Nanny Cay’s Beach Bar
Our pool- and beach-side bar is now into its second week. Open Wednesday to Sunday from 11am and serving beer and mixed drinks at “Happy Hour All Day” prices of $3 and $4 respectively. Closing times are flexible depending on the crowds but expect the bar to close between 8 and 9pm Fridays and Saturdays…
Impossible Dream(s)
Impossible Dream on the dock at Nanny Cay after her 28-day crossing
Impossible Dream a 60-foot catamaran custom-built to be sailed solo by someone in a wheelchair is now on the dock at Nanny Cay for repairs after a 28-day Atlantic crossing with Geoff Holt at the helm. Geoff, 42, completed the 2,700-mile voyage last Thursday, January 7th after setting off from Lanzarote in the Canary Islands on December 10, 2009. With this achievement, Geoff has become the first quadriplegic to sail solo across the Atlantic.
Meridian – The Largest Yacht To Ever Dock At Nanny Cay
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Meridian dwarfs the other yachts, including the 90-ft Bjorg IV, on ‘A’ dock. Click image to enlarge.Meridian, a 161-foot yacht built by Mississippi-based Trinity Yachts, now holds the distinction of being the largest ever vessel to dock at Nanny Cay. S/V Bossy Boots at 140 feet, held the previous record.
This tri-deck 161 ft. x 28 ft. motoryacht is capable of a cruising speed of 22 knots and carries approximately 16,700 gallons (63,215L) of fuel. She has a fresh water capacity of approximately 2,700 gallons (10,220). The two water makers will generate 2,400 gpd. (15,898 lpd.) each. For stabilization and especially to ensure comfort in an exposed anchorage, she has been fitted with two (2) active fin system with Zero Speed by Quantum.
Meridian can accommodate an owner’s party of ten in five spaciously planned staterooms in mahogany with en suite baths exquisitely finished with inlaid marble. Each of the four guest staterooms are located below the main deck. There are two with king size berths, two with twin berths.
Gambling For Charity and Dodgy Moustaches – Busy Weekend At Nanny Cay
It will be a busy weekend here at Nanny Cay. Click image to see details full menuHumane Society Gaming Night The annual Humane Society’s Gaming Night will be held at Peg Legs from 7.00pm on Saturday night. Entrance fee is $25 and includes $10 of free chips. All proceeds will go to the Animal Shelter. …
Triple Jack Takes Her First Overall Victory In Peg Legs Round Tortola Race
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Triple Jack sails past Road HarbourAfter numerous line honours in the Round Tortola Race since her arrival in the BVI in 1997, Triple Jack managed to claim overall victory on the fortieth anniversary of the Peg Legs Round Tortola Race held Saturday, November 21st. In conditions seemingly made for this trimaran, she circumnavigated Tortola in three hours, thirty-three minutes and twenty-seven seconds beating closest rival Jurakan, a Melges 32, by 42 minutes across the line.
With the wind blowing from the south-south-east, unheard of in its 40-year history according to race veteran Peter Haycraft, the fleet was predominantly able to sail directly to Beef Island and once on the north side reach directly to Soper’s Hole. Once there, however, the lottery of the fickle winds played havoc with some competitors’ finish times but not Triple Jack’s – she “rattled through” in three painless tacks.
Bojangles IV Takes Top Honors in the 20th Anniversary Caribbean 1500 Rally
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The Caribbean 1500 on Nanny Cay’s beach for the prize giving (click to enlarge).A week of strong northeast winds propelled the 54 sailboats in the 20th Anniversary Caribbean 1500 fleet from Hampton VA to Tortola, BVI. In as few as six days, the boats hugged the rhumb line and sailed on a single port tack for the entire passage. Bojangles IV, a Gulfstar 50 Ketch, owned by the Kilgour family from Toronto, Canada, took Overall Handicap Honors. First to finish was Crazy Horse, a Sundeer 60 owned by Bill and Rosemary Thomas of Middletown MD, who completed the passage in 6 days 9 hours and 15 minutes.
The Caribbean 1500 Rally, managed by the Cruising Rally Association, left Hampton VA on November 2 after a week of preparatory briefings, safety inspections, and gala social events. The Caribbean 1500 fleet arrived at the official host port and sponsor, Nanny Cay Resort & Marina, 6-10 days later with many veteran skippers recording “personal best” passage times.
“It was great to welcome the Caribbean 1500 fleet to Nanny Cay for the first time, particularly for the 20th anniversary of the event,” said Miles Sutherland-Pilch, general manager of Nanny Cay. “Our staff and facilities got a great reaction from the rally fleet and we look forward to welcoming them back next year. And of course, we’ll be seeing off the return rally, the Atlantic Cup, on May 2 next year from here.”
40th Annual Peg Legs Round Tortola Race
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Kevin Rowlette skippers Willy T to Racing Class and Overall victory in last year’s Peg Legs Round Tortola Race. The Peg Legs Round Tortola Race will take place on Saturday, November 21st. This 36-mile event is in its 40th consecutive year of running and more than ever before bragging rights are on the table. This will be the second year in a row that the fleet will undertake a complete circumnavigation of Tortola, starting and finishing off Nanny Cay.
Records on the best times are a little sketchy but Triple Jack’s 2002 time of 3 hours and 55 minutes from Road Town to Nanny Cay, and just shy of a complete circumnavigation of Tortola, is the target. Sprightly 30-year old Triple Jack, a Kelsal 47, is expected to compete this year along with last year’s overall winner, Willy T (Olson 30) and fastest boat, Jurakan, a Melges 32.
BVI Spring Regatta Adds the BVI Windsurfing Championship for 2010
New for 2010, the BVI Spring Regatta will host the BVI Windsurfing Championship. This event will run concurrently with the 39th annual BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival, March 29 – April 4 2010, and by doing so, be able to take full advantage of the resources, parties and prestige that the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival offers.
With the format of one board-three sails, amateur and professional competitors may compete in either the Formula or Open class. Classes will be further divided to by age and sex. Although on most days competitors can expect two to three races per day with distance and courses varying throughout Sir Francis Drake Channel, there is at least one downwind long-haul planned as the boards race from the flat water of Eustacia Sound to regatta central, Nanny Cay.
Veritas: a new classic charter yacht at Nanny Cay
Veritas, a white hulled, 57’ classic yacht now graces the marina at Nanny Cay. Commissioned as a private leisure vessel, Veritas was built by the famed Abeking and Rasmussen yard in Germany in 1962.
Veritas recently underwent a major refit and is now available for crewed day sails and corporate or term charters. Guests can choose from a gourmet catered, luxury package to a more simple charter sailng the Virgin Islands on a yacht that recalls the yesteryear of nautical romance and adventure.