Does the CSA Majors Trophy Redefine the Caribbean Racing Season?
The CSA Majors Trophy finally creates a season-long Caribbean sailing championship. But by defining what counts, does it also redefine the region’s racing calendar?
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The Long Way Round: Why Caribbean Distance Racing Is Back
The Caribbean spent two decades shrinking its racecourses to fit an afternoon. Now the islands are setting the course again.
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2025 VX One Caribbean Cup Set to Return at STIR and BVI Spring Regatta
Experience the thrill of the 2025 VX One Caribbean Cup at two premier regattas: St. Thomas International Regatta and BVI Spring Regatta. Top sailors from around the world will compete in this exciting one-design sport boat class. Register now for this bucket list event!
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Peters & May Announce Exclusive Gold Partnership with Cape 31 Class
Global logistics experts Peters & May renew Exclusive Gold Partnership with Cape 31 Class, boosting Caribbean racing prospects for next season.
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Exciting Line-up Race Ready for 48th BVI Spring Regatta
International-class sailing in one of the most beautiful places, with good fun and camaraderie, draws many happy customers back to the BVI Spring Regatta
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Stanton Named 2018 ‘Virgin Islands Sailor of the Year’ by Virgin Islands Sailing Association
The only US Virgin Islander to earn a medal at Central American and Caribbean Games, Peter Stanton, earned title of ‘Virgin Islands Sailor of the Year’
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Hurricane Hindsight is 20/20 for the Season Ahead
There’s a saying, ‘hindsight is 20/20’. While it’s too soon to predict the severity of the 2018 hurricane season, which started June 1st, All At Sea did ask well-known Caribbean marine community members on the hardest hit islands last year to offer the wisdom of their hindsight and a perfect vision for hurricane preparation. REALLY…
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BVI Spring Regatta: They Made it Happen!
On the final day of racing in the 47th edition of the BVI Spring Regatta, the story was really about the fantastic job Nanny Cay and the regatta organizers have done to make this year’s BVI Spring Regatta event happen post Hurricane Irma. Seventy boats registered to race and the outpour of support from the international…
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Blitz Blitzes at Four Caribbean Regattas in a Row
Reggae and rum are only half the fun of Caribbean regattas. Out on the water, there’s serious racing by teams with strictly planned campaigns, strategically prepared boats and skillfully trained crew. A wonderful example of one of the best this past season was Peter Corr’s Blitz. The King 40 certainly lived up to her name,…
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Trend: Caribbean Regattas Are Becoming Longer
We live in a fast-paced world where being time-starved is a way of life. Yet there is a trend towards Caribbean regattas becoming longer rather than shorter. For example, the St. Thomas International Regatta (STIR) added its Round the Rocks race last year in an effort to change up its four-decade format and the St….
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BVI Spring Regatta 2017: Tight Racing, Light Airs
Competitors in the 46th edition of the BVI Spring Regatta were only too happy to call it quits after one final race on the last day when extremely light air made for very shifty and challenging conditions. Little breeze translated to a very hot day so a swim and a cold beer was the perfect race substitute for…
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Sailing with Charlie: Regatta
Regatta – what a wonderful word. It sounds like an Italian dessert or perhaps a pasta dish. Actually, it does have its origins in Italy and it meant ‘contention for mastery’. From gondola racing in Venice it now applies to yacht racing around the world. It’s March and the regatta season is in full swing…
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VX One Class Helps Celebrate 45 Years of BVISR
The BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival celebrated its 45th anniversary at the end of March, and for the most part the event stayed true to itself with around island racing and late night entertainment on the beach all situated in one venue: Nanny Cay Resort and Marina. However, organizers made new additions to celebrate…
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Crucian Native Tim Pitts Introduces VX One Class to Caribbean
From dinghies to one-design, native St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands’ sailor Tim Pitts has spent most of his young life sailing. Today, though Pitts now lives in New England, albeit in the sailing capital of Newport, he not only remains active in sailing but is igniting excitement for a new one design class. Thanks to…
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Multihulls Multiply in Caribbean Regattas
Monohulls easily outnumber multihulls in Caribbean regattas but the tide is turning. The sailing world has definitely caught multihull fever.
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British Virgin Islands Spring Regatta
The 44th annual BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival at Nanny Cay stayed true to form with varied sailing conditions, exciting nightlife and happy sailors. The event attracted 78 boats, which raced three days in and around the Sir Francis Drake Channel. Despite a smaller turnout, organizers deemed the regatta a success due to the…
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Racing Like It’s 1915 at the BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival
The waters around the British Virgin Islands have virtually stayed the same over the last century. Yet the sailboat racing has changed dramatically. The early 20th century saw skippers of hand-built wooden Tortola sloops race their goods to market, whereas it’s sleek sailing sport boats with well-trained crews that compete in today’s 21st century BVI…
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Sailors Face Wild Weather at BVI Spring Regatta
The BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival started with light winds, but by the end of the weeklong event sailors found themselves talking about the wet and wild conditions that they faced while competing. The regatta had 82 boats racing on three different courses in the Sir Francis Drake Channel, including the one-design course with…
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Sailing With Charlie: Rail Meat
The regatta season is here and in full swing. Shiny racing machines line the docks, the bars are full of crews, ranging from lusty deck apes, trim young men and women, hot babes and suavely attired owners. Charlie’s friend Bruce has been out training on a 56ft Swan tipped to do well in Main and…
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Tales from Day 2 – BVI Spring Regatta 2014
Wow.. even more wind! At least we had sunshine today… 20 plus knots all day and sunny so we could see where we were headed… That big cold front that is moving through still has some kick to it… Two weeks ago it walloped the US with snow and then a Nor’easter with gusts to…
