Posts by Michelle Slade
Cape 31 Flying Jenny Takes First in Class and Wins the Nanny Cay Cup
Under BVI blue skies and warm trade winds, the Cape 31 Flying Jenny won class in today’s race around Tortola, also taking home the Nanny Cay Cup for fastest corrected time (4:19:17) – the first time that the race has been sailed in the BVI Spring Regatta since 2019. “We have an amazing team around…
Read MoreBVI Spring Regatta Final Stop for Double-Handing Gals
Kate Cope checked off a bucket list goal in January: racing double handed across the Atlantic in the RORC Transatlantic Race. She sailed on Purple Mist, her Sunfast 3200R2, with Claire Dresser, 54, from Hamble, UK. The 56-year-old from Ascot, UK, bought her boat new in December 2018 and made significant modifications for short-handed sailing,…
Read MoreBVI Spring Regatta Boats and Crews Settling in for 50th Anniversary
First up – Round Tortola Race for the Nanny Cay Cup starts Tuesday 10am Registration is open and familiar faces along with new have started to appear on the docks at Nanny Cay as boats, their crews, friends, and families start rolling in for the BVI Spring Regatta special edition – the 50th Anniversary. One…
Read MoreBreathing Life Back into A Multihull Beauty
Re-built multihull back on race course for Round Tortola Race for the Nanny Cay Cup.
Read MoreBVI Spring Regatta Proud to Celebrate 50 years with Long-Standing Sponsors
Sailing events are complicated to organize, with many moving parts onshore and on the water. Without the sponsors who jump on board to support the BVI Spring Regatta each year, it would be almost impossible to run this internationally beloved event. We are so grateful to these sponsors, and we hope that our competitors can support them during their time in the BVI.
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