(Roadtown, Tortola, British Virgin Islands)- The 2017 BVI Spring Regatta
is shaping up to be nicely attended event, particularly with the
enormous one-design fleets of charter boats from the various charter
companies that operate in that part of the Virgin Islands archipelago.
The regatta also benefits from being the second event in the Virgin
Islands after S.T.I.R. in St Thomas.The event will be hosted by the Royal BVI Yacht Club with boats based in Nanny Cay Marina in Road Town, Tortola. Racing takes place from March 28th to April 3rd in Virgin Gorda Sound. If the “racer’s regatta” is STIR in St Thomas, then the BVI Spring is definitely the “cruiser’s regatta”. BVI is decidedly more laid back and easy-going. There are plenty of reaching races and not a lot of hard work beating upwind.
There
is a nice turnout for the CSA Racing Class, twenty-one boats will be
going at it hammer & tong to determine who knows how to “reach
through life”!! Many of the same players in STIR will also be
participating in BVI along with a few more add-ons. Again, you will see
the J/88 TOUCH 2 PLAY RACING on the line, along with the J/122 EL OCASO
(this time chartered by the UK family crew led by Chris Body).
Additional J/crews will include the J/122 LIQUID skippered/owned by
Pamala Baldwin from Antigua; the J/111 SPIKE sailed by Sam Talbot from
the local Royal BVI YC; the J/105 VUJA DE skippered by Remco Van
Dortmondt from Kralendjik, Bonaire; and the J/120 SUNSET chartered by
Andy Middleton from Cowes, United Kingdom. Hopefully, the weather will
have improved from the St Thomas event and the giant long wave trough
from the weekend will have dissipated and moved on so the classic sunny,
windy trade winds kick back in!! One can only hope, otherwise the
fashion show mid-week may become a wet t-shirt fiasco for everyone! Sailing photo credits- Paul Wyeth/ PWPictures.com. For more BVI Spring Regatta sailing information
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