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Can You Pronouce Popombi?
The Beneteau First 40.7 Popombi goes into day 2 at the BVI Spring Regatta in second place in CSA Performance Cruising, just two points behind the exceptionally well-sailed Panacea X, a Salona 45. Owned and helmed by Christian Cabral, Popombi is a boat new to Cabral. This is the fourth time he’s competed at BVI…
A J24 Conversion Brings a New IC24 to Local Fleet
When Mike Feierabend bought his boat Bravissimo some 10 years ago it was a J24. He bought it in Tortola and campaigned it for a long time as a J24. About a year ago Feierabend, who resides in St John in the US Virgin Islands, sent the boat to Puerto Rico and had it converted…
Mount Gay Race Day Showcases Best of BVI Racing
Tight Racing Across All Classes on Day 1 BVI Spring Regatta A sea of red hats honouring Mount Gay Race Day and a good breeze made a great start to day 1 in the 53rd edition of the BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival. Racing got underway around 10am in 15+ knots and favourable sea…
Gunboat DreadKnot Fulfils New Owner’s Dream
According to Rick Cunningham, there was some rum involved in the purchase of his new-to-him Gunboat 62 DreadKnot. He and a good friend had been talking about doing the Transpac race forever, they kept looking at boats, Cunningham was looking beyond a monohull and decided he wanted a multihull. “I wanted to do that race…
Ondeck’s Blueprint for fun in the BVI
We caught the team racing this week on the Beneteau 36.7 Blueprint huddled around a tabletop at the ever-popular Island Roots café at Nanny Cay just minutes before day 1 of racing in the53rd BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival. “We’re having a little team huddle at the moment,” skipper and instructor Rory Johnson smiles.…
Love Affair with the Volvo 70: Monster Project debuts at BVI Spring Regatta
Johannes Schwarz grew up sailing on Lake Neusiedl near his hometown near Vienna, Austria and close to the Hungarian border. “It’s actually the best lake for dinghy sailing in Austria!” Schwarz says. He’s come a long way from his lake sailing youth, today spending his days travelling all over the world running his four Volvo…
Cool shirts and a Fun Family Vibe = The Brew Family
With already two podium awards under their belt at their first BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival, the Brews from Jacksonville, Florida are having a blast on Stingray, a Dufour 44 that they have chartered for the week. The Brews – Rich, Kim and their daughter Colleen have always wanted to do the BVI Spring…
Round Tortola for the Nanny Cay Cup goes to Apollo and Airgasm
The beauty of racing in and around the BVI is that the plethora of stunning islands offer natural marks and turning points which ease the load on the race committee when course changes are required. Lighter than forecasted winds for the majority of the day prompted the BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival Race Committee…
2026 Scrub Island Invitational A Winner
Benjamin Daniel, the Canadian skipper on Panacea X wore a big smile as he came ashore at Marina Cay with his crew who sailed to first place in CSA Performance Cruising. Even sailing with a new crew, his team were top performers today in the annual Scrub Island Invitational. Thirty nine boats and some 298…
53rd BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival Kicks off with Scrub Island Invitational
Switching things up just slightly in 2026, the legendary Caribbean Regatta – the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival – starts the action on and off the water on Tuesday March 24 when the Sailing Festival fleet hits the start line for the short and friendly 11 nautical mile race to Scrub Island Resort, Spa and Marina.
BVISR proud to have the talented & young PRO Diana Emmanuelli on its race management team
BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival loves to welcome back repeat customers and it’s well-documented that they return because they respect the work of the world-class race management team that ensures that the regatta is the top-level racing event that it is. PRO Diana Emmanuelli has supported the race management team for some 10 years…
Fast & Fantastic: BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival Lines Up Killer Fleet of Diverse Competition
It won’t be hard to miss the quick Nigel Irens-designed 63-foot trimaran Sophia charging on this year’s BVI Spring Regatta racecourse, helmed by new owner Marcus Sirota. The ORMA 60-inspired former Paradox 3 took corrected-time honours in the MOCRA Multihull Class in the 2025 edition of the classic Rolex Fastnet Race and is continuing its successful…
