CaribbeanYachting 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.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
If ever there was a racecourse designed for a heavyweight brawl, it’s the RORC Caribbean 600. And this February, the 2026 edition is shaping up to be a naval duel of the highest order — a 600-mile offshore street fight between two of the fastest monohulls on the planet: Leopard 3 and Black Jack 100.
02-02-2026
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
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