CaribbeanSailing Articles

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

Jason Carroll’s Argo Resets the Antigua 360 Benchmark Ahead of the RORC Caribbean 600

Argo Unleashed Around Antigua The lap that every Caribbean multihull crew measures themselves against just got faster. The Antigua 360 Race, organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in partnership with the Antigua Yacht Club, now has a new outright benchmark.
31-03-2026

Jason Carroll’s Argo Resets the Antigua 360 Benchmark Ahead of the RORC Caribbean 600

Argo Unleashed Around Antigua The lap that every Caribbean multihull crew measures themselves against just got faster. The Antigua 360 Race, organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in partnership with the Antigua Yacht Club, now has a new outright benchmark.
31-03-2026

From Nevis to St. Barts the Caribbean 600 Turns Tactical as Class Battles Intensify

Duels in the Trades: Day Two of the Caribbean 600 By the second day of the RORC Caribbean 600, the fleet has settled into the rhythm that defines this race. Not a simple drag race through the trade winds, but a rolling series of tactical puzzles around the islands of the eastern Caribbean.
20-03-2026

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

Three Minutes After 600 Miles: Argo Edges Zoulou in Epic RORC Caribbean 600 Duel

Argo Claims Multihull Line Honours in a Caribbean Classic After 600 miles of relentless trade-wind racing, two MOD70 trimarans arrived back in Antigua separated by barely a mile.
16-03-2026

Construction Begins on Major South Marina Expansion at Nanny Cay, Tortola

Nanny Cay Resort & Marina: Building the Next Chapter in the BVI On the south coast of Tortola, diggers are moving and steel is rising. Construction has officially begun on a major expansion at Nanny Cay Resort & Marina, marking the start of a $30+ million development designed to reposition the property as one of the Caribbean’s most capable full-service marina resorts.
07-03-2026

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

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