Eleven boats will compete in the VX One Caribbean Cup 2025, a two-leg series sponsored by Evolution Sails. It kicks off with the St. Thomas International Regatta (STIR) March 28-30 and concludes with the BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival (BVISR), April 4-6.
One VX One is left and available for charter for the 2025 Caribbean Cup. Contact Pitts at Mobile/WhatsApp +1 (401) 419-9010, Email: pitts.timothy@gmail.com.
Over 400 VX Ones – 19-foot-long, strict one-design keelboats sailed by two to three crew with an optimum weight range of 380 to 550 pounds – have been built since 2012. National class associations are now in Australia, Canada, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, New Zealand, the Netherlands, the UK, and the USA. In the North American fleet alone, multiple former Olympians, America’s Cup participants, and pro sailors choose to race the VX One for fun with family and friends, as the fleet is 100% unpaid.
The VX One Class first sailed in STIR and the BVISR in 2016.
“Evolution Sails has partnered with the VX One North American Class during its winter series by coaching the whole fleet, helping us to run daily debriefs, especially focusing on those in the middle and back of the fleet to improve and grow the class, and by donating gear for raffles to make this feasible. In early March, Evolution will sponsor the VX One Florida State Championship, which includes entry of an all-women’s team at no charge to the team. Then, at the end of March, for the VX One Caribbean Cup 2025, Evolution’s sponsorship includes race technology like BOTS, which makes it possible to run races more easily and, in more places, such as in the ideal sailing conditions of the U.S. and British Virgin Islands,” says Tim Pitts, president, VX One North American Class.
Part of Sailing Inc. in Charleston, South Carolina, Evolution Sails is one of four U.S. franchises of the parent company, Evolution Sails NZ Ltd., and both make and repair sails for grand prix racers to coastal cruisers. Greg Fisher, a sailmaker for over 40 years and winner of 25 National, North American, and World Championship titles in 7 different one-design classes, manages the Sailing Inc./Evolution Sails team in Charleston and strongly supports the VX One class.
Photo: Scott Trauth
