Strength in Depth for the 2014 BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival
With less than a week to go until the 43rd edition of the BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival, a truly international cast is making ready to take centre stage in the beautiful sailing grounds off Nanny Cay and Tortola. 87 yachts have entered and not only is the number of entries larger than last year but there is real strength in depth, both in terms of the standard of the yachts and the sailors that will be racing.
Nanny Cay: Party Central for 2014 BVI Spring Regatta
The BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival, the regatta known for “warm water and hot racing”, is now upping the ante with its “cool parties”. April 3-6 when the beach at Nanny Cay becomes Regatta Village, dance to the sounds of different music genres melding with the warm breezes and the swaying palms
One-Design Race Area returns to the BVI Spring Regatta
Back by popular request, the BVI Spring Regatta’s one-design race area will be part of the 2014 regatta March 31- April 6. For years the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival, hosted by Nanny Cay, has had three separate race areas.
Tenant Spotlight: Quantum Sails
In November 2003 business partners Kevin Wrigley and Doug Stewart embarked on journey to open the first Quantum Sail Design Group loft in the British Virgin Islands.
Now ten years later the company has become a mainstay in not only the Nanny Cay community but also the BVI.
New All Inclusive Package for 2014 BVI Spring Regatta
Each spring, Nanny Cay becomes home to the biggest international sporting event in the BVI, the BVI Spring Regatta. The BVI Spring Regatta is one of the largest regattas in the Caribbean attracting over 100 yachts, sailors, friends and families from around the world each year.
2013 – In Review
2013 has been extremely busy year for everyone at Nanny Cay. Throughout the year we’ve had a non-stop schedule of events and ongoing improvement projects.
Race Fleet Arrives over Christmas
RC44s – ducks in a row…Before the two days of Christmas excess had even been digested, a stream of trucks could be seen heading between Nanny Cay and Port Purcell. They were ferrying containers and oddly-shaped plastic-wrapped trailers, and prompted many questions throughout the two days of transfer.
Fuel dispensers upgraded
We’ve upgraded the Sol fuel dispensers and moved them to middle of one of the new megayacht docks (K dock). There are now two diesel and one gas dispenser, and each has a 100-foot hose. Importantly for customers, the new dispensers have a digital readout that shows the cost of the fuel as well as the gallons pumped.
Staff Spotlight: Samuel “Sammy” Green
Samuel “Sammy” GreenThe presence of happy, smiling faces is not unfamiliar to anyone who has visited Nanny Cay and if you’ve ever taken a walk on the dock, or just hung out in the area of the marina office, you’ll know that one of these smiling faces shines just a little bit brighter than the others.