- The CSA and Mission
- Objectives and By-Laws
- The CSA Board
- Member Directory
- Membership Benefits
- Application for Membership
- Membership Payments
- International Regatta 5 Year Calendar
- All Events in Date Order
- International Regattas
- Regional Regattas
- Local Regattas
- Youth Calendar
- Dinghy, Foiling, Windsurfing, Kiteboarding Regattas
- Training & Clinics
- Conferences & Forums
- Regatta Covid Updates
- Submit Event Dates
- Race Charter Options
- CSA Traveller’s Trophy
- Apply and Pay for Measurement
- Overview of the Rule
- Get a CSA Rating
- Check CSA Ratings
- Measurement Fees
- 2024 CSA Main Rule
- 2024 CSA Multihull Rule
- CSA Classic Rule
- About Sailing Development
- Caribbean Youth Sailing Programmes
- Caribbean Dinghy Championship
- Resort Instructor Programme
- Youth to Keel Programme
- Sailability
- About the Conference
- Accommodation
- About the CDC
- British Virgin Islands
48th BVI Spring Regatta is back – Bigger, Better, Stronger!
- Posted At 1 April, 2019
- British Virgin Islands , BVI Sailing Festival , BVI Spring Regatta , NEWS , Open , Regatta & Races
“It was thrilling to see this place buzzing again!” Miles Sutherland-Pilch, General Manager of Nanny Cay Marina enthused after a fantastic week-long fun-filled event that saw more than 800 sailors on 90+ boats competing. “It’s been incredible to be part of the BVI rebuild and this week to be out on the water on a boat that was recovered from Irma and to win in class. I can’t thank everyone enough for making this happen. Next year is going to be even better!” Sutherland-Pilch raced with Team Nai’a on Odyssey, a Beneteau First, in CSA Jib & Main 2.
Taking his second consecutive overall win in division in the Offshore Multihull class, Flow, the Gunboat 60 owned and skippered by Steve Cucchiaro (USA) took two bullets today in two races to finish with 6 points. Fujin, the Bieker 53 catamaran owned by Greg Slyngstad (USA), took second, also with 6 points. “We needed to win both races today to catch up with Fujin, our toughest competitor – the racing was great and we really enjoyed this regatta. Race Committee did a wonderful job.”
The Russian team from St Petersburg took first in CSA Racing 1, on the TP52 Conviction, owned by Clint Brooks (Barbados) finishing with 7 points, just one point ahead of the Carkeek 47 White Rhino, owned and skippered by Todd Stuart (USA).
Blitz, the King 40 owned by Peter Corr (USVI), and a boat that is always difficult to beat, took first in CSA Racing 2 with 9.5 points, barely taking out Team McFly (GBR) on the J/122 El Ocaso in second with 11 points and the Swan 25 Samantaga (BEL) in third also with 11 points. David Sampson, Blitz’ tactician said, “We had half a point lead going into the second race and fortunately had a great race. There was a huge left shift at the start, our trimmers did a great job and allowed us to extend every leg. This is one of my favorite regattas anywhere – it’s a fun competitive class that makes us want to come back, the atmosphere has been fantastic.”
Winning CSA Racing 3 and the Best BVI Boat, Henry Leonnig from Tortola and his crew on the Melges 24 Fire Water said, “I’m truly humbled to receive this award after living in the BVI for 16 years. My crew were fantastic, we were determined to win today and had great starts – in race 2, which was pin-biased, we executed flawlessly and sailed really well. It was a great regatta.”
Jeremy Jablonksi (USA) owner/skipper of the Hanse Avanti won Performance Cruising by just one point over longtime racing friends on the GS52 Cachondo, owned/skippered by Jose Teixidor (PUR). “We lost to Cachondo in the first race and knew we needed to beat them in the upwind leg of race 2 as they have a bigger kite and taller mast so do better in the downwind. It was an amazing play of minds and sail trim – just fantastic!”
The Corsair 31 Island Hops skippered by Mark Sanders (BVI), racing his first BVI Spring Regatta in the boat, handily won the Sport Multihull division with an 8-point lead over second place Maytrix, a Corsair Sprint 760R, skippered by Richard May (BVI).
Andy Lippman (USA) owner/skipper of the Swan 48 Catch 22 was thrilled to take first in CSA Jib & Main 1, taking bullets in all five races sailed. First time racing Spring Regatta, Lippman and wife Annie winter in St Thomas and have more experience ocean racing than round the buoys. “We didn’t think that we would do as well as we did on the race course but had high expectations for a fun-filled week and it went beyond expectations. We sailed with three close friends on a good boat with good crew work, and the race committee were just great.”
In Bareboat 1, Charlie Garrard helming for Team Merlin (SAIL) won class on Jada, a Moorings 48, and in Bareboat 2, Blowing the Blues Away, a Moorings 45, helmed by Mike Graham took first, 2 points ahead of Jim Proctor on Senior Moment, a Moorings 45. Proctor also won The Guy Eldridge True Spirit & Enthusiasm award. For the past 6 years Proctor has been bringing friends to BVI Spring Regatta to race and have fun – this year his group chartered five boats, showing awesome support for the event.
Local legend 88-year old Robin Tattersall helming Midnatt Solen IV won Bareboat 3, redeeming a free Sunsail charter boat he won last year in the International Yacht Club Challenge. “I didn’t expect to do this again but when they gave me a charter, I couldn’t resist! We had a wealth of experience on board this week with an average age of 72 years – I relied on everyone else for sail trim, they all told me what to do and I just tried to sail to whatever they told me!” Tattersall was again awarded the International Yacht Club Challenge … and another Sunsail charter for 2020.
The Regatta was thrilled to welcome a new fleet this year, the Hanse class. Tony Teixidor, owner/skipper of the Hanse 455 PortoMar was racing for the first time in 16 years on his new boat which was delivered to Nanny Cay in January. He took 5 bullets in 5 races sailed.
BVI dignitaries were present at the prize giving, welcoming the entire regatta fleet to the BVI and presenting prizes. Judy Petz, Regatta Director noted that the event was expanded the event this year to include more entertainment and businesses in the Regatta Village. “We wanted to help generate more income for local businesses and charities,” Petz said. “Our message for 2019, “Building BVI Back, Bigger, Better, Stronger,” was heard and embraced by the sailors and visitors from around the world who absolutely helped us accomplish that goal. The backbone of the event are the people who make it all come together – we have such dedicated volunteers giving up to 14 hours a day to create its success on and off the water.”
Thanks to every participant in this year’s BVI Spring Regatta. See you in 2020 – March 30-April 5!
FULL RESULTS HERE:
https://yachtscoring.com/event_results_cumulative.cfm?eID=6076
Media format results here: https://yachtscoring.com/media_print_ap.cfm
Photo Albums on: https://www.facebook.com/bvispringregatta and on the Regatta website: https://www.bvispringregatta.org/photos/2019-photo-gallery/
- Fleet Gets a Break on a No Wind Day at BVI Spring Regatta
- Happy 10th Anniversary Reggae in the Park
© Caribbean Sailing Association 2018
- Privacy Overview
- Strictly Necessary Cookies
- 3rd Party Cookies
This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.
If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.
This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous information such as the number of visitors to the site, and the most popular pages.
Keeping this cookie enabled helps us to improve our website.
Please enable Strictly Necessary Cookies first so that we can save your preferences!
- CLASSIFIEDS
- NEWSLETTERS
- SUBMIT NEWS
Chartering great boats for the 50th edition of BVI Spring Regatta
Related Articles
COMMENTS
Yacht Scoring is a featured packed 100% web based regatta administration and scoring system that simplifies the task of competitor registration, event management, competitor and media communications while providing results in near-real time to competitors and the World following your event on the internet. ... 50th BVI Spring Regatta Royal BVI ...
Competitors racing in the 51st edition of the BVI Spring Regatta experienced a week of mixed conditions which put the best to the test; light for Spring Regatta and typical windy trades for the Sailing Festival, so those who competed in the full week can attest to just how exhilarating the breeze can be in the beautiful BVI. ... British Virgin ...
Yacht Scoring is a featured packed 100% web based regatta administration and scoring system that simplifies the task of competitor registration, event management, competitor and media communications while providing results in near-real time to competitors and the World following your event on the internet. ... 2019 BVI Spring Regatta Royal BVI ...
50th BVI Spring Regatta March 31-April 2, 2023 1. RULES a) The regatta will be governed by the Rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing except as altered by these sailing instructions. The regatta organizing authority (OA) is the Royal BVI Yacht Club. b) All monohull boats will be rated in accordance with CSA Rules.
Yacht Scoring is a featured packed 100% web based regatta administration and scoring system that simplifies the task of competitor registration, event management, competitor and media communications while providing results in near-real time to competitors and the World following your event on the internet. ... 2022 BVI Sailing Festival - Scrub ...
By Regatta Director / March 29, 2022. BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, March 29, 2022 - Registration for the 49th BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival is underway with outstanding conditions forecasted throughout the week. Competitors are preparing for Wednesday's race, the Scrub Island Invitational, which will be followed by the Race to Foxy's ...
Longtime sponsor Nanny Cay Resort and Marina will again be the host of the 2022 event which will be 100% focused on world-class racing, delivering the top-notch experience to which sailors and regatta followers have become accustomed over 49 editions of this beloved regatta. With a modified format, the Sailing Festival will begin on Wednesday ...
49th BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival - Day 1. 35-strong fleet race to Scrub Island in picture-perfect conditions. The atmosphere was nothing short of festive around Nanny Cay this morning as boats prepared for the first race of the 49th BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival, which took the fleet on an approximate 15 NM course to Scrub ...
It's a Wrap! The 50th Anniversary of the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival Concludes. By Michelle Slade / April 3, 2023. Seventy boats and five days of outstanding racing in champagne BVI conditions concluded on Sunday with a fabulous firework display presented by the BVI Government in celebration of the successful conclusion of the ...
Yacht Scoring is a web based regatta management, regatta administration and regatta scoring system that simplifies the task of competitor registration, event management, competitor and media communications while providing results in near-real time to competitors and the World following your event on the internet. ... Racing Area: BVI Spring ...
In CSA-2, Niall & Olivia Dowling's Cape 31 Arabella, took first overall - 49th BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival ©Alastair Abrehart. Robin Tattersall and his crew on Moon Rainbow/Sunsail 41 took first overall in Bareboat 3 - 49th BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival ©Alastair Abrehart. Winner of Performance Cruising EH01-Global Yacht ...
The 45th BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival has officially opened its online registration and organizers are preparing our challenging courses and at least 18 classes to be ready for the 2016 event. To celebrate the regatta's milestone anniversary, organizers will reward one random sailor - who has registered by Dec. 31 for the BVI ...
Results for the... - BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival - Facebook ... Log In
Judy Petz, Regatta Director noted that the event was expanded the event this year to include more entertainment and businesses in the Regatta Village. "We wanted to help generate more income for local businesses and charities," Petz said. "Our message for 2019, "Building BVI Back, Bigger, Better, Stronger," was heard and embraced by ...
Sailing news and social media. Yacht Scoring is a web based regatta management, regatta administration and regatta scoring system that simplifies the task of competitor registration, event management, competitor and media communications while providing results in near-real time to competitors and the World following your event on the internet.
6.2 Registration for the BVI Spring Regatta will be open 1200-1800 hours Thursday 04/04/2024 at the Registration area. 6.3. The order of starts, the starting area, and the finishing area for the first race each day will be posted by ... www.yachtscoring.com. 8. VENUE 8.1. Racing will be in the Sir Frances Drake Channel and adjacent waters. 9.
Bart de Wit and a group of friends from the Netherlands will join other first-timers for the 50th edition of the BVI Spring Regatta. Chartering a Sunsail 40, the friends came up with a team name this year - NED-ORANGE - in the spirit of representing the Netherlands.
"Allegra" and "Convexity2" will both compete in the 2024 BVI Spring Regatta, which will be the final event on the International Maxi Association's inaugural Caribbean Maxi Multihull Series.