04/06/2008
2008 BVI Spring Regatta Ends on a High Note

With winds hovering about 20, the lightest wind seen all weekend, choppy seas and very blue skies, BVI Spring Regatta wrapped up today. There seemed to be a consensus that today’s conditions were the best yet.

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04/05/2008
A Little Less Wind as Competition Heats Up

With winds of 22 – 25, it was a little less breezy as the 128-boat fleet set sail for the second day of competition at the BVI Spring Regatta.

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04/04/2008
Day One: Despite Broaches, Breakdowns, and Bruises, Smiles and Enthusiasm Were the Order of the Day

Broaches, breakdowns and a few bruises among crew were the order of the day, with winds gusting to 33 knots across the Sir Francis Drake Channel. But Jeff Gouzer, from France, mainsheet trimmer aboard the Kerr 11.3 Minnie the Moocher, put the scene into perspective; “There’s lots of times we have these kinds of winds back home, but we don’t have the warm water and sun to go with it like we do here. It was really a beautiful race day.”

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04/03/2008
Sleigh Ride Conditions for the BVI Sailing Festival's Nanny Cay Cup

A sleigh ride was predicted and a sleigh ride it was for the 35 boats that braved the breeze. With winds averaging 20 knots from behind the fleet seemed to fly from the Bitter End Yacht Club to the BVI Spring Regatta home, Nanny Cay Marina. The first to finish was the Andrews 68, Equation. Bill Alcott and the crew completed the 21-mile race in an hour and a half, averaging about 17 miles per hour. All the racers were through the finish line in less than three and a half hours, a record for this race and less than half the time it took them to sail the race in the opposite direction.

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04/02/2008
Plenty of Breeze and Fun Mark the 2008 BVI Sailing Festival Lay Day at the Bitter End Yacht Club

With a steady 25 - 30 knots of breeze, and killer puffs accompanying an occasional squall line, some die-hard sailors raced in North Sound on Bitter End Yacht Club’s Hobie Waves, Getaways and Lasers. For those who decided not to abuse themselves on the water, there was plenty of entertainment dockside at the Bitter End’s Pub where sailing videos accompanied copious quantities of food and drink. For others, the pool and the spa beckoned.

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