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Pre-Register to Win Big at the 2010 BVI Spring Regatta

By Regatta Director / March 6, 2010

Not many people would turn down a chance to win up to $350 in drink tickets. That is just what one lucky skipper, who has pre-registered his boat for BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival can win. All boats registered before 4PM on Friday, March 26, will be entered in…

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New Courses for the 2010 BVI Spring Regatta Give the Big Boys a Chance to Strut Their Stuff

By Regatta Director / March 6, 2010

New for the 2010 BVI Spring Regatta, April 2 � 4, are two courses for the Sol Racing Area specifically designed for the big boats . For the likes of Titan XV, Tom Hill�s new Reichel Pugh Custom 75�, Bill Alcotts’ Andrew’s 68�, Equation and Bella Pita, the Caribbean based…

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Music, Models, Mount Gay and More

By Regatta Director / March 6, 2010

Music, models, Mount Gay and more� just what sailors at the 2010 BVI Spring Regatta will find at the Regatta Village, March 29 � April 4. The BVI will be party central with the festivities kicking off an Nanny Cay Resort and Marina, moving to Bitter End and then returning…

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40th Anniv. Fleet Features Firsts and Favourites!

By Regatta Director / March 6, 2010

Tortola, British Virgin Islands (BVI), March 27, 2011—The final countdown has begun and racing will commence next week at the 40th Anniversary BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival (March 28 – April 3, 2011), giving attending sailors reason to celebrate. Historically, the BVI Spring Regatta has attracted some of the world’s fastest yachts and sailors,…

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Hats Off For A Great Charity!

By Regatta Director / March 6, 2010

14th March 2011 – Tortola, British Virgin Islands (BVI) —If sailing is your game, you’ve seen Mount Gay’s iconic, red regatta hats. Since 1987, these distinctive baseball caps have come to represent far more than just a stylish sunshade—they’ve become an internationally recognized symbol of competitive sailing, each custom embroidered with the name and year…

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Stamp Set Commemorates the 40th Anniversary BVI Spring Regatta

By Regatta Director / March 6, 2010

Tortola, British Virgin Islands (BVI), March 4, 2011: With the long time history of sailing as a primary economic and social activity in the British Virgin Islands, it is only fitting that the territory is known as “The Sailing Capital of the World.” With that in mind, the BVI Spring Regatta, co-sponsored by the Royal…

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The Moorings & Sunsail

By Regatta Director / March 6, 2010

Each year, during the last week of March and the beginning of April, there is an annual migration of sailors to the British Virgin Islands and this year, being the fortieth anniversary of the event, even more are expected. Although many of the visitors fly into the BVI, the Caribbean based sailors are most likely…

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"Necker Belle" to Enter The BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival for the 1st Time!

By Regatta Director / March 6, 2010

14th February 2011 – Virgin Limited Edition is delighted to announce that Necker Belle, its 105ft luxury catamaran, will be racing in the ‘2011 BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival’ which takes place in the British Virgin Islands between the 28th March and 3rd April 2011 to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the BVI Spring…

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History and Reminiscing, BVI Spring Regatta Celebrates 40 Years

By Regatta Director / March 6, 2010

(BVI), December 7, 2010  Although some may think that when the BVI Spring Regatta incorporated one design racing into the event in 2005, new ground was being broken. Well think again. As the 40th Anniversary of the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival is being planned, March 28 – April 3, 2011, the archives have…

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Nanny Cay Resort & Marina Pledges Half a Decade of Support to BVISR

By Regatta Director / March 6, 2010

Nanny Cay Resort & Marina Pledges Half a Decade of Support to BVISR July 20, 2010 "Nanny Cay is very pleased to renew its arrangement with the BVISR," said Miles. "Over the years, we have substantially improved the infrastructure and honed our preparations for the regatta from planning dockage and the supply of reliable electrical…

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