BVI Spring Regatta March 25-31, 2019, LIVE Feed

BVI Spring Regatta 2019 - Sunday March 31, 2019

The third and final day of racing brought light winds to an eager fleet.  The Norman and Sol course got off a few races to shake up the leader board and determine the champions for the weekend.  Meet some of them and some other teams with a great story.

UPDATE: BVI Spring Regatta Race Results 29-31 March 2019

BVI Spring Regatta 2019 - Saturday March 30, 2019

The Mount Gay Rum Party was a blast on Friday night with a sandbag grinding competition, prizes on a wheel, band, dancing in the sand and daily awards.  Racing for Saturday was canceled, due to light air, so we took a tour of a few of the boats in the 90-boat fleet. T2PTV: Sailing On Demand videos above published Mar 30-31, 2019.

BVI Spring Regatta 2019 - Friday March 29, 2019

With the Sailing Festival complete, today was the first day of racing for the BVI Spring Regatta! Fair winds, a hard-working race committee and 90+ boats on two race courses in Sir Francis Drake Channel. T2PTV: Sailing On Demand video above published Mar 29, 2019. See also BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival preview video.

BVI Spring Regatta 2019 schedule 

• Round Tortola results and Scrub Island results

BVI Spring Regatta March 25-31, 2019   #BVISR

25 March, 2019 - Tortola, British Virgin Islands: Records Smashed in Round Tortola Race

A perfect day for record setting at the BVI Sailing Festival saw Fujin, the Bieker 53 catamaran owned and skippered by Greg Slyngstad, win the Nanny Cay Challenge with the fastest elapsed time of 1:57:16, breaking the standing record set in 2015 by the trimaran Triple Jack of 2:33:40. The monohull record was also overturned by E1, the Volvo 70 skippered by Rafal Sawicki in an elapsed time of 2:53:08, beating the previous record set in 2016 by the TP52 Spookie of 3:08:43.

Plenty of buzz added to the fun vibe around the docks in Nanny Cay as boats returned after close racing in all classes. Gunboat 62 Mach Schnell, owned and skippered by Kent Haeger also broke Triple Jack's 2015 record in 2:00:39, taking first in the multihull class on corrected time. The Rapido 60 trimaran owned and skippered by Steve Bourne also broke the 2015 record finishing in 2:19:54.

Sailing with the same crew of eight who recently won the Caribbean 600, Fujin owner/skipper Greg Slyngstad commented, "Today's race was one of the reasons we came out - the weather conditions looked good to try for the record. Mach Schnell was pushing us hard, it was a lot of fun, and we've raced against Triple Jack in the past and in lighter air they've beaten us. Conditions were really excellent, we saw over 25 knots but it was steady at 19-21 most of the race, with big puffs and lulls coming over the island on the north side - we're getting the boat figured out!"

Rob Butler on Touch2PlayRacing is back for his fifth #BVISR!

“Our best memory of the event was almost winning last year; we lost to a great bunch of guys on a Melges 24! We really like the blend of windward/leeward & point to point racing!"

See you soon Rob and his crew! ⛵️🌊 pic.twitter.com/ymH4cS62UM

— BVI Spring Regatta (@springregatta) February 28, 2019

BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival 2019- NO FEAR! video. BVI Spring Regatta in 2019!  Tortola is open, restaurants and stores are open, and Moorings and Sunsail charters are waiting for you! Official website bvispringregatta.org

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BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival, March 26-1 April 2018, LIVE Feed

BVI Spring Regatta 2018- Report

T2PTV: Sailing On Demand video published Apr 5, 2018: From the beset shots of the weekend, to sailors' efforts to help keep BVI Strong to locals being recognized for their heroic efforts, the BVI Spring Regatta celebrated it's 47th year in a special way.

BVI Spring Regatta 2018 - Sunday

April Fools' Day from the BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival!  Some of the sailors played some pranks over night and awoke to some surprises on their boats.  Last day of racing for the fleet.

BVI Spring Regatta 2018- Saturday

Video above published Mar 31, 2018: From the longest-running BVI vet, to a guy who grew up on this regatta to a lady who started sailing on Tuesday, meet some of the characters of the BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival!

BVI Spring Regatta 2018 - Friday

Video above published Mar 30, 2018: The Sailing Festival part of the regatta wrapped up with a 'Round Tortola, an Absolut Full Moon Race, and a group of sailors from the regatta helped clean up a beach in Brewer's Bay on the lay day with the BVI Wombles.  Friday's race day was big breeze for both the SOL and Norman Circles.

BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival 2018 Promo

Come to Nanny Cay on Tortola in the British Virgin Islands BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival in 2018!  Always evolving, this event will add a Full Moon race.  64 islands, one BRILLIANT night!  Charter a boat, bring your own, there is a race for every type of sailor over this week of sailing in the Caribbean.

The 47th annual BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival will take place between March 26-1 April 2018. Current entries - Results will be posted at bvispringregatta.org.

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BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival, March 27-April 2 (video)

BVI Spring Regatta 2017 - Sunday

Apr 2, 2017: Race Day 3. The final day brought light breeze and the fleets got only one race off before the wind died down completely.

BVI Spring Regatta 2017 - Saturday

Published Apr 2, 2017: Day 2 video includes sweeping views of the British Virgin Islands and the Caribbean Sea. Follow the Bareboat fleet out around some of the most beautiful islands in the world.

2017 BVI Spring Regatta on Yacht Scoring--2017 BVI Spring Regatta Final Cumulative Results

BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival 2017 Promo

The BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival has the best of all worlds: weather, competition, parties, culture.

BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival: "The BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival is one of the largest regattas in the Caribbean. The aqua waters around the British Virgin Islands in the northern Caribbean, attracts over 100 yachts and sailors, friends and families from around the world. The pride of excellence of a well organized regatta, with international race officers and experienced committee members to ensure the best racing in the world. With 18 classes and three race areas allows all participants exclusive races depending on wind, waters and conditions. Racing in three bodies of water; the main Sir Francis Drake Channel, the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by over 60 islands, give the race committee a variety of windward/leewards and around island races to choose from."

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BVI Spring Regatta 2016, Friday & Saturday, Sailing Videos

BVI Spring Regatta 2016 - Friday:

Nanny Cay on Tortola hosts the BVI Spring Regatta. In its 45th Anniversary, Friday brought stormy seas, but what sailor really minds getting wet? - Published April 1, 2016

BVI Spring Regatta 2016 - Saturday: 

Meet the governor of the British Virgin Islands as he rings in day two of racing. The CSA Racers got the island hopping tour around the scenic Caribbean. Published on April 2, 2016

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Sailing Cuba, Sailing into Cuban History, Best of BVI Spring Regatta

Sailing into Cuban History:

The Conch Republic Cup was a regatta adventure from Key West, Florida to Veradero to Havana and back to Key West. It was truly a cultural exchange through sport that shows that sailing can help bind these two countries back together. Published Mar 3, 2016

BVI Spring Regatta 2016: The best shots, the winning boats, the sweeping drone shots, the parties, the memories. It's all at the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival at Nanny Cay, Tortola. Published Apr 5, 2016

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BVI Spring Regatta 2016, GC32 Racing Tour 2016, Sailing Videos

The 45th Anniversary of the BVI Spring Regatta March 28-April 3:

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More information: BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival - bvispringregatta.org

GC32 Racing Tour 2016:

 GC32 Racing Tour 2016 / GC32 One Design Class (promo video above)

 GC32 Racing Tour 2016 schedule:

• 1 | GC32 RIVA CUP - 26–29 May | Riva del Garda, Lake Garda, Italy
• 2 | GC32 MALCESINE CUP/THE FOILING WEEK - 7–10 July | Malcesine, Lake Garda, Italy
• 3 | 35TH COPA DEL REY MAPFRE - 3–6 August | Palma de Mallorca, Spain
• 4 | TBA - 22-25 September | Undisclosed Venue
• 5 | MARSEILLE ONE DESIGN - 13–16 October | Marseille, France
• SPECIAL EVENT - SE | GC32 ALPS CHALLENGE TRAUNSEE - 12-15 May | Gmunden, Lake Traunsee, Austria

More information: gc32racing.com

Other Sailing News:
Leading yacht designer Ed Dubois dies - FT.com: "One of the world’s top yacht designers Ed Dubois, principal of one of the leading boatbuilders Dubois Naval Architects, has died suddenly aged 64. His legacy is the many fine and technically advanced yachts he designed which now sail the world...." (read more at the link above)

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BVI Spring Regatta, America's Cup, Sailing News & Videos

BVI Spring Regatta is a Year Not to be Missed! (Published Feb 16, 2016) - The 45th Anniversary of the BVI Spring Regatta is going to be a year not to be missed! It's right around the corner, so bring your fastest boat and funnest crew. bvispringregatta.org - March 28-April 3



#TechTuesday - VPP - How fast will it go? - ORACLE TEAM USA optimizes each part of its racing catamarans so that they perform for the entire boat -- Find out more about VPP - velocity prediction program - from Bryan Baker in the design team. Video by Javier Salinas / ORACLE TEAM USA - Published Feb 16, 2016


Artemis Racing - Road to Bermuda - An exclusive behind the scenes insight into what it takes to mount a challenge and compete in the 35th America's Cup. Follow Artemis Racing as the team prepares to win the oldest and most prestigious trophy in international sport. Published on Feb 16, 2016

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At the same regatta Tauranga's Molly Meech and sailing partner Alex Maloney finished the 2016 World Championships in eighth overall in the 49erFX ...

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BVI Spring Regatta, March 25-31 (video)

BVI Spring Regatta , West Indies - March 25-31, 2013 bvispringregatta.org 

From Nanny Cay Marina, Tortola, 150 boats compete across three courses.

Sailing - MacGregor relishing test in new boat
Yahoo! Eurosport UK
The 26-year-old skippered the British women's match racing team at the London 2012 Olympics last summer, sailing on the Weymouth shores as the world champion from 2010. However, having also won silver at the worlds in 2011, things didn't quite go to ...

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New lease leads to new sailing program
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Two sailing schools are looking for room on Charlotte Harbor--and there is only room for one. The launch of a new sailing program is sending a long-time school scrambling for a new location. Logan Boucher and his sister, Kyra, learned to sail at the ...

NESS celebrates a year of sailing as science
The Westerly Sun
New England Science & Sailing program director Mary Horrigan, right, shows a group of students a model of how a wave works... NESS celebrates a year of sailing as ...

Asher lays out 49er plans for Rio
BBC News
Sailing: Nic Asher lays out 49er plans for Rio Olympics. By Chris Osborne BBC Sport East. Two-time world champion Nic Asher will begin his campaign for Rio 2016 next week in a new class of boat. Asher, 28, has quit the 470 class for 49ers after missing ...

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Top sailors & Race Partners confirmed for Britain's favourite yacht race
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J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race Three of the world's finest offshore racing sailors and Team GB's Paralympic sailing Gold Medallist have signed up for this year's J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race, organised by...

Sperry Top-Sider® Charleston Race Week Bigger Than Ever
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“We're very fortunate to have one of the most desirable sailing venues in the country,” explained Event Director Randy Draftz, who has been involved with the regatta for nearly a decade. “In addition, Charleston's hospitality is unsurpassed. This city ...

Omanis shine on day one of GCC sailing
Oman Daily Observer
As the wind clocked to the right hand side of the course throughout the afternoon, the sailors were forced to stay tuned in with its movement, and that is one of Musannah's great challenges, it means that the sailors must race right until the very end ...

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2013 Fujian City Cup Sailing Race to kick off in Xiamen on May 31st
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Meanwhile, 2013 China (Xiamen) International Aquatics & Outdoor Products Fair will be held simultaneously at the Xiamen International Conference and Exhibition Centre, with a huge range of aquatics and outdoor products for sailing, diving, fishing ...

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