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2016 BVI Spring Regatta is Ready, Set, Launch…
Boats Streaming in for 45th Annual BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival Registration opens Monday for some 110 boats and crews in the 45th BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival. The buzz is building shore-side, with the event Village under construction and docks filling up. Lucy Jones, owner of the…
Read MoreSTRONG VX ONE FLEET PREPPING FOR WILD RIDES AT BVI SPRING REGATTA
For the first time, a VX One fleet of eleven boats will be mixing it up with its larger brethren out on the turquoise waters of the British Virgin Islands in the 45th edition of the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival. The VX One is a relatively new one-design…
Read MoreIt Takes a Community ~ Keeping It Green
Environmental concerns seem to be getting a lot of press lately. However, the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival has been involved with protecting the environment for many years. The regatta has partnered with Sailors for the Sea, a leading conservation organization that “engages, educates, inspires and activates the sailing…
Read MoreOver 40 boats already entered the 2016 Nanny Cay Cup race Round Tortola and the Nanny Cay Challenge.
The 2016 BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival is gearing up to be a “Year Not to Be Missed”, and the kick off will be a challenging 31- nautical mile race around Tortola for the Nanny Cay Cup race on March 29th. The race has become not only an incredible adventure with views…
Read MoreWinners announced at Nanny Cay 2015 BVI Spring Regatta
With no less than six races and as many as 13, the BVI Spring Regatta provides an extensive time on the water in gorgeous conditions, all in just three days of racing. This year the wind, waves and courses have varied every day, giving the participants a wide variety of…
Read MoreBeautiful in blue – Day Two BVI Spring Regatta
The second day of the BVI Spring Regatta was blessed with perfect sailing conditions and wonderful azure blue water, pumped up by 15 knots of warm tradewinds, blew through the Sir Francis Drake Channel. The British Virgin Islands offer stunning scenery and Mother nature has created one of the best…
Read MoreWet and Wild – Day One BVI Spring Regatta
Rain squalls ripped through the Sir Francis Drake Channel at the start of racing, enhancing the trade winds to over 20 knots for most of the day. A short sea state, at times rising to three metres when the fleet was racing out of the channel added gusto to the…
Read MoreBVI Spring Regatta – Royal Seal of Approval
‘Be inspiring’ says BVI Governor Duncan Skippers, sponsors, media and some volunteers who make the BVI Spring Regatta happen each year were kindly invited to Government House to celebrate the start of the three day regatta. The Governor of the BVIs, John S. Duncan, OBE, and Principle of the Royal…
Read MoreVP Bank Tortola Sloop Spring Challenge Fairy Tale for Esmie
The 2nd Annual VP Bank Tortola Sloop Spring Challenge took place off Nanny Cay on Thursday 2nd April as part of the BVI Spring Regatta’s Maritime Heritage Day. The sloops date back over 100 years and this year’s event had two noteworthy participants; His Excellency, John S. Duncan OBE, Governor of the British Virgin Islands…
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