BVI Happenings
RBVIYC Youth Sailing Program
Parents make sure to sign your kids up for the Royal BVI Yacht Club’s ongoing Youth Sailing Program. Based in Tortola at Road Reef, the Royal BVI Yacht Club not only has ahas a thriving Youth Sailing program, it sponsors a busy racing calendar and regular social events. The restaurant Club 1973, located at Road Reef in Road Town serves as the Clubhouse.
BVI Spring Regatta is now in March
Also mark your calendar for the 2026 BVI Spring Regatta, the RBVIYC’s premier racing event. The Regatta will be held this year from the 23rd to the 29th of March with a whole week of sailing and excitement.
For more information go to https://royalbviyachtclub.org
To contact the club go to regattas@royalbviyachtclub
Sweethearts of the Caribbean and Classic Yacht regattas
Also on the upcoming racing calendar is the West End Yacht Club’s popular racing event, the Sweetheart’s of the Caribbean. In its 46th year which, the Sweethearts is combined with the 42nd annual Classic Yacht Regatta. The original Sweetheart’s Regatta was a showcase for the Caribbean’s magnificent schooners, but as these classic beauties have diminished both events are now open to all types of sailing vessels. The event is scheduled for Saturday, February 14th with registration at the Club’s clubhouse at Omar’s Fusion on Frenchman’s Cay off Tortola’s West End.
Don’t miss this fun and casual event that is as much about camaraderie as it is about trophies. Be part of a sailing tradition that has originated out of western Tortola for over four decades.
https://www.westendyachtclubbvi.com
BVI Humane Society presents “Great Gatsby with a Twist”
One of February’s most anticipated events is a fundraiser for the BVI Humane Society. “The Great Gatsby (with a twist) will be held at Government House – the Governor’s residence, on February 27th.
The dress code is elegant and fun. Women are asked to dress up as a 1920s flapper, and men in their most elegant roaring ‘20s duds. There will be canapes, cocktails, wines and beers on offer with live music by Bella and Rey and DJ Commodore. For more information and to purchase tickets go to the Humane Society’s website: https://bvihumanesociety.org
All proceeds go to support the BVI Humane Society, now located at their expanded premises at Josiah’s Bay, and their invaluable work helping the BVI’s dogs and cats.
Farmers and Fishers Week
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) Farmers and Fishers Week for 2026 is one of the islands’ most enjoyable events. With livestock and local produce on exhibit, this year the
Agriculture and Fisheries Exhibition and Market will be held throughout the BVI’s main islands from late February to early March. The main exhibitions will be held at the Paraquita Bay Agricultural Grounds on Tortola from Feb 28-Mar 1; Virgin Gorda (Mar 7), Anegada (Mar 8), and Jost Van Dyke (Mar 14). The theme highlights “Farming the Land, Fishing the Seas, Nourishing Lives and Legacies,” focusing on local food, sustainability, and community benefit through activities, local produce, and educational segments.
Insight into this event can be found at: https://thebviinsider.com/farmers-and-fishers-week-highlights-bvis-farming-tradition/
