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Scrub Island Invitational: A Perfect Cocktail of Racing and Relaxing
Today’s winners in the Scrub Island Invitational included Terry McLaughlin sailing on Sul Vento, a Sunsail 41 in the Bareboat division. Racing for the first time at BVI Spring Regatta with Steve Denure, his J105 boat partner in Toronto, Canada, McLaughlin’s successfully finding his way around racing a charter boat.
Jim Proctor: 20+ Years Herding sailors to BVI Spring Regatta
Jim Proctor is sailing this week on a chartered Moorings 45. He’s become famous at BVI Spring Regatta over the years for herding sailors from everywhere around the US and bringing them to BVI Spring Regatta to race, sometimes these people are complete novices never having been on a boat. However, Proctor loves to charter as many boats as he has friends to fill them, and these friends love to come back to BVI Spring Regatta.
Great Racing & Sighs of Relief as Conditions Mellow on Day 2, BVI Spring Regatta
Day 2 of racing in the BVI Spring Regatta saw few lead changes with teams at the top of their class holding firm. Perfect Caribbean conditions prevailed in the high teens under blue skies, which was a relief to competitors as they were able to switch from survival mode of the past few days to a more controlled mode.
Enright Takes on the VX One
Getting back to his childhood dinghy roots has been a seamless transition for Charlie Enright who has switched gears these past few weeks from big and offshore, to small and inshore. On day 2 of racing in the VX One fleet, sailing with David Askew and Patrick Farrell on Wizard, after seven races his team…
Nothing Like a Swedish Beauty
9,000 miles and some four oceans later, gracing the docks at Nanny Cay Resort & Marina this week is Ohana, a new Arcona 435 Mk II, owned and skippered by Ken Wisdom (Wilton, CT). A carbon machine through and through with beautiful lines, she was built in Sweden at the Arcona factory in Uddevalla, Sweden.
Magnificent Mount Gay Rum Race Day
Mother Nature threw out another wild day on the water on Mount Gay Rum Race Day, day 1 of racing in the BVI Spring Regatta. Gusts to 30 knots and the occasional squall blasting through the three courses running eleven divisions made for lively racing.
