2009 BVI Spring Regatta welcomes Beach Cats

by Linda Phillips on 22 Jan 2009 With the economy being in the toilet and race enthusiasts wanting to compete as much as possible, the BVI Spring Regatta organizing committee expects that Caribbean wide sailors are going to be looking for welcoming venues.

BVI Spring Regatta has always looked for ways to be inclusive rather than exclusive and this year beach cat sailors should take note because all night security for beach cats has been added.

Judy Petz, Regatta Director, explained the initiative, 'In looking at who has been coming to BVI Spring Regatta, we have seen an increase in almost every fleet with the exception of the beach cats. Tomas Dadet, from PR Links in Puerto Rico, suggested that beach cat sailors want to make sure that their boats are left alone while they are enjoying the parties in the Nanny Cay Regatta Village and getting a good nights sleep. With that in mind, we decided that hiring all night security for the boats on the beach was well worth it. The bottom line is that we want the beach cat sailors to be part of our event.'

The beach cats race on the Lime One Design course with the IC24s and Lasers. This course is set closest to Nanny Cay’s shoreline so that the action can be easily viewed by spectators. This course also hosts the on the water umpires who make instant calls as to which maneuvers are fair play and which require penalty turns. For many, the Lime One Design Course is where the most exciting on the water action takes place.

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