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Green is the New Black
PRESS RELEASE: 25 March 2015 Green Is The New Black? The 2015 BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival is all dressed up and ready to strut her stuff. We have submitted our application to Sailors for the Sea’s Clean Regattas program, the world’s only certification system for water based events. The…
14 Nations for BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival
PRESS RELEASE: 20 March 2015 A magnificent fleet of yachts from Europe, North America and the Caribbean will be racing at the 44th BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival where a thousand sailors, family and friends are expected from at least 14 different nations. The BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival…
Crews Prepare for Competitive Racing
PRESS RELEASE: 12 March 2015 With less than three weeks to go until the start of the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival, teams from several countries including Germany, The Netherlands, UK, Canada and USA will join local sailors at one of the most popular and friendly regattas in the Caribbean. The…
Called the Exotic Regatta
The BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival offers a unique Caribbean regatta experience. Hosted by Nanny Cay Marina, the racing is suited to a huge variety of one-design and keel boats. The Sailing Festival has two stunning coastal courses and the BVI Spring Regatta boasts 3 race areas in a…
Nanny Cay Challenge for Round Tortola set
The exciting and challenging Round Tortola Race will kick-off the 2015 Sailing Festival on Tuesday March 31st, a warm up to the three-day BVI Spring Regatta. Will the winner be the next boat to break the Nanny Cay Challenge record? “We added the Round Tortola race as our first day of the…
Winners Awarded at 2014 BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival
Sunshine and 20-plus knot breeze welcomed the participants to the course to start the final day at the 2014 BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival in Tortola. Three consecutive days of great racing made for an exciting weekend for competitors, and the week-long festival drew more than 3,500 visitors to…
Great Racing Sets Stage for Final Day
Blue skies and strong breeze welcomed racers to the course on Day 2 of the 2014 BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival in Tortola. Winds were up between 14-20 knots throughout the day, creating great racing conditions for the fleet on all three courses. “Yesterday, the driving was more difficult…
Wet and Wild on Day 1 of Racing in the BVI Spring Regatta
Friday marked the first day of racing at the 2014 BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival as nearly boats were set for one of the three courses. Waves of rain squalls and winds gusting over 20 knots kept racing interesting, and fun, for the participants.“It was all sorts of conditions…
BVI Spring Regatta Moves Into Full Swing
The 2014 BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival’s Regatta Village opened on Thursday with Maritime Heritage Day and a full schedule of activities. The Queen’s Baton Relay made an official stop in the Regatta Village to begin the celebration. International food, drinks and fun were served late into the night…
