international sailing spectacle; the 46th BVI Spring Regatta. Earlier, he had raced on Maritime Heritage Day aboard Youth Instructor, one of the island’s historic sloops…
Read MoreEasing the Pace: The VP Bank Tortola Sloop Spring Challenge
Enjoying the old & the new at the 46th BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival March 30, 2017, Tortola, British Virgin Islands – Participating in the 4th Annual VP Bank Tortola Sloop Spring Challenge today proved to be a tough one for John S. Duncan OBE, Governor of the British…
Read More2nd Annual Scrub Island Invitational – A Fun Race to a Great Party!
Best of Caribbean Racing at the 46th BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival March 29, 2017, Tortola, British Virgin Islands – There’s nothing like a good party at the finish to entice a fleet of enthusiastic racers to focus on the task at hand, and the Scrub Island Resort laid…
Read MoreDoug Baker and Crew on Runaway Win 2017 Nanny Cay Cup
Press Release: March 28, 2017 Doug Baker and Crew on Runaway Win 2017 Nanny Cay Cup Light air challenges BVI Sailing Festival Fleet on first day of racing Tuesday March 28, 2017, Tortola, British Virgin Islands – A tauntingly light breeze of 5-7 knots out of the south was enough…
Read MoreAn International Fleet Race Ready for the 46th BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival
PRESS RELEASE: March 27, 2017 Tortola, British Virgin Islands, March 27, 2017 – Many of this year’s participants in the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival made their way ashore today to register for a week of world-class racing out of Nanny Cay, Tortola. The Marina is alive with activity…
Read MoreNew boats & old favourites prepare for 46th BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival
PRESS RELEASE: March 26, 2017 New boats & old favourites prepare for 46th BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival Registration for the BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival begins tomorrow at Nanny Cay © BVISR/Todd VanSickle Tortola, British Virgin Island, March 26, 2017 – Always offering up something new and…
Read MoreNew GUNBOAT Class TO JOIN THE RACING & FESTIVITIES
Tortola, British Virgin Islands – March 4, 2017 With six Gunboats confirmed to race the 2017 BVI Spring Regatta, the competition dial has been seriously notched up for one of the best Caribbean racing events under the sun. In the line-up are: Gunboat 60 Arethusa, Gunboat 62 Elvis, Gunboat 66…
Read MoreFast new boats rouse racing excitement at BVI Spring Regatta
Tortola, British Virgin Islands – February 6, 2017 – A highlight of racing BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival is the diversity of boats participating across many classes. This year, racing is expected to take place across 18 classes, including boats who are participating for the very first time, like the newly…
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