BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival - Sailing festival send off



5:12 AM Wed 30 Mar 2011 GMT
'40th Anniversary BVI Spring Regatta' BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival Click Here to view large photo
BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival - Forty boats congregated on the Sir Francis Drake Channel this morning, just off of Tortola's Nanny Cay Resort, for the start of the Bitter End Cup. This 21-mile Corinthian-spirited race to Virgin Gorda's Bitter End Yacht Club (BEYC) marks the official kick-off for the 40th Anniversary BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival (March 28-April 3, 2011). Lucky sailors in four classes enjoyed 10-15 knots, flat seas, and clean starts as the fleet of cats, cruisers, bareboats and serious raceboats pointed towards their fairy-tale destination. Once there, sailors can enjoy the club's well-populated dinghy ...


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by Judy Petz





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