Marina
RYA Powerboat Courses Available in Nanny Cay
Nanny Cay has recently become home to Sailon BVI, the only provider of Royal Yachting Association (RYA) courses in the BVI. Previously located in Manuel Reef, Nanny Cay’s provision of dock, shoreside, and training facilities enabled Sailon BVI to retain its status as a “RYA Recognised Centre” and continue to provide world-class RYA training in a leading Caribbean marina.
Read MoreNanny Cay adds AIS Receiving Station
There was a gap and we filled it. Nanny Cay is now an AIS receiving station and our receiver has a range of approximately 12.1 nautical miles.
The Automatic Identification System (AIS) is intended to help ships avoid collisions, as well as assisting port authorities to better control sea traffic. AIS transponders on board vessels include a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver, which collects position and movement details.
Read MoreFuel 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.
Read MoreNanny Cay installs marine pump-out facility
Nanny Cay has installed Tortola’s first marine waste pump-out facility on the new K dock near the entrance to the marina. The US-built SaniSailor marine pump-out system can remove waste at 20-35 gallons per minute. This will feed into Nanny Cay’s existing waste treatment plant which currently processes approximately 19,000 gallons of waste water per day.
Read MoreStaff Spotlight: Debra Francis
Debra, our marina attendant, hails from Dominica and has been working at Nanny Cay for the last seven years, joining from Samuel Security. She arrived in the BVI in 1995, she’s the mother of three children: two boys, 19 and 12, and a 14 year old girl.
Read MoreNew Walcon docks busy; accommodate yachts up to 40m
Ready for the 2012 BVI Charter Yacht Show in November, new Walcon docks were installed over the Summer/Fall period in the area by the fuel dock. Renewing a relationship that stretches back over thirty years, Walcon installed five superyacht berths each capable of taking yachts up to 40 metres in length.
Read MoreSol and Nanny Cay support optimistic season for youth sailors in the BVI as new coach joins Royal BVI Yacht Club
Deborah Benjamin (far left), country manager for Sol presents support cheques to Brian Duff, a volunteer of the Royal BVI Yacht Club youth sailing programme as young sailors and new sailing instructor/coach, Omari Scott (front right), show their approval.The Royal BVI Sailing Club (RBVIYC) youth sailors welcomed new instructor and coach, Omari Scott, to his first junior programme session on Saturday, October 1 at Nanny Cay. To mark the occasion, Deborah Benjamin, country manager for Sol, attended the post-lesson debrief and gave a monetary donation to Brian Duff, one of the many volunteers who help to run the youth sailing programme. The donation is part of the company’s agreement to support the RBVIYC junior sailing programme in conjunction with Nanny Cay Marina.
SY Aiyana at the BVI Spring Regatta
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Visitors to this year’s 40th Anniversary BVI Spring Regatta (and Nanny Cay’s docks) will be able to marvel at a brand new superyacht that will be competing in the Spinnaker racing fleet. Launched in 2010, Yacht Aiyana is spending its first season in the Caribbean before heading to the Mediterranean for the summer months and will be docked at Nanny Cay Marina for the duration of the regatta. Aiyana will be hard to miss with its 82 foot blue hull and very sleek low profile lines, which give it a very smooth look and style. Designed in New Zealand by the renowned firm Warwick Yacht Design and built by Alia Yachts in Turkey, Aiyana reflects the latest advances in yacht design, technology and interior luxury.
Nanny Cay cleaning up and back in operation
Nanny Cay’s maintenance crew has been in full swing cleaning up after the passing of Hurricane Earl yesterday. Like much of the BVI, trees, branches and a lot of leaves were lost. But that was it. All the yachts in the boatyard are still standing and all the yachts on docks the afloat; some have a little “scuff” damage. Everything stood up well. Even Peg Legs at the mouth of the marina only suffered two broken fans and a broken cupboard door; re-opening is still on schedule.
Read MoreOcean Cruising Club appoints Port Officer for the British Virgin Islands
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The Ocean Cruising Club (OCC) committee has appointed Miles Sutherland-Pilch, general manager for Nanny Cay Resort and Marina, as the Club’s Port Officer for the British Virgin Islands.