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SPECTACULAR DAY FOR BVI SAILING FESTIVAL – ROUND TORTOLA RACE

Triple Jack Takes Home Nanny Cay Cup SPOOKIE Breaks Monohull Record for Nanny Cay Challenge Tuesday March, 29, 2016, Tortola, British Virgin Islands – The BVI Sailing Festival Round Tortola Race for the Nanny Cay Cup and Nanny Cay Challenge started promptly at 09:30 on Tuesday morning in seas a little rougher than normal due…

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International Contingent Race Ready for 45th BVI Spring Regatta

Life couldn’t be more perfect for the crews of 54 boats competing in Tuesday’s Nanny Cay Cup (Round Tortola Race) with the breeze forecast in the upper teens for the first race day of the 45th BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival. Registration opened at noon today under blue sunny skies, the famed BVI trades…

Lucy Jones, owner of the Swan 51 Northern Child & the Beneteau First 40 Southern Child

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…

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STRONG 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…

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It 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…

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NEW BOATS, OLD BOATS, ALL RETURN FOR SPECTACULAR RACING

Countdown just five weeks to 2016 BVI Spring Regatta… “This is a fantastic event, with lots of variety in the racing, great race management and wonderful shore-side activities – get involved and enjoy!” – is the sage advice from Rick Wessland, veteran BVI Spring Regatta competitor. Wessland, owner/skipper of the J122 El Ocaso should know…

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Scrub Island Resort to host The BVI Sailing Festival’s Island Invitational race.

Ready to Race to Scrub Island? Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina, a private-island resort in the British Virgin Islands, will host the March 30 Scrub Island Invitational as hosting sponsor during the 45th Annual BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival. Up to fifty boats are expected to compete in a race from Nanny Cay Marina to Scrub Island,…

Breaking the Multihull Record

Over 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…

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The Perfect Gift for You and Your Friends

Perfect time for the perfect gift… to you.  The big question many sailors have is “how can I race in the BVI Spring Regatta if I don’t have a boat in the islands?”  From the world famous home of all chartering, The Moorings, has a fleet of charter boats that…

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Enter to Race Today- Drink Free Later

The 45th BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival has officially opened its online registration and organizers are preparing our challenging courses and at least 18 classes to be ready for the 2016 event.  To celebrate the regatta’s milestone anniversary, organizers will reward one random sailor – who has registered by Dec. 31 for the BVI Spring…

Tony Mack's Team McFly racing J/122, El Ocaso was the winner of CSA Racing 2 © Todd VanSickle/BVISR

Winners 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…