Showing posts with label British Virgin Islands. Show all posts
Showing posts with label British Virgin Islands. Show all posts

26 March 2018

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.

Social media:
Twitter - https://twitter.com/springregatta
Use the hashtag #BVISR @springregatta
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bvispringregatta
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bvisr/

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29 March 2017

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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14 March 2017

Rolex Swan Cup Caribbean 2017 Highlights Video, Sailing News

Rolex Swan Cup Caribbean 2017 Highlights

Video above published Mar 10, 2017: The Rolex Swan Cup is the ultimate opportunity to experience the luxury and high performance of Nautor’s Swan yachts. Every year the race location alternates between organizer Yacht Club Costa Smeralda’s two prestigious club locations – Sardinia’s north-eastern Emerald Coast and Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands. The 2017 Rolex Swan Cup Caribbean featured ideal weather conditions and spectacular racing by the international Swan fleet. Both class winners took home a Swan Cup Caribbean trophy and a Rolex timepiece.

Sailing News:

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Sailing: Trophy for Kiwis despite lowly finish
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Sailing adventures: Sail the waters of Lake Michigan as crew for Friends Good Will
HollandSentinel.com
If you've ever had a desire to turn back time and sail the waters of Lake Michigan aboard a ... Sailing on a traditionally-rigged vessel is rewarding.

Attrition begins for slow Cabo Race
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
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Port sponsors Tenby Sailing Club's new racing dinghies
Tenby Observer
Junior members of Tenby Sailing Club are benefitting from two new racing dinghies following sponsorship from the Port of Milford Haven. The club ...

Exe Sailing Clubs awards night a huge success
Cranbrook Herald
“Club racing”, he said, “is the heart of our club and I'd like to thank the sailing committee and the fleet captains for their efforts in preparing and ...

Sailing Wins Charleston Spring Coed Regatta
Harvard Athletics
Sailing in the A-Division, Nick Sertl and Nomin-Erdene Jagdagdorj started off the race strong, finishing in the top-five for the eight of the first nine marks ...

The spectacular world of snow sailing
MSN.com
Swapping autumn for winter, meet Charles Webb, the Aussie adventurer whose about to take on Russia and Antarctica.

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09 April 2016

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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