Luxury Yacht & Superyacht News Brief for BVI Superyacht Regatta

Fantastic racing in the Sir Francis Drake Channel on the last day of the 41st BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival 2012  Credit: Todd vanSickle/BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival

2013 BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival Dates Revealed

May 16, 2012

The organiser of the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival, the Caribbean Sailing Association, have decided on the yacht regatta’s 2013 dates, set for March 25-31.

Spectacular scenery on the race course at the BVI Spring Regatta

41st BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival: A Grand Finale

April 03, 2012

41st BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival closed with the Prizegiving on Sunday´s evening, hosting 100 yachts competing in this popular race, including larger yachts such as seven Swans and the STP 65 sailing yacht Equation.

Winner of the 2012 Nanny Cay Cup - Michael Shlens´ Farr 400 sailing yacht Blade

BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival 2012: Farr 400 sailing yacht Blade wins the 2012 Nanny Cay Cup

March 30, 2012

The winner of the 2012 Nanny Cay Cup at this year´s BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival has become Michael Shlens Farr 400 sailing yacht Blade.

Champagne sailing for BVI Sailing Festival competitors racing round Virgin Gorda for the Bitter End Cup Credit: BVI Yacht Shots/BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival

BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival 2012: the Bitter End Cup won by Dufour 405 sailing yacht Team Trolly Car

March 30, 2012

Racing finally started yesterday for the BVI Sailing Festival with a 30 mile race around the beautiful Caribbean island of Virgin Gorda and the overall winner of The Bitter End Cup was awarded to the Team Trolly Car yacht.

A windless day at Nanny Cay for the first day of racing in the prelude to the BVI Spring Regatta Credit: Todd vanSickle/BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival

BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival 2012: The first day´s racing called off

March 28, 2012

There was no racing yesterday, on the first day of the BVI Sailing Festival. Unfortunately, no signs of a stable wind developed.

Team Trolly Car Credit Louay HabibBVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival

Noteworthy sailors present at BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival 2012

March 27, 2012

Registration for the BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival opened at noon today and a steady stream of noteworthy sailors were enjoying a cold drink at the Regatta Beach Bar at Nanny Cay.

Superyacht Salperton IV sailing with her new Southern Spars rig - Photo Southern Spars

Charter yacht Salperton IV fitted with new Southern Spars mast and rigging

November 06, 2011

The 45m (148ft) performance sloop Salperton IV is now sailing again with brand-new hybrid modulus carbon fibre mast and an EC6 continuous rigging package from Southern Spars. Sailing yacht SALPERTON IV’s replacement mast was built to a tight deadline by Southern Spars’ Custom Projects team in New Zealand and was fitted and dock-tuned by Southern…

Superyacht Zefira to sail in the years first Superyacht Regatta - the BVI Superyacht Regatta

Superyacht Zefira’s debut BVI Superyacht Regatta

March 08, 2011

Known by many as the ‘yachting capital of the Caribbean,’ the BVI Superyacht Regatta is the perfect setting for a unique gathering of some of the world’s finest sailing superyachts.
It will be Zefira’s debut regatta after her launch in New Zealand last year. Zefira’s experienced owners are looking forward to sailing in the fleet of 12 sailing superyachts.

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