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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

Trade Winds, Tight Racing and Rum on the Lawn as Antigua Launches Its New Regatta

The inaugural Antigua Racing Cup launched from historic Nelson’s Dockyard, bringing international crews, steady trade winds and four days of high-performance racing to the heart of Caribbean sailing.
13-04-2026

Not a Reinvention — An Evolution of a Caribbean Legend

Antigua Sailing Week 2026 returns with a refreshed format blending racing and cruising, reflecting how modern sailors experience the sport while preserving the spirit, competition and unmistakable Caribbean atmosphere that has defined the event for over 50 years.
12-04-2026

Not a Reinvention — An Evolution of a Caribbean Legend

Antigua Sailing Week 2026 returns with a refreshed format blending racing and cruising, reflecting how modern sailors experience the sport while preserving the spirit, competition and unmistakable Caribbean atmosphere that has defined the event for over 50 years.
12-04-2026

Mach 50 Palanad 4 Wins IRC Zero After 600 Miles of Tactical Pressure Around the Caribbean Islands

Palanad 4 Takes IRC Zero in a Hard-Fought Caribbean 600 In a race where the margins rarely stretched beyond sight of the next headland, the Mach 50 Palanad 4 – E.Leclerc emerged victorious in IRC Zero at the RORC Caribbean 600. Skippered by Antoine Magre, the French team completed the 600-mile Caribbean circuit in 2 days, 10 hours, 32 minutes and 31 seconds, securing class line honours and posting the fastest corrected time under IRC to claim the class win.
19-03-2026

The Inaugural Antigua Racing Cup Arrives in 2026

Antigua, West Indies – The Caribbean sailing calendar is set for a thrilling new addition. As Antigua proudly prepares to launch its inaugural Regatta Month next year, the flagship event—the Antigua Racing Cup (ARC)—is already generating significant buzz, poised to redefine high-performance yacht racing in the region.
29-01-2026

A NEW ERA FOR THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS’ PREMIER MARINE HUB

TORTOLA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS – The Caribbean’s sailing capital is setting course for a bold new chapter. On Friday, October 31, 2025, Nanny Cay Marina — the beating heart of the BVI’s marine industry — officially broke ground on an ambitious $30–$40 million expansion project, ushering in the next era of yachting excellence in the British Virgin Islands.
14-12-2025

Antigua Bermuda Race 2026: The Return of the Atlantic Adventure

After a Two-Year Pause, the 935-Mile Ocean Classic Returns to the Western Atlantic Offshore sailors, start plotting your course. After a two-year hiatus, the Antigua Bermuda Race is officially set to return, with the fifth edition departing from Nelson’s Dockyard, Antigua, on April 29, 2026.
09-12-2025