Atop the decks of soaked sailboats, crews from here and abroad fought punching wind gusts and brief squalls as they raced around Tortola on Tuesday during the first day of …
April 3, 2025
December 20, 2024
Skating in a ‘Winter Wonderland’
Families are taking to the “ice” this holiday season as Virgin Islands Search and Rescue’s artificial ice rink returns to Nanny Cay. “ For the last five years, we’ve been …
November 21, 2024
53 boats attend yacht show
A record 140 brokers attended the Fall Charter Yacht Show last week to meet captains and crewmembers aboard the 53 participating boats, organisers said. The broker number represented a 20 …
October 11, 2024
Nanny Cay plans major expansion
Representatives from Nanny Cay continued making their case to residents last Thursday for a $30-$40 million expansion that they hope to complete within three years after they receive the green …
June 30, 2024
Wreck Week highlights history
Under a bright moon June 20, five divers rolled backwards off a dinghy near Salt Island. Above them rose Black Rock Point, which claimed the Royal Mail Ship Rhone and …
April 12, 2024
Light wind tests sailors at regatta
Light winds put sailors’ skills to the test during the 51st year of the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival. But they didn’t let that stop them from racing. “Everyone …
April 4, 2024
60-plus boats to face off at regatta
The 51st BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival is under way, and everyone is invited. “We’re aware we’re known for sailing, and we’re famous for that, and now we want …
July 13, 2023
Gaming Night turns 40
The rainy skies did not dampen the excitement at Gaming Night on Saturday at Nanny Cay. Every table was packed with players, and the tented venue was alive with music …
February 13, 2020
Betting on the animals: Gaming Night nets $55k for Humane Society
Crowds squeezed in around the hermit crab races so tightly that people in the back had to stand on their tiptoes and hold their phones high in the air to …
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August 1, 2019
Puerto Ricans take over for Christmas in July
From Nanny Cay to Virgin Gorda to Anegada to seemingly everywhere in between, this year’s “Christmas in July” was a virtual phalanx of Puerto Rican- flagged boats, with about 450 …
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May 22, 2018
Students get a taste of marine industry with Nanny Cay short courses
Charter captain and marine engineer Tim Dabbs cracked open the door to the engine room on the catamaran Zingara, which was moored at Nanny Cay. “These need to be serviced …
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March 28, 2018
A ‘rising of the phoenix’ at regatta
Captain Jim Proctor only made it as far as Great Camanoe Island in the Round Tortola race Tuesday at the 47th annual BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival, but considering …
