British Virgin Islands Sailing Articles
BVI Spring Regatta: Where Speed Meets the Islands There are regattas you race.
And then there are regattas you experience.
BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival has always been firmly in the second camp — a place where world-class racing meets trade wind sailing, island geography and just enough unpredictability to keep everyone honest.
And in 2026, it delivered exactly that.
A fleet stacked with variety. A racecourse that rewards instinct.
© Michael Hodges
Fast boats, close racing and Caribbean water doing what it does best.
29-04-2026
Round Tortola: When the Course Bites Back There are days in the British Virgin Islands when everything lines up.
And then there are days like this one.
The Round Tortola Race for the Nanny Cay Cup at the BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival did not deliver brute-force trade wind sailing. Instead, it handed the fleet something far more demanding — light breeze, shifting pressure and decisions that actually mattered.
19-04-2026
BVI Spring Regatta 2026 delivered a tactical Round Tortola Race, where shifting winds, course changes and tight corrected-time margins saw Apollo and Airgasm claim the coveted Nanny Cay Cup.
19-04-2026