Please select your home edition
Edition
Vaikobi 2023 Gloves - LEADERBOARD

49th BVI Spring Regatta postponed until March 2022

by Trish Jenkins 25 Feb 2021 08:47 PST 29 March - 4 April 2022
Racing the beautiful waters of the British Virgin Islands © Ingrid Abery

The 49th BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival, which was scheduled for March 29 to April 4, 2021, has been postponed until 2022 following deep consideration by all entities involved.

The BVI Spring Regatta Committee, after discussions with the BVI Government Ministry of Health, concluded that the postponement was in the best interests for the safety of all participants, volunteers, and the wider BVI community.

Following in the steps of many of the major Caribbean regattas that have also been postponed, the Spring Regatta was anticipating offering world class racing and camaraderie for all participants.

"As much as we would have loved to welcome everyone back to the BVI, the most important factors are health and safety for all," Judy Petz, Regatta Director, stated. "Our international participants understand the situation and are already planning for the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival in March 2022."

The postponement of the event is a financial blow to the non-profit entity which organizes this internationally respected sailing event, as well as to the BVI community, which typically enjoys a positive economic impact from the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival of approximately $4 million each year. This loss to the local economy these past two years due to the pandemic has been devastating, particularly to the yachting sector.

The regatta committee would also like to thank all of our sponsors during these unpredictable times. Their continued support enables us to move forward and take the event to an even higher level of racing and participation. The committee would also like to extend a thank you to the participants who had planned to attend.

"We hope that as Covid-19 vaccination programs progress and international travel restrictions are lifted that it will become safer for people to travel and participate in events like ours," Petz continued. "We look forward to making next year a terrific event, one that all of our participants, sponsors and the community can look forward to."

bvispringregatta.org

Related Articles

Registration open for 2024 BVI Spring Regatta
The 51st edition will be held April 1-7 The BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival has published its 2024 Notice of Race and opened registration. Posted on 15 Sep
BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival overall
50th anniversary concludes, with 70 happy teams 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 Posted on 3 Apr
BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival day 5
70s Race Day Sponsored by SHRM BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival has come a long way since its humble beginnings in 1972 as a local island regatta hosting 20-foot Squibs, to an international sailing event drawing the best in international yacht racers who come with their crews Posted on 2 Apr
BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival day 4
Class winners received a very special bottle of the limited production rum The 50th anniversary celebrations continue at the BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival with the Mount Gay Race Day taking place in quintessential Caribbean sailing conditions. Posted on 1 Apr
BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival day 2
Including the 6th Annual Scrub Island Invitational Another day of perfect racing conditions for day 2 of the BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival, with the 6th Annual Scrub Island Invitational, an 11 NM race to a spectacular finish off Scrub Island. Posted on 31 Mar
BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival day 3
Blissfully perfect conditions for the 71 yachts Registration for the 50th BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival is under way and outstanding conditions are forecasted for three days of racing in the Spring Regatta March 31 through April 2. Posted on 30 Mar
BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival Day 1
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, the first time that the race has been sailed in the BVI Spring Regatta since 2019. Posted on 29 Mar
BVI Spring Regatta boats and crews settling in
First up: Round Tortola Race for the Nanny Cay Cup starts Tuesday 10am Registration is open and familiar faces along with new have started to appear on the docks at Nanny Cay as boats, their crews, friends, and families start rolling in for the BVI Spring Regatta special edition - the 50th Anniversary. Posted on 27 Mar
Countdown to BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival
Competition always robust among local competitors With just one week to go, local Caribbean boats are preparing to join the 70 strong fleet for this year's special edition - the 50th anniversary - of the BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival. Posted on 21 Mar
Chartering great boats for the BVI Spring Regatta
Regatta first-timers look forward to the ease of racing a charter boat David Pritchard has been around boats and sailing his whole life. Until recently he used to run Gill North America, retiring in 2019 to spend more time sailing in cool places like the BVI. Posted on 13 Mar
Armstrong-A-Wing-728x90 gif BOTTOMMelges 2023 - Melges 15 FOOTERC-Tech 2021 (Spars-QFX Racer) 728x90 BOTTOM