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Caribbean Racing At Its Finest!

By Regatta Director / February 12, 2020

The BVI Spring Regatta delivers great racing every year for competitive teams like Pamala Baldwin’s young career racers  on J/122 Liquid © Ingrid Abery/https://www.ingridabery.com/ Tortola, British Virgin Islands – February 12, 2020 – Superb racing competition, conditions and camaraderie await sailors of all levels at the BVI Spring Regatta and…

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By Regatta Director / January 17, 2020

Get Your Spring Sailing Groove On!  BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival March 30 – April 5, 2020 Whether experienced sailors or newbies to the sport, bareboat and race charters for groups or individuals offer a last minute opportunity to join the BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival  © Alastair Abrehart…

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New class for 2020 BVI Spring Regatta’s Sailing Festival + six Corsair trimarans sign up

By Regatta Director / November 6, 2019

With the increase in performance-oriented cruising boats in the sailing world, the BVI Spring Regatta Organizing Authority has added an additional class to the Sailing Festival – Performance Cruising – to accompany Racing, Bareboats, Cruising and Multihull classes.  “This class allows the race boats with full interiors to sail with their racing…

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Bigger, Better, Stronger – the 48th BVI Spring Regatta is back!

By Regatta Director / April 1, 2019

Melges 24 Fire Water from Tortola wins Best BVI Boat 31 March, 2019 – Tortola, British Virgin Islands– “It was thrilling to see this place buzzing again!” Miles Sutherland-Pilch, General Manager of Nanny Cay Marina enthused after a fantastic week-long fun-filled event that saw more than 800 sailors on 90+…

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Fleet Gets a Break on Saturday

By Regatta Director / March 31, 2019

Snorkeling, Surfing, Swimming…BVI Has It All! 30 March, 2019 – Tortola, British Virgin Islands– Racing was canceled at 1000 hours with barely a breath of air to spare on the race course. It was maybe a blessing in disguise following a magical night in the Regatta Village which was packed…

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Light Air Challenges Fleet Mount Gay Race Day

By Regatta Director / March 30, 2019

Regatta Village Buzzing with Activity, Great Food & Plenty of Mount Gay Rum 29 March, 2019 – Tortola, British Virgin Islands– The vibe at the Regatta Village was simply a blast today as boats left the docks around 8:30am to make it out to the race course in the light air which presented throughout the…

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Exciting Line-up Race Ready for 48th BVI Spring Regatta

By Regatta Director / March 29, 2019

  28 March, 2019 – Tortola, British Virgin Islands–– International-class sailing in one of the most beautiful places anywhere, together with good fun and camaraderie, draws many happy customers back to the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival year after year. Racing in the 48thedition of the event starts on…

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3nd Annual Scrub Island Invitational Enjoys Record Fleet

By Regatta Director / March 28, 2019

Best of Caribbean Racing at the 48th BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival 27 March, 2019 – Tortola, British Virgin Islands –– “Hard to get to, harder to leave, impossible to forget” – a beloved cliché maybe but one that Brits Tony Mack and his wife Sally like to remember…

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Celebrations Aplenty As Records Smashed in Round Tortola Race

By Regatta Director / March 27, 2019

Fujin whips 35 minutes off previous record 25 March, 2019 – Tortola, British Virgin Islands–– A perfect day for record setting at the BVI Sailing Festival saw Fujin, the Bieker 53 catamaran owned and skippered by Greg Slyngstad, win the Nanny Cay Challenge with the fastest elapsed time of 1:57:16,…

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Setting up for a great BVI race week

By Regatta Director / March 26, 2019

Crews and boats arrive – Registration begins Taking a seminar about racing while sitting on a white sandy beach with a backdrop of the beautiful BVI has got to be a darned nice way to learn, right? And it was for a group of Hanse owners and crews who gathered…

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