Tortola, BVI, 5 March 2025 – In less than four weeks, the 52nd edition of the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival (BVISR) will get underway, this year welcoming a ten-strong VX One fleet returning to the BVI Spring Regatta after a long hiatus. First sailed in the BVISR and St Thomas International Regatta in 2016, this year the boats will compete in both events for the VX One Caribbean Cup 2025, a two-leg series sponsored by Evolution Sails. The opportunity to join this fun, fast fleet remains open with one boat still available for charter (see contact information below).
New to BVISR this year will be the use of mark set BOTS, also sponsored by Evolution Sails, on the VX One course. First used in high-performance events like the America’s Cup and Sail GP, robotic buoys – BOTS – are now used in many international regattas and were recently used by the Royal BVI Yacht Club race committee team to run the RC44 Cup sailed at Nanny Cay Marina and Resort.
“We are thrilled to invite the VX One Class racers back to the BVI Spring Regatta where the tight fun racing is perfect for this high performance, competitive group of sailors,” Chris Haycraft, chairman of the BVISR said. “We’re grateful to Evolution Sails for sponsoring mark set BOTS for the VX One racecourse; BOTS are a relatively new technology to the Caribbean and in the BVI we are proud to be leading the charge in embracing this equipment locally.”
BVISR is fortunate to have significant support from the BVI community, without whom the event simply could not exist. Generous sponsors who have supported the event for many years including Nanny Cay Resort and Marina who has been the gracious and accommodating host sponsor of the event for over 22 years.
Set in one of the finest and most central locations in the BVI, Nanny Cay is located on the south side of Tortola, between Road Town and West End providing the best marine services and facilities in what is one of the world’s most popular sailing destinations.
Nanny Cay will sponsor the first race of the Sailing Festival on Tuesday April 1 (no joke), the Round Tortola Race for the Nanny Cay Cup. All parties will start and finish every evening in the Regatta Village, hosted by Nanny Cay.
If warm water and hot racing sounds good, registration is still open for the 2025 edition of the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival: https://bvispringregatta.org/. While Moorings is completely sold out of monohull options, it’s not too late to consider other charter options: https://bvispringregatta.org/charter_options/. Leave the winter blues behind and join the party!
For further information on the BVI Spring Regatta visit: https://www.bvispringregatta.org
Current Entry Lists HERE
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