Archive for March 2018
Lighter Conditions Shake Up Leaderboard on Day 2 BVI Spring Regatta Racers enjoying tight competition in all classes
Day 2 at the BVI Spring Regatta © T2PTV Tortola, British Virgin Islands – March 31, 2018 – At 87 years old, Robin Tattersall is the only skipper in this year’s edition of the BVI Spring Regatta to have taken a bullet for each of the races he and his crew have sailed. Racing in…
Read MoreFantastic Caribbean Conditions Turn Up Fun Dial on First Day Racing
Tortola, British Virgin Islands – March 30, 2018 – A brilliant day on the water made for thrilling starts in the CSA Racing division and close sailing for the top three finishers in all divisions. “It was really a terrific day,” Dave Brennan, Principal Race Officer for the Racing Division, said. “We worked in a…
Read MoreDocks at Nanny Cay New Outer Marina Buzzing as Boats Prep for BVI Spring Regatta Regatta organizers thrilled by turnout of new & old BVI racers
Tortola, British Virgin Islands – March 29, 2018 – Today was a day of prep and practice, onshore and offshore for a full weekend of racing ahead. Blue skies and a 15 knot breeze motivated many of the 66 boats registered to race this weekend’s BVI Spring Regatta to take advantage of a perfect day…
Read MoreFeeling keen and green on lay day
The BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival is proud to be celebrating the 10th anniversary as a green event and was been awarded the Gold Certificate from Sailors for the Sea. They were also the first regatta on the planet to be carbon neutral. On Lay Day, sailors were able to help with a beach…
Read MoreSwan 45 Samantaga Win ABSOLUT.® Full Moon Race – Welcome Breeze & Sunny Skies for BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival Island Invitational
Tortola, British Virgin Islands – March 28, 2018 – A fun reach in 15+ knots under sunny skies to the finish of the inaugural ABSOLUT.® Full Moon Race was welcomed by race winners, Belgian team Samantaga, especially after toughing out a night of big breeze and plenty of rain. Samantaga finished the 165 NM around the BVI race…
Read MoreFrustrating Conditions Challenge Sailors in Round Tortola Race Multihull WOW first to finish in 4 hours seven minutes
Tortola, British Virgin Islands – March 27, 2018 – “We looked behind us and didn’t see anyone at all, we were pretty far ahead of the fleet,” said David Liddell, co-owner of WOW, the Stealth 14GT catamaran and the first boat to cross the finish in today’s gruelling Round Tortola Race. It was a very challenging day for the all the classes who started the…
Read MoreRacing Gets Underway Tomorrow in Beautiful British Virgin Islands! Yachts Preparing for Round Tortola Race & Absolut Full Moon Race
Day 1 Report – Monday March 26, 2016 Tortola, British Virgin Islands – March 26, 2018 – It’s business as usual around the docks at Nanny Cay as hundreds of sailors from around the world prepare for the first major event to be held in the British Virgin Islands since Hurricane Irma devasted the area…
Read More#BVIStrong! Overwhelming Support For 47th BVI Spring Regatta
The organisers and supporters of the BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival hosted by Nanny Cay have always stood firm and optimistic that the 47th edition of this much-loved regatta would take place over Easter as planned, and so it will. The Regatta will be the first major international event held since Hurricane Irma and Maria…
Read MoreOriginal Sponsor Mount Gay Rum Continues Their Support
On land and on water Mount Gay is with us March 1, 2018, Tortola, BVI The long standing and original sponsor of the BVI Spring Regatta has come forth to help keep the regatta running steady. Mount Gay Rum Distilleries Limited, distributed by Road Town Wholesale, has stood by the Spring Regatta for 47…
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