Spirits Lively On Day 1 Racing BVI Spring Regatta
It may have been a rainy day in the BVI but not enough to take the heat out of today's racing, which saw 12 classes on three courses enjoy a consistent easterly breeze of 13-15 knots. Some competitors continued their
International Optimist Regatta, Clinic & Team Race Set For June
Exceptional coaching, competition and camaraderie are the qualities that make the International Optimist Regatta (IOR), presented by EMS (Electronic Merchant Systems) Virgin Islands, and the TOTE Maritime Clinic and Team Race a ‘must-do’ event for Optimist sailors and their families.
Intrepid Wins 3rd Annual VP Bank Tortola Sloop Spring Challenge
Today was all about switching gears and changing pace, with the 3rd Annual VP Bank Tortola Sloop Spring Challenge being raced off Nanny Cay as part of the BVI Spring Regatta's Maritime Heritage Day. The Challenge brings to life the
BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival Features Scrub Island Invitational
With one day of racing behind them, competitors in the 45th BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival rolled right into today's race, the Scrub Island Invitational, a 12NM upwind ride for the CSA Cruising, Bareboat and Multihull fleets, and a
St. Maarten Yacht Club Regatta Foundation raises 1804 dollars for Sea Rescue
The St. Maarten Yacht Club Regatta Foundation (SMYCRF) has raised 1804 dollars for the St. Maarten Sea Rescue Foundation (SSRF) during the 36th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta. The SSRF offers assistance to sailors and mariners in need of help. With
Sailors help scientists identify the possibility of two distinct species of humpback whales in the Caribbean
Caribbean sailors have helped make a recent scientific discovery! Thanks to the CARIB Tails project, where sailors and other citizen scientists contribute photographs of whale tails, we now know that the humpback whales that mate and calve in the southeastern
Spectacular Day For BVI Sailing Festival – Round Tortola Race
The BVI Sailing Festival Round Tortola Race for the Nanny Cay Cup and Nanny Cay Challenge started promptly at 09:30 on Tuesday morning in seas a little rougher than normal due to last week's high winds, and an easterly breeze
Time for Winners at the 43rd St. Thomas International Regatta
Wind was the word at the 43rd St. Thomas International Regatta (STIR). Lots of it, in fact. Gusts blustered over 30 knots all three days with 6 to 8 foot seas. Combine these conditions with courses that offered a mix
International Contingent Race Ready for 45th BVI Spring Regatta
Life couldn't be more perfect for the crews of 54 boats competing in Tuesday's Nanny Cay Cup (Round Tortola Race) with the breeze forecast in the upper teens for the first race day of the 45th BVI Spring Regatta &
Wet & Wild Rides on Second Day of Racing in 43rd St. Thomas International Regatta
An island tour on fast forward is the best way to describe the courses and conditions for most classes on the second day of racing in the 43rd St. Thomas International Regatta (STIR). While the one-design IC24 and VX One
