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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 cruise or race. “We took…
Read MoreHaspa Hamburg Sails Again – Local Rigger Saves the Day
Kudos to Isaac Fonseca of Wickham’s Cay Rigging who saved the day for the German team Haspa Hamburg racing on their JV52, replacing a broken forestay within 24 hours of the crew knocking on his door asking if he could replace it. 48 hours later they were sitting on the beach at Marina Cay after…
Read MoreAccomplished Line-Up of International Competition Ready for Hot Racing / Cool Parties!
Boats from fourteen different countries – and racing enthusiasts from many more – are about to converge upon the stunning British Virgin Islands sailing grounds for the 52nd BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival. With the help of its generous sponsors and dedicated community, the event couldn’t be more ready to welcome the fleet of 2025…
Read MoreSponsors Fuel BVI Spring Regatta, part II
The British Virgin Islands is where Charlie Cary, a Navy veteran and sailing enthusiast and his wife Ginny first started The Moorings with a fleet of six Pearson yachts in 1969, and since, the business has become synonymous with sailing in the BVI. More than 50 years later the BVI remains The Moorings home base…
Read MoreSponsors Fuel BVI Spring Regatta, part I
Sponsors are a huge part of BVI Spring Regatta’s success, and we’re proud that many of our sponsors truly get involved in the event; some even go racing with us, like Rob Windsor, Solutions/Special Projects Director with Portland Yacht Services and Miles Sutherland Pilch, general manager of Nanny Cay Resort and Marina, who likes to…
Read MoreBOTS Boost Race Management
First used in high-performance events like the America’s Cup and Sail GP, robotic buoys, BOTS, are now used in many international regattas and will be used on the VX One course during the 2025 BVI Spring Regatta (BVISR), the second leg of the VX One Caribbean Cup.
Read MoreFleet Of 11 For VX One Caribbean Cup 2025
Eleven boats will compete in the VX One Caribbean Cup 2025, a two-leg series sponsored by Evolution Sails. It kicks off with the St. Thomas International Regatta (STIR) March 28-30 and concludes with the BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival (BVISR), April 4-6.
Read MoreRBVIYC Rolls Out Race Team For 44Cup
The Royal BVI Yacht Club hosted the event with Nanny Cay and rolled out its team of race management volunteers – many race-hardened veterans from many years of running the BVI Spring Regatta, and some enthusiastic newcomers – for the 44Cup
Read MoreBVI Spring Regatta Joins 2025 Windies Multihull Trophy Series
The BVI Spring Regatta will be part of the inaugural Windies Multihull Trophy, a new season championship designed to encourage offshore multihulls to participate in more Caribbean regattas and offshore passage events for the 2025 sailing season.
Read MoreGet your game on for the 52nd BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival where Warm Water and Hot Racing prevails!
Registration is now open for one of the Caribbean’s favourite racing events. The week-long event runs March 31-April 6, so get those dates on your calendar now.
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