Sailing Festival
Scrub Island Invitational: A Perfect Cocktail of Racing and Relaxing
Today’s winners in the Scrub Island Invitational included Terry McLaughlin sailing on Sul Vento, a Sunsail 41 in the Bareboat division. Racing for the first time at BVI Spring Regatta with Steve Denure, his J105 boat partner in Toronto, Canada, McLaughlin’s successfully finding his way around racing a charter boat.
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Epic Conditions for Round Tortola Race for Nanny Cay Cup
Today was epic for the Round Tortola Race, the kick-off event for the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival. Boats started in some 16 knots ENE breeze in five classes, and by the time they rounded Beef Island, it had built to 20 and continued to build to over 24+ throughout the afternoon. The sun shone; the sea condition was perfect – it was literally racing in paradise.
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The Day The Round Tortola Record Fell Again And Again…
The Sailing Festival’s 2019 Round Tortola Race for the Nanny Cay Cup on March 26 was a banner year for breaking, if not smashing, the Round Tortola record with the multihull record broken by three boats and the monohull record broken too. A perfect day for record setting saw Fujin,…
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Scrub Island Invitational Turns On Another Great Party!
BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival 50th anniversary celebrations are well underway, with another day of perfect racing conditions for the 6th Annual Scrub Island Invitational, an 11 NM race to a spectacular finish off Scrub Island. Five racing divisions set off at 10am, with an easterly breeze of 15…
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