BVI Spring Regatta announces new trophy on offer, the IYCC

by Linda Phillips on 1 Feb 2010 'Keep it up – l appreciate the precise sailing & course instructions superb race/ scoring staff and the venue is the best I have encountered in my 49 years of competitive sailing,' so says competitive sailor 'Harken Harv’ (Neil Harvey). With comments like that, the BVI Spring Regatta has to work hard to raise the bar every year but the organizing committee and the event host, Nanny Cay Marina and Resort, have a few new gems in store for 2010.

New for 2010, the Royal British Virgin Islands Yacht Club is inviting other yacht clubs from around the world to send teams to compete in the inaugural International Yacht Club Challenge. The IYCC will be part of the BVI Spring Regatta April 2 – April 4. To sweeten the pot, Sunsail Yacht Charters is providing up to a 10% discount for all those booking for the IYCC, a free charter to the winning team and a perpetual trophy.

Added to the mix this year on the water is a new class for Windsurfers. These board sailors will be racing from the LIME One-Design Course and sailing around islands and rocks to compete for the title of BVI National Windsurfing Champion. With the format of one board-three sails, amateur and professional competitors may compete in either the Formula or Open class.

As this year BVI Spring Regatta falls over Easter weekend, there will be a sunrise service on the beach early Sunday morning. A little later that day, after the Easter bunny has come and gone, children are invited to hunt for goodies he may have left behind. In an interview with the infamous E. Bunny, he said that he is also planning a second Easter egg hunt for the adults after racing concludes. And just before the awards, the Moka Jumbies will be returning to ward off any free-floating evil spirits and delight both children and adults alike.

Especially enticing will be the Island Oasis Blender Bar serving frosty drinks of tropical fruits mixed with Mount Gay Rum and batches of Margaritas. This may truly be a taste of paradise served in paradise as Island Oasis has signed up as BVI Spring Regatta’s newest sponsor.

With BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival only eight short weeks away, plans for on and off the water fun are all falling into place and 2010 is shaping up to be another banner year.

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