Events
BVI Movember donates $10,000
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BVI Movember Charitable Trust – a charity Nanny Cay is proud to support – recently announced its contributions towards the research, treatment and awareness of prostate cancer. The charity, whose patron is His Excellency the Governor Boyd McCleary, donated $10,000 to the Medical Research Council (MRC) in the United Kingdom, with the funds marked specifically for prostate cancer research.
In addition to the $10,000 donation to the MRC, the Trust distributed funds to a BVI resident suffering from prostate cancer who must travel to the USVI every day for his treatment. “We want BVI residents to know our goal is to help those suffering from prostate or testicular cancers. The whole point of all the Movember events is to raise awareness and to fund research to prevent these cancers and also to let those with cancer know that we can offer financial assistance,” said BVI Movember co-founder Scott Hart.
Read MoreThe Caribbean (BVI Spring Regatta & Nanny Cay) In Cowes
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It was a great atmosphere. The sun was out, the sky was blue and you could have been forgiven you were in the Caribbean as crews arrived for the after racing Caribbean drinks party to celebrate the 2013 BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival with Nanny Cay.
After an excellent day’s racing on day one of the Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week regatta, crews were ready for a glass of Mount Gay Rum after racing. With Caribbean music playing as guests arrived and Mount Gay Rum and ginger served from the rum shack bar, everyone had lots of fun. It was a lively atmosphere and great vibe.
Read MoreAnguilla Retains Premier’s Cup; BVI Places Second
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2nd place overall BVI- 2 in action on the final dayAfter two days of exciting racing here at Nanny Cay, “impressive” aptly describes the performance delivered by Anguilla, who won the 2012 Kids And The Sea (KATS) Premier’s Cup, retaining the title they won in 2011. Second place went to team BVI 2, with third place going to the Bahamas.
The other teams competing were Trinidad & Tobago, Puerto Rico, Cayman, USA Sail Caribbean and the other local team, BVI 1.
Racing took place in the Sir Francis Drake Channel off Nanny Cay all day on Saturday and also on Sunday morning, with 17 races conducted in total. Racing was conducted in Caribbean-one design IC-24s.
Read MoreGearing Up for KATS Premier’s Cup Regatta
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KATS BVI sailors practicing on the Nanny Cay KATS IC24.On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 13th, 14th and 15th, Kids And The Sea (KATS) BVI along with the Rotary, Rotaract and Interact Clubs of the BVI, and platinum sponsors Digicel, NAGICO, Nanny Cay Resort & Marina will host the 14th Annual Premier’s Cup International Youth Regatta at Nanny Cay Marina.
The event is the only youth team sailing event in the Caribbean. It brings together young people between the ages of 10 and 18 for a weekend of fellowship and competition.
With a little over one month to go there are already 10 teams confirmed. Last year’s winning team from Anguilla and teams looking to challenge them from Antigua, Bahamas, Cayman, Nevis, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, Tortola, Trinidad & Tobago and the United States.
Read MoreDates Announced for 2013 BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival
25th-31st March 2013 The BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival will take place a week earlier in 2013, with regatta dates set for March 25-31. In cooperation with other regattas, the BVI Spring Regatta hosted by Nanny Cay Resort and Marina, will move to the earlier date, but will continue to follow the St.…
Read MoreFarewells and Atlantic Cup departure
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The Atlantic Cup start off Nanny Cay – click to enlargeAfter checking out with the rally office from 0800 yesterday, the Atlantic Cup participants made some last minute preparations before heading out to the start line just outside the Nanny Cay marina entrance. The Atlantic Cup, a sister event to ARC Europe, is for sailors returning to the East coast of the US via Bermuda.
ARC Europe Safety Day
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Liferaft training in the Nanny Cay poolThe World Cruising Club team held a “safety day” for the ARC Europe fleet gathering at Nanny Cay Marina on Tuesday. Andrew Bishop executed an excellent safety management seminar upstairs at Peg Legs with the majority of the skippers in attendance, providing his personal experiences of problems at sea to include fires, grounding, demasting, man overboard, and some serious injuries. After this long list, Andrew was sure that no crew would ever want to sail with him after that, but the truth is simply that he has had a lot of experience at sea over the years and has sailed under a wide variety of conditions.
Oyster BVI Regatta closes at Nanny Cay
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Perhaps, David Tydeman, CEO of Oyster Marine summed up the Oyster’s Regatta BVI at the final prize giving. “This has been one of the most friendly and enjoyable regattas of the 28 events we have had over the years. The sailing conditions have been nothing short of superb and the feedback coming from the Oyster owners is unanimous; the racecourses have provided a blend of amazing scenery and challenging sailing with close competition between the fleet. It had been especially pleasant to see nine Oysters in attendance for the first time and we hope that the experience will make them regular visitors to Oyster events.”
For the last day of racing, sponsored by Pantaenius, The Oyster fleet enjoyed a passage race to Nanny Cay Marina. However, light winds necessitated a shorter course. Starting in the North Sound, a route around The Dogs then passed the western shore of Virgin Gorda, Fallen Jerusalem and Ginger Island where a finish line was laid. These islands offer mesmerising vistas of extraordinary beauty but also tactically challenging wind shifts and current eddies.
Read MoreOyster BVI Regatta kicks off at Nanny Cay
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Oysters on A dock. Click to enlargeOn Monday morning revellers from the closing party of the 2012 BVI Spring Regatta had barely left the Regatta Village when the Nanny Cay crew had to go into full clean up mode and clear the docks for 24 Oysters as they arrived for their bi-annual Oyster Regatta BVI.
They arrived throughout the day and the event kicked off with a skippers briefing in PegLegs late afternoon, followed by a welcome party on the beach.
Despite predictions of little wind for the first race yesterday, a light easterly breeze got racing underway, right on schedule for the Lewmar sponsored race to Cane Garden Bay. Oyster CEO, David Tydeman acting as Race Officer for the week, chose to send the Oyster fleet on an 11-mile course with a downwind start heading west from Nanny Cay.
Read MoreA GRAND FINALE – 41st BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival
Billl Alcott’s STP65 EquationA southeasterly breeze of about 12-15 knots emanating from Dead Chest Island, provided shifty conditions for a tense last day of racing at the BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival. Today all classes raced in the Sir Francis Drake Channel outside Nanny Cay and there was a lot of traffic to contend with. Probably the most important factor was staying in clear air and spotting the shifts as they whipped over and around the chain of islands on the south side of the Channel.
Regatta Chairman, Bob Phillips has been on the water every day during the regatta and he is rightly proud of the 2012 edition: “Above all, sailors love sailing and the BVI Spring Regatta has an excellent race area. In the present economic climate an entry of 100 boats has got to be seen as a success, especially as we have attracted larger yachts including seven Swans and the STP 65, Equation. However, the BVI Spring Regatta & Festival is not just about the big boats. This year the event celebrates its 41st year and it has always been about providing good racing for a wide variety of people on the race course and great entertainment back on the shore.”