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Zen Takes Top Spot for Nanny Cay Cup, BVI Spring Regatta Registration Closes
Today was big at the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival. Boats raced down from North Sound to Nanny Cay, competing in the Nanny Cay Cup, the last event of the BVI Sailing Festival. Registration for the BVI Spring officially closed at 6PM and the Regatta Village officially opened. The Nanny Cay Cup The winds…
Giveaways Galore is No April Fools’ Joke at the BVI Spring Regatta Village
It seems that a number of the BVI Spring Regatta sponsors have realized what a marketing opportunity the biggest yachting event in the territory offers. This year, as never before, sponsors are offering participants freebies and specials that promote their brands. LIME is giving away one Samsung B2100. As this phone is waterproof, it should…
Slow Start but a Hot Finish for Day One of the BVI Spring Regatta
Although no complaints were heard, it was hard to be excited about the day’s weather conditions early on. It was cloudy, rained threatened and it appeared as though what little wind there was might be sucked up by the clouds. Oh ye of little faith. Although the clouds hung over all morning, there was wind…
Day Three – End Game
04/04/2010 Day Three – End Game Once again, it was a picture perfect day in the British Virgin Islands for the last day of racing of the BVI Spring Regatta, with sun and wind all day long. There were a number of battles out on the race course which were fought to the very end…
Nanny Cay Resort & Marina Pledges Half a Decade of Support to BVISR
Nanny Cay Resort & Marina Pledges Half a Decade of Support to BVISR July 20, 2010 "Nanny Cay is very pleased to renew its arrangement with the BVISR," said Miles. "Over the years, we have substantially improved the infrastructure and honed our preparations for the regatta from planning dockage and the supply of reliable electrical…
History and Reminiscing, BVI Spring Regatta Celebrates 40 Years
(BVI), December 7, 2010 Although some may think that when the BVI Spring Regatta incorporated one design racing into the event in 2005, new ground was being broken. Well think again. As the 40th Anniversary of the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival is being planned, March 28 – April 3, 2011, the archives have…
"Necker Belle" to Enter The BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival for the 1st Time!
14th February 2011 – Virgin Limited Edition is delighted to announce that Necker Belle, its 105ft luxury catamaran, will be racing in the ‘2011 BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival’ which takes place in the British Virgin Islands between the 28th March and 3rd April 2011 to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the BVI Spring…
The Moorings & Sunsail
Each year, during the last week of March and the beginning of April, there is an annual migration of sailors to the British Virgin Islands and this year, being the fortieth anniversary of the event, even more are expected. Although many of the visitors fly into the BVI, the Caribbean based sailors are most likely…
Stamp Set Commemorates the 40th Anniversary BVI Spring Regatta
Tortola, British Virgin Islands (BVI), March 4, 2011: With the long time history of sailing as a primary economic and social activity in the British Virgin Islands, it is only fitting that the territory is known as “The Sailing Capital of the World.” With that in mind, the BVI Spring Regatta, co-sponsored by the Royal…
Hats Off For A Great Charity!
14th March 2011 – Tortola, British Virgin Islands (BVI) —If sailing is your game, you’ve seen Mount Gay’s iconic, red regatta hats. Since 1987, these distinctive baseball caps have come to represent far more than just a stylish sunshade—they’ve become an internationally recognized symbol of competitive sailing, each custom embroidered with the name and year…
