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Island Racing at Its Finest as Light Winds Tested the Fleet Around Tortola

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.
Round Tortola Delivered: Apollo and Airgasm Claimed the 2026 Nanny Cay Cup
© BVI Spring Regatta - Tidal Pulse - Andrea Azzopardi

When the breeze faded, tactics and patience decided everything.

19-04-2026

Island Racing at Its Finest as Light Winds Tested the Fleet Around Tortola

Round Tortola Delivered: Apollo and Airgasm Claimed the 2026 Nanny Cay Cup
© BVI Spring Regatta - Tidal Pulse - Andrea Azzopardi
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

Registration Now Open for the Caribbean’s Premier Sailing Festival - BVI Spring Regatta 2026

The countdown has begun. Registration is officially open for the 2026 BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival, one of the most anticipated events on the global sailing calendar. Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the British Virgin Islands – the Sailing Capital of the World – the regatta will run from March 23–29, 2026.
26-11-2025