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With registration now closed for the BVI Sailing Festival, the low pressure precursor to the BVI Spring Regatta can now boast having the fourth largest fleet of handicapped racers in the Caribbean. In only its sixth year, and with 55 boats entered, the BVI Sailing Festival nips at the heels of the big three- St. Maarten Heineken Regatta, Antigua Sailing Week and BVI Spring Regatta. “In no way are we surprised by the success of the event as everyone wants to come and play in the BVI. That said, we’re ecstatic,” remarked Judy Petz, Regatta Director.
Racers, as large as Stuart Robinson’s Stay Calm, the Swan 70, to an IC24 sailed by Ed Proctor, can expect a breezy Caribbean day tomorrow and a spirited beat as winds are forecasted to be 20 – 22 from the East. Tomorrow’s race takes the competitors from event host, Nanny Cay to the Bitter End Yacht Club, as the fleet competes for the Bitter End Cup. Once there, there are a host of activities planned. On Wednesday, with even more wind forecasted, competitors and fans have the choice to lay around by the pool, on the beach, or to spend almost every daylight hour on the water competing in the Nation’s Challenge Cup, where sailors race Bitter End’s dinghies, vying for the coveted cup for their nation’s honour.
Thursday should be a downhill sleigh ride back to Nanny Cay as the fleet will be competing for the Nanny Cay Cup. As the fleet finishes racing, the Nanny Cay Regatta Village will be officially opening and the scene of the Mount Gay party late Thursday afternoon and an evening of entertainment by Carl Williams. All of this will lead up to the main event, the three-day BVI Spring Regatta which begins on Friday, April 4.
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