New breakwater reaches full length; entrance channel dredging work commences; new navigation channel
Nanny Cay’s breakwater for the new 112-slip South Marina has now reached its full 1,430-foot (435 m) length. Work on the breakwater will now continue with the installation of four flushing culverts and the placement of armour rock on top of and inside the existing access road used by trucks and excavators. Dredging for new…
New Breakwater Reaches Half Way Mark
Nanny Cay has reached the halfway mark on the construction of its breakwater for the new 112-slip south marina designed to accommodate the latest generation of catamarans and megayachts. To date, 34,209 tons of rock has been used in the construction to reach the first 715 feet of the 1430-foot (435m) long breakwater. The $30…
Notice to Mariners No. 04-2026 – breakwater construction
Virgin Islands Shipping & Maritime Authority has issued Navigation Warning – Notice to Mariners No. 04-2026, concerning the ongoing breakwater construction and temporary channel realignment at Nanny Cay Marina. All vessel owners, managers, operators, skippers, and masters navigating in and around the Nanny Cay Marina entrance and the Sir Francis Drake Channel are requested to…
Nanny Cay Marina Breaks Ground For New Marina Project
Nanny Cay Marina, the British Virgin Islands premier marina and boatyard, officially broke ground today, Friday, October 31, 2025, heralding a major expansion project. The groundbreaking ceremony for the ambitious development marks a major milestone in Nanny Cay’s continued growth as the BVI’s leading marine hub. The expansion will feature the installation of a custom-designed…
International Race Series, 44Cup, to take place at Nanny Cay
Nanny Cay, and the British Virgin Islands, will be the last stop in the 2024 44Cup at the end of November. The 44Cup is a five-venue international race circuit for high-performance one-design RC44s with amateur helmsmen and professional crews. The fleet will be based out of Nanny Cay Marina, and hosted by the Royal BVI…
It’s a Wrap! The 50th Anniversary of the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival Concludes
Seventy boats and five days of outstanding racing in champagne BVI conditions concluded on Sunday with a fabulous firework display presented by the BVI Government in celebration of the successful conclusion of the 50th Anniversary of the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival. Hundreds of competitors, their families, and friends as well as many from…
Cape 31 Flying Jenny Takes First in Class and Wins the Nanny Cay Cup
Under BVI blue skies and warm trade winds, the Cape 31 Flying Jenny won class in today’s race around Tortola, also taking home the Nanny Cay Cup for fastest corrected time (4:19:17) – the first time that the race has been sailed in the BVI Spring Regatta since 2019. “We have an amazing team around…
Ting Too Takes Round Tortola 2022
Seven boats took on the 2022 Nanny Cay Round Tortola Race on Saturday 12 November in a race that will go down in history as one of the longest on record!
Last away but first home was Ting Too, Chris Haycraft’s Corsair 31, posting an elapsed time of 5 hours 41 minutes and 58 seconds and getting his name on the trophy for the second consecutive year.
