Friday
12Feb2010

'A' Off Peter Island

Shot from Nanny Cay beach and looking a little like one of those grainy spy shots, here's a photo of 'A' anchored off Peter Island this afternoon.  'A' is a 119m megayacht owned by Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko.

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Tuesday
09Feb2010

Nanny Cay Challenge for Round Tortola Record

Triple Jack - the multihull and overall record holder

Nanny Cay has launched the Nanny Cay Challenge for the round Tortola record.  Yachts visiting the British Virgin Islands are invited to make an attempt to beat the latest round Tortola records which have been established by the monohull and multihull times set in the 2009 PegLegs Round Tortola Race.

The current multihull and overall record is held by Triple Jack, a Kelsal 47 trimaran with a time of 3 hours, 33 minutes, 27 seconds.  The monohull time to beat of 4 hours, 15 minutes and 5 seconds, was set by Dave West’s Jurakan, a Melges 32It’s an all-comer, any-day event, starting and finishing off Nanny Cay.  The start transit will be in line with PegLeg Restaurant’s upper deck at the entrance to Nanny Cay Marina.  Competitors must attempt the record anti-clockwise and round Beef, Scrub Island, Great Camanoe and Guana Island to port.  An entry fee of a $250 donation to a BVI charity of the challenger’s choice will include two night’s dockage (before and after attempt) at Nanny Cay.

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Monday
25Jan2010

Fundraiser held for BVI Red Cross’s Haiti Fund

Click to enlarge$14,000 was raised at a fundraiser to support the BVI Red Cross’s Haiti Fund held on Nanny Cay's beach on Sunday.  With all the auction and raffle prizes, food, drink and labour supplied free of charge by a large number of sponsors (too many to name at the risk of missing some!), 100% of the proceeds will go to the BVI Red Cross. 

Rocking all afternoon with the DJ crew from Bounce, the event - with a volleyball tournament, “Hunk for a Day”, Auction, and raffle prizes galore - was a great success.  The event was organised by Aja Royle and Kayleigh Driver, both daughters of business owners here at Nanny Cay.

If you missed the event, you can donate personally at the BVI Red Cross's HQ in Road Town.  To donate online:

British Red Cross

American Red Cross

Hope For Haiti Now

 

Wednesday
13Jan2010

Nanny Cay's Beach Bar

Our pool- and beach-side bar is now into its second week.  Open Wednesday to Sunday from 11am and serving beer and mixed drinks at "Happy Hour All Day" prices of $3 and $4 respectively.  Closing times are flexible depending on the crowds but expect the bar to close between 8 and 9pm Fridays and Saturdays - earlier the rest of the week.

The bar offers a select lunch menu including Tuna Wrap with Wasabi and Grilled Chicken on Foccacia Bread.  Expect to see free bar snacks and food early on Friday.

The main bar in PegLegs Restaurant now opens at 5pm.

 

 

Wednesday
13Jan2010

Impossible Dream(s)

 Impossible Dream on the dock at Nanny Cay after her 28-day crossing

Impossible Dream a 60-foot catamaran custom-built to be sailed solo by someone in a wheelchair is now on the dock at Nanny Cay for repairs after a 28-day Atlantic crossing with Geoff Holt at the helm. Geoff, 42, completed the 2,700-mile voyage last Thursday, January 7th after setting off from Lanzarote in the Canary Islands on December 10, 2009. With this achievement, Geoff has become the first quadriplegic to sail solo across the Atlantic.

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