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BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival

fter having had to shut down due to the Pandemic the past couple of years, the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival saw a week of beautiful conditions with which to celebrate its 49th year. The sailing festival kicked off on the morning of March 30 with a race from Nanny Cay to Scrub Island that boasted, which came in first in its fleet, skippered by Victor Wild. Coming in second was the J/122 from the United Kingdom followed by a J/111 from the BVI’s called .

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