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10 Years Clean and Green
Reducing our environmental footprint is not a new goal for the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival. We have partnered with Sailors for the Sea, a leading conservation organization, to bring innovations to Caribbean regattas for the last decade. Our moto has always been “recycle, reuse, repurpose”. Living in a territory of islands surrounded by…
The Moorings and Sunsail Charters are Ready to Race
130 New Moorings and Sunsail Charter Boats are Ready to Race The Moorings and Sunsail boats are great to race! February 5, 2018 New beginnings With Well-Known Traditions The 2018 BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival is proud of the continued sponsorship from The Moorings Charter Company, as was announced at their re-opening of…
2018 BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival We WILL Be Racing. Join Us!
Call for sailors to attend the BVI Spring Regatta 2018- March 26 to April 1 With most of the Caribbean islands caught in the wrath of hurricane Irma and then Maria – two category five hurricanes that hit land and made history – the message from the organisers of the BVI Spring Regatta is strong…
Think Spring – The 2018 BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival is already planning the 47th annual race
Think Spring… The 2018 BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival is already planning the 47th annual race, with new innovations, parties and races. March 26- April 1, the waters of the British Virgin Islands will be filled with competitors from across the globe coming to the Warm Waters ~ Hot Racing and Cool Parties that…
2018 Full Moon
2018 BVI Spring Regatta adds new race to Sailing Festival Full Moon Race, 64 Islands ~ One Brilliant Night April 26, 2017, Tortola, British Virgin IslandsOn the heels of the 2017 BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival, preparations have already begun for 2018. The week of March 26- April 1 will offer the unique opportunity…
Here’s a look back on a truly amazing and magical week!
The team at the BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival, The Royal BVI Yacht Club and the BVI Chamber of Commerce and Hotel Association would just like to thank everyone who joined us for the 46th edition of the regatta! We were delighted to welcome crews from over 17 different countries from around the world…
One Final Race on Day 3 BVI Spring Regatta Determines Winners
April 2, 2017, Tortola, British Virgin Islands – Competitors in the 46th edition of the BVI Spring Regatta were only too happy to call it quits after one final race on Sunday when extremely light air made for very shifty and challenging conditions. Little breeze translated to a very hot day so a swim and…
Light Air Challenges 2017 Spring Regatta Fleet
Light Air Challenges 2017 Spring Regatta Fleet Leaders in Bareboat fleet consolidate positions April 1, 2017, Tortola, British Virgin Islands – Racing started at 1000 in an 8-10 knot easterly on Day 2 of the 2017 BVI Spring Regatta. Race one treated the 28-strong CSA Bareboat fleet to a spectacular course starting off the west…
86 Boats Take to the Line On Day 1 Racing BVI Spring Regatta
March 31, 2017, Tortola, British Virgin Islands – In CSA Racing on Day 1 of the BVI Spring Regatta, fleet leaders established early, with the winners of the three racing divisions each taking three bullets in a clean sweep. Blitz, the King 40 owned and skippered by Peter Corr (USA), took first in CSA-Racing…
Governor Welcomes Teams
The Governor of the British Virgin Islands, John S. Duncan, OBE welcomed crews from over 17 different nations to Government House in celebration of the international sailing spectacle; the 46th BVI Spring Regatta. Earlier, he had raced on Maritime Heritage Day aboard Youth Instructor, one of the island’s historic sloops in the 4th VP Bank…
Easing the Pace: The VP Bank Tortola Sloop Spring Challenge
Enjoying the old & the new at the 46th BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival March 30, 2017, Tortola, British Virgin Islands – Participating in the 4th Annual VP Bank Tortola Sloop Spring Challenge today proved to be a tough one for John S. Duncan OBE, Governor of the British Virgin Islands and his crew…
2nd Annual Scrub Island Invitational – A Fun Race to a Great Party!
Best of Caribbean Racing at the 46th BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival March 29, 2017, Tortola, British Virgin Islands – There’s nothing like a good party at the finish to entice a fleet of enthusiastic racers to focus on the task at hand, and the Scrub Island Resort laid it on for racers today.…
