30 March 2014

2014 St. Thomas International Regatta (video)


St Thomas Yacht Club, Cowpet Bay, St James Islands, Dog Rock and Great Bay all covered with 71 racing yachts in a big breeze. Definately cool yet 85 here in the USVI. Published on Mar 29, 2014.

2014 St. Thomas International Regatta: "Fast & Furious on Second Day of 41st St. Thomas International Regatta  St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Courses changed but the winds remained the blustery-same as the 69-boat fleet set sail on the second day of racing at the St. Thomas International Regatta (STIR). Shorter round-the-buoy and round-the-island races off the island’s east end combined with 20-plus knots of breeze enabled the race committee to fire off as many as five and four races, respectively, in the beach cat and one-design IC-24 classes...."

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