Adventures in the British Virgin Islands-Sailors Paradise

<body> <p> </p> <p align="center">This web page uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them.</p>  <div align="center"><center> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="600"> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"><p align="center"><map name="FrontPageMap"><area shape="POLYGON" coords="133, 65, 66, 0, 40, 1, 5, 64, 3, 124, 105, 122" href="../SailingGuide/default.html" target="_top"><area shape="RECT" coords="162, 58, 548, 87" href="http://www.beyc.com/"><area shape="RECT" coords="7, 135, 90, 154" href="../sailorsparadise/Issue97-1/default.html" target="_top"></map><a href="../_vti_bin/shtml.dll/SailorsParadise/default.htm/map.html"><img src="../sailorsparadise/Issue97-2/Cover-BitterEnd-580w3.jpg" border="0" ismap usemap="#FrontPageMap"></a><br clear="all"> <a href="../sailorsparadise/Issue97-2/_private/noframes.html" target="_top"><font size="2">No Frames</font></a></td> </tr> </table> </center></div><div align="center"><center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="301" background="../sailorsparadise/images/SailboatBkgrdEffect.jpg"> <tr> <td width="301" height="3" valign="top" align="center"> <div align="center"><center> <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" width="315" height="3"> <tr> <td width="315" height="3"><p align="center"><strong><big><big><big>BVI Regattas for</big></big></big><br> <big><big><big>All Sailors </big></big></big></strong></p> <p align="left"><big><strong><big><big>T</big></big></strong>he ongoing <strong>regatta calendar</strong> for 1999 (there is no winter layover here) features not only premier events like the BVI Spring Regatta, but regattas at <strong>all levels and types of boats</strong>. Sailors may want to plan their vacation around one of these interesting sailboat races, which involve a lot of fun activities and associated events.</big></p> <p align="left"><big><big><big>T</big></big>he <strong>bareboat category</strong> in the <a href="http://www.bvispringregatta.org/">BVI Spring Regatta</a> (4-3286) on April 9-11 is particular is intriguing for those who want to sail to Anegada or sail the ocean to another island. The <strong>Barclays Challenge</strong>, the first annual feeder race from Sint Maarten to Tortola for the BVI Spring Regatta, is designed to encourage competitors to make the <strong>ocean crossing</strong> to Tortola and presents "an ideal opportunity, especially for bareboat charterers, to sail to Tortola in a controlled and fun environment," according to Bob Phillips, chairman of the 1998 BVI Spring Regatta.</big></p> <p align="left"><big><big><big>T</big></big>he famous <strong><a href="http://bviwelcome.com/articles/foxwood/index.html">Foxy's Wooden Boat Regatta</a></strong> on May 22-23 at Foxy's (the 4th annual event in association with the West End Yacht Club), in addition to being a favorite of wooden boat fans everywhere, has become quite a spectacle in itself, combining that fascination with wooden boats, with that place so fascinating to yachties around the world--Jost Van Dyke.</big></p> <p align="left"><big><strong><big><big>F</big></big>amiles.</strong> For the growing numbers of sailing families,<b> </b>there is the <b>Ideal 18/Optimist Family Day Out</b> (4-3286) on May 30.</big></p> <p align="left"><big><big><big>T</big></big>he <strong>Anegada Race</strong> (4-3286) from Road Town on August 14 is another good race for the bareboat charterer who want to go to Anegada, although there is a <strong>weekly convoy</strong> there now.</big></p> <p align="left"><big><strong><big><big>W</big></big>omen.</strong> The <b>William Thornton/Virgin's Cup</b> on October 16 requires a female skipper. The Bitter End is hosting its 8th annual<strong> Women's Sailing Week</strong> in October.</big></p> <div align="center"><center><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="293"> <tr> <td width="142" valign="top"><big><strong><big><big>F</big></big>oxy's Halloween Cat Fight</strong> (5-9275) on October 31 involves a <strong>Catamaran race</strong> as well as a costume party at <a href="../JostVanDyke/default.html#Foxy's Tamarind Bar">Foxy's Tamarind Bar, Jost Van Dyke</a>.</big></td> <td width="151" valign="top"><p align="center"><img src="../sailorsparadise/FoxysHalloweenCatsRaftedUpIcon.jpg" alt="FoxysHalloweenCatsRaftedUpIcon.jpg (11048 bytes)" width="149" height="183"><br> <big><strong><big>R</big>afted up in Great Harbour for Cat Fight</strong></big></td> </tr> </table> </center></div><p align="left"><big><strong><big><big>P</big></big>usser's 'Round Tortola Race</strong> on November 20 is an interesting concept and excellent race for bareboaters with a safe leg on the ocean side of  Tortola.</big></p> <p align="left"><big><strong><big><big>D</big></big>efiance Day and Pro-Am Regattas</strong> on November 2-5 at the <strong>Bitter End Yacht Club</strong> have become anticpated and exciting events.</big></p> <div align="center"><center> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="150"> <tr> <td width="146"><p align="center"><a target="_top" href="../SailingGuide/default.html"><img src="../images/MBI-BVIsailingGuide.gif" border="0" width="60" height="80"></a></td> </tr> </table> </center></div> </td> </tr> </table> </center></div> </td> </tr> </table> </center></div> <div align="center"><center> <table border="5" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="580" bordercolordark="#944E4E" bordercolorlight="#C08181"> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top" background="../CANVASWHITEBACKGROUND.gif" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><blockquote> <p align="center"><a href="../overmap.html" target="_top"><img src="../images/MBI-BVIanimatedMap.gif" border="0" 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