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BVI SPRING REGATTA

 In six weeks, some 800 sailors from around the world will descend on the beautiful island of Tortola to take advantage of springtime Caribbean race conditions. 

If any part of this sounds good, get yourself to the Caribbean for the 49th BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival

The BVI Spring Regatta Organizing Authority has added an additional class to the Sailing Festival - Performance Cruising

Melges 24 Fire Water from Tortola wins Best BVI Boat Jim Proctor Receives Guy Eldridge True Spirit & Enthusiasm award

A perfect day for record setting at the BVI Sailing Festival saw Fujin, the Bieker 53 catamaran win the Nanny Cay Challenge

Mount Gay Rum was one of the original sponsors of the BVI Spring Regatta having first partnered with the popular Caribbean regatta in 1972

"It will be a real challenge for us racing on shorter courses at BVI Spring Regatta than what we are used to," John Gallagher stated

With under eight weeks to go before the BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival, 60+ boats and crews have their flights booked and are well on their way to the sunny BVI.

 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

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

"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

47th BVI Spring Regatta will be the first major international event held since Hurricane Irma and Maria devastated the island group last September

On the heels of the 2017 BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival, preparations have already begun for 2018

Final results in several classes came down to the wire in the last race: in CSA Racing 2, Chris Haycraft (BVI) racing on Pipedream took first in class by just half a point

Leaders in Bareboat fleet consolidate positions

In CSA Racing on Day 1 of the BVI Spring Regatta, fleet leaders established early, with the winners of the three racing divisions each taking three bullets in a clean sweep

The Challenge is part of the BVI Spring Regatta's Maritime Heritage Day, honouring the timeless historic Tortola Sloops

There's nothing like a good party at the finish to entice a fleet of enthusiastic racers to focus on the task at hand, and the Scrub Island Resort laid it on for racers today

At the 46th BVI, Runaway, the Andrews 70 skippered by Doug Baker (USA) completed the course in the shortest elapsed time of 1:41:43, taking home the 2017 Nanny Cay Cup

An International Fleet Race Ready for the 46th BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival, a week of world-class racing out of Nanny Cay, Tortola