Charter Stories

Whether casual or competitive racing, the charter options are numerous!

By Michelle Slade / November 6, 2024

Registration is open for BVI Spring Regatta 2025 (BVISR), and competitors from around the world are already signing up to compete in one of the Caribbean’s top-rated regattas. While some sailors compete on their own boats, a sizeable number of the annual BVISR fleet compete on charter boats, and there are a plenty of charter…

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Pay to Play Perfect Option for Sailors Looking for Sailing Fun

By Michelle Slade / April 6, 2024

Germaine Williams was supposed to go sailing one day when he was about 12 years old but it was too windy, so he didn’t go on that particular day. It was some ten years later when he was in his early 20s that a challenge to achieve something he’d always…

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Jim Proctor: 20+ Years Herding sailors to BVI Spring Regatta

By Michelle Slade / April 3, 2024

Jim Proctor is sailing this week on a chartered Moorings 45. He’s become famous at BVI Spring Regatta over the years for herding sailors from everywhere around the US and bringing them to BVI Spring Regatta to race, sometimes these people are complete novices never having been on a boat. However, Proctor loves to charter as many boats as he has friends to fill them, and these friends love to come back to BVI Spring Regatta.

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TeamRTW

TeamRTW To Compete For First Time In BVI Spring Regatta

By bvisr / March 14, 2024

For the first time in the history of the BVI Spring Regatta, long-time supporter Road Town Wholesale and RiteWay (RTW), is going to enter a team to race in the BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival onboard a Moorings 46. The history of the BVI Spring Regatta and RTW is inextricably linked. Peter Haycraft OBE,…

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Pata Negra

Pata Negra Returns For 2024 – You Can Join The Fun Too!

By bvisr / November 14, 2023

Join sailors from all over the world who converge annually in the stunning BVI to enjoy the thrill of trade wind racing. Bring your own boat, join an existing crew, or charter from an array of options.

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One Very Small Woman with Big Skills Helms BVI Spring Regatta for First Time

By Michelle Slade / March 31, 2023

When Dr. Laura Schlessinger moved to Santa Barbara many years ago, she decided to get a sailing boat – referencing the sport, she said good humoredly, “It looks stupid, if you want to go from Point A to Point B just point that way and go with a motor, but…

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Chartering Great Boats for the 50th Edition of BVI Spring Regatta

By Regatta Director / March 13, 2023

Regatta first timers look forward to the ease of racing a charter boat! Tortola, BVI – March 13, 2023 – David Pritchard has been around boats and sailing his whole life. Until recently he used to run Gill North America, retiring in 2019 to well, spend more time sailing in cool…

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Various crew/boats/winners, 1996 and beyond - ALL sailed with Sanpere...and lived!

BVISR Stalwarts, Sanperes, Sign Up For 50th

By bvisr / September 26, 2022

Tony and Ellen Sanpere were recently first to sign up for 2023 BVI Spring Regatta chartering a Sunsail 47 to be named Team Cayennita for the event. “We are really excited to be a part of the 50th BVI regatta. We’re bringing our St. Petersburg crew and chartering a bareboat to compete,” said Ellen. Tony…

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