BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival

(March 26, 2013) – In today’s Round Tortola Race for the Nanny Cay Cup, Peter Corr’s Alia 82 Aiyana smashed the monohull record by nearly half an hour, setting a new record of 3 hours, 29 minutes and 44 seconds for the 37-mile run around Tortola. Aiyana is the largest yacht competing at the British Virgin Islands Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival. In the Cruising Class, Aiyana took overall line honours, with the Swan 51 Northern Child skippered by Lucy Reynolds taking the class win. Racing continues Wednesday with the Caribbean Insurers Island Invitational Race to Norman Island. — Full report