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Duff 1st Overall in Opti Class at Pan Peppin Regatta
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Six sailors representing the Royal BVI Yacht Club competed in the 2016 Pan Pepin International Dinghy Regatta hosted at Club Nautico San Juan in Puerto Rico last weekend.
Strong performances from local Sailors @ MLK Regatta
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Ten Virgin Islands’ sailors raced in the MLK Regatta in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands over the weekend of January 9-10, 2016, with two days of light, shifty and unpredictable wind. It was a strong, sportsman-like performance from all of the sailors, with the newest addition to the race team showing that he will be one to watch for the future.
UPDATE: Petrovic finishes 35th @ Youth Sailing World C/ships
LANGKAWI, Malaysia - With the sailing complete, the 45th Youth Sailing World Championships officially came to an end on Sunday January 3, 2016 with the closing ceremony at the Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre in Langkawi, Malaysia.
UPDATE: Duff slips to 4th @ RennaisanceRe Junior Gold Cup
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - A poor last race saw Virgin Islands’ sailor Rayne Duff slip down to 4th in the final overall rankings at the RennaisanceRe Junior Gold Cup Regatta, which concluded on Sunday October 11, 2015 in Bermuda.
Rayne Duff 5th on Day 1 of Jr Gold Cup in Bermuda
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands’ sailor Rayne Duff completed Day One of the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club (RBYC) Jr Gold Cup in 5th place after five races on Thursday October 8, 2015.
Duff narrowly misses out to Nicolosi in Back to School Regatta
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - This year’s Back to School Regatta was hosted by the Royal BVI Yacht Club and took place on September 19 and 20, 2015 at Nanny Cay, with a total of 32 competitors.
VI’s Rayne Duff slips down Gold Fleet Rankings @ Opti Worlds
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands’ sailor Rayne Duff, sailing in the Gold Fleet at the Opti Worlds in Dziwnow, Poland today Thursday September 3, 2015, has slipped to 60th from his overnight 32nd placing after 9 races.
BVI 12th in North American Team Racing Championship
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Team racing took over at the North American Optimist Championship in Antigua, on Friday July 10, 2015, with Team BVI placing 12th in the North American Team Racing Championship.
Four off to Antigua for Optinam 2015
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Optimist North American Championship, Optinam 2015, gets underway today Tuesday July 7, 2015 in Antigua with four Virgin Islands’ sailors competing against 23 other countries.
Duff ends up 4th in Optimist Regatta
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Tied in first place going into the last day of the 23rd International Optimist Regatta in St Thomas, USVI, Rayne Duff had a steep learning curve and ended up 4th overall at the event hosted by the St Thomas Yacht Club last weekend.