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No Chickens on THIS Boat! Poulet Peeps Takes a First
Ben Sampson, from Pittsburgh, PA, has been visiting the BVI for thirty years. Learning to sail at age 16 at a YMCA sailing camp in Pennsylvania ultimately led him to Monique and Julian Putley, long-time Tortola residents who became the reason Sampson makes the annual pilgrimage to the BVI to cruise or race. “We took…
Haspa Hamburg Sails Again – Local Rigger Saves the Day
Kudos to Isaac Fonseca of Wickham’s Cay Rigging who saved the day for the German team Haspa Hamburg racing on their JV52, replacing a broken forestay within 24 hours of the crew knocking on his door asking if he could replace it. 48 hours later they were sitting on the beach at Marina Cay after…
Offshore Sailor Brian Thompson Brings his Speed Skills Back to the BVI
Brian Thompson is often referred to as one of the fastest offshore sailors on the planet; he’s sailed everything from 21-foot Mini Transat racers to 140-foot Maxi trimarans, so it’s no surprise that he’s a part of the Gunboat 72 Layla crew this week at BVI Spring Regatta, who took third in the first race of the…
Round Tortola Race for the Nanny Cay Cup Goes to Airgasm and Warthog
Epic day of racing on Day1, 52nd BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival Today was a fast one for those racing in the Round Tortola Race for the Nanny Cay Cup event as breeze in the low 20s, hitting the high 20s during several big squalls that blasted through the course, kept sailors on their…
Round Tortola for the Nanny Cay Cup on the New Spike!
Sam Talbot, skippering Spike, a new Rapido 40, expects that he and his crew will be back to Nanny Cay in time for lunch after what should be a wild ride on Tuesday in big breeze for the Round Tortola Race for the Nanny Cay Cup, a 36 nautical mile taking in some of the…
A Little Professional Help Never Goes Astray; Dee Caffari Sails BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival with WaveWalker
Three years ago, Woody Cullen and his wife Carolyn, from Sun Valley, Idaho, USA, were pretty green around the gills when it came to racing their new-to-them Swan 58 WaveWalker at BVI Spring Regatta. With a serious commitment to improving their game the Cullen’s have hired the right people who have helped them take big…
Accomplished Line-Up of International Competition Ready for Hot Racing / Cool Parties!
Boats from fourteen different countries – and racing enthusiasts from many more – are about to converge upon the stunning British Virgin Islands sailing grounds for the 52nd BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival. With the help of its generous sponsors and dedicated community, the event couldn’t be more ready to welcome the fleet of 2025…
Sponsors Fuel BVI Spring Regatta, part II
The British Virgin Islands is where Charlie Cary, a Navy veteran and sailing enthusiast and his wife Ginny first started The Moorings with a fleet of six Pearson yachts in 1969, and since, the business has become synonymous with sailing in the BVI. More than 50 years later the BVI remains The Moorings home base…
Sponsors Fuel BVI Spring Regatta, part I
Sponsors are a huge part of BVI Spring Regatta’s success, and we’re proud that many of our sponsors truly get involved in the event; some even go racing with us, like Rob Windsor, Solutions/Special Projects Director with Portland Yacht Services and Miles Sutherland Pilch, general manager of Nanny Cay Resort and Marina, who likes to…
BOTS Boost Race Management
First used in high-performance events like the America’s Cup and Sail GP, robotic buoys, BOTS, are now used in many international regattas and will be used on the VX One course during the 2025 BVI Spring Regatta (BVISR), the second leg of the VX One Caribbean Cup.
Fleet Of 11 For VX One Caribbean Cup 2025
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.
RBVIYC Rolls Out Race Team For 44Cup
The Royal BVI Yacht Club hosted the event with Nanny Cay and rolled out its team of race management volunteers – many race-hardened veterans from many years of running the BVI Spring Regatta, and some enthusiastic newcomers – for the 44Cup
