Yoga Classes Every Thursday
Come and join Bonnie Kish’s unique class at Nanny Cay: one hour of a series of Ashtanga yoga exercises and stretches that are both gentle and invigorating. Feel the cool breeze as the sun sets on the water, while you relax and meditate to help de-stress your whole mind and body. Bonnie is from California…
Nanny Cay on Flickr
There’s a lot of photos of Nanny Cay on the world wide web, here’s a few on Flickr:
Formula 40 Soma – looking good
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Formula 40 Soma in the Nanny Cay boatyard (click to enlarge)Formula 40, Soma, from the US Virgin Islands was recently in the Nanny Cay boatyard for its annual haulout. It recently left but not before we added a little something extra to its look.
Soma is a charter catamaran and operates out of St John in the US Virgin Islands. She is available for daysail, term charter, and racing charters.
The Never Ending Search For Boatspeed…
bmobile ready for painting (click to enlarge)The owner of bMobile, an IC24, turned his boat upside for its latest “bottom job”. Class rules state that bottom paint must be applied with a roller or brush and painting the hull upside down seemed the obvious solution to minimize drips and get a smoother, faster finish. A…
Peg Leg Round Tortola Race
Eddie Brockbank, manager of Peg Legs and crew member on the Willy T, presents Kevin Rowlette, skipper of the Willy T, with the first place trophy.The legendary Peg Leg would have been proud as a pirate craft scored the main silverware in Saturday’s Peg Leg’s Round Tortola Race. Kevin Rowlette steered the Willy T, a black hulled Olson 30 decorated with the skull and crossbones, to victory in the 36 mile annual event. They completed the race in 4 hours, 58 minutes and 34 seconds to win the Racing Class and overall. Bill Bailey’s Second Nature romped home at the head of the Cruising Class in 5hrs 58 minutes and 15 seconds.
The boats faced strong tradewinds and big waves surfing down the north side of the island. “We almost dropped out when one of our bulkheads started to separate from the hull” said Rowlette, but added that they had been able to brace it and carry on. The fastest time was recorded by Dave West’s Melges 32 Jurakan in a mere 4 hours, 28 minutes and 2 seconds, but after handicaps were applied Jurakan dropped to third. Peter Haycraft’s Pipe Dream finished second.
BVI’S BMOBILE/LIME TAKES NANNY CAY NATIONS CUP
At the fourth annual Nanny Cay Nations Cup held this weekend (Nov
15/16) in the British Virgin Islands, ‘bmobile/ LIME’ brought the
perpetual trophy back to the BVI after a one year stay in the US Virgin
Islands. BVI Olympic hopeful Alec Anderson steered his ‘bmobile/LIME’
team to a convincing victory after a very tough two-day event held in
18-20 knots of breeze with a total of 22 points. Last year’s defending
champions, John and Peter Holmberg of ‘Ondeck Ocean Racing’ (USVI),
were second with 29 points and ‘Team BVI’ with Robbie and Mike Hirst,
and 15-year old Don Tae Hodge on the helm, were third with 34 points.
After twelve races and no throw outs, ‘bmobile/LIME’ counted seven
bullets scoring nothing deeper than a third place. ‘bmobile/LIME’s’
main challenger for the Cup was Peter Holmberg and his ‘Ondeck Ocean
Racing’ team – last year’s winners. However, the Holmbergs’ regatta was
marred by a costly error in race seven when they sailed around the
wrong windward mark with a comfortable lead.
Nanny Cay Marina Selected As Host Port For 2009 ARC Europe
The start from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria – ARC 2007 – Oyster 72 Holo Kai crosses the start line. Credit: Richard Langdon – Ocean Images © World Cruising Club 2007)Yacht rally specialists, World Cruising Club, have selected Nanny Cay Resort & Marina in Tortola, as the Caribbean host port for the start of ARC Europe 2009, the annual transatlantic cruising rally. This move brings the rally, which provides a fun and safe framework for transatlantic cruising, to the British Virgin Islands for the first
time.
The ARC Europe rally is based on the format of the world famous ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers) and is a perfect way for yachts to voyage to Europe at the end of the Caribbean season. During the six-week event, yachts will gather at Nanny Cay Marina in early May 2009, before departing the British Virgin Islands and crossing the Atlantic in company, calling at Bermuda and exploring the Azores Archipelago before reaching the European continent at the end of June.
Packed Field For Fourth Annual Nanny Cay Nations Cup
With the fourth annual Nanny Cay Nations
Cup just over two weeks away, a strong field of teams are lining up to
attempt to dethrone US Virgin Islanders Peter and John Holmberg, last
year’s winners. An estimated 16-18 teams are currently expected
representing the British Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands, England,
Ireland, Holland, USA, Canada, Antigua, Barbados and Puerto Rico.
“Peter
Holmberg and his USVI team will definitely be defending their title.
This is great news for all concerned, there’s nothing like having a
world-class helmsman to set your sights on,” said Richard Wooldridge of
Racing In Paradise, the event organisers.
After years of coaxing, Antigua will be attending for the first time
this year. Bernie Wong and his fellow Antiguans will be a force to be
reckoned with, they’re a strong team and racked up some IC24 experience
at the BVI Spring Regatta a few years ago.