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Nanny Cay Round Tortola Race
Racing Around Tortola is a rite of passage and this race has been a staple in the BVI racing calendar for nearly 50 years.
Find out more about the Nanny Cay Challenge and overall records at nannycay.com/nanny-cay-challenge.
Thank you to the title sponsors over the years: Don Q Rum, Pussers, Peg Legs and Nanny Cay.
Sat, 21 Nov
The roll of honour:
Different divisions have been used over the years....O: Overall; R: Racing; C: Cruising; M: Multihull; T: Trimaran; S: Spinnaker; NS: Non-Spinnaker; JM: Jib & Main; RC: Racer Cruiser; A: Arbitrary
Year | Racing / Trimaran | Racer / Cruiser | Cruiser / Other |
|---|---|---|---|
1973 | Psyche, Tom Kelly (O & DivI1 | Squib 162, Eddie Anker (Div2) | |
1974 | Psyche, Tom Kelly (Div2) | Scamp, K Klein (Div1) | Keith & Peter Barker (Squib) |
1975 | Jalapena, Neil Reid (O & Div2) | Galatea of St John, Robert Eaton (Div1) | Vuang Tao, Dave Baglow (C) |
1977 | Nonsense, Dick Holmberg (O & R2) | Fun Hog, Rudy Thompson (R1) | Caryl, David Blake (C) |
1979 | Clock Work,Dick Johnson (O & J24) | Intrometide, Peter Clarke (R) | Sabbatical, Sandy Pomper (NS) |
1980 | Jay Walker (S) | Mu-Mu-Tu (NS) | |
1981 | T Rifik, George Coy (R) | Thumper, H Catwin (C) | Mu-Mu-Tu- Jean Braure (A) |
1982 | Dark Horse, Mike Masters (R) | Speedy, Isaac Fonseca (Squib) | Dai Sei, Cliff Campbell (C) |
1983 | Intense, Chuck Brown (R) | Dai Sei, David Curry (C) | |
1985 | Hot Pursuit, John Foster (R CYA) | Pipe Dream, Peter Haycraft (R PHRF) | Fisherman, B Sollitt (C) |
1986 | Pipe Dream, Peter Haycraft (R) | Dai Sei, Cliff Campbell (C) | |
1987 | Alligator, Ernasto Marzano (R) | Hiway Café, Brian McLanan (C) | Shamwari, Geoff Cooke (M) |
1989 | Cachondo, Jose Teixidor (O & R) | Cantamar, Trevor Kehl (JM) | Dai Sei, Cliff Campbell (C) |
1990 | Summer Swell, Jack McCalister (O & R) | Tortola Dream, Presley King (JM) | Dai Sei, Cliff Campbell (NS) |
1991 | Broken Drum, P Clarke (R) | Presley, Presley King (JM) | |
1992 | Magnum VI, Henry Menin (S) | Sweet Liberty, Presley King (JM) | Firebird, Robin Tattersall (NS) |
1993 | Seanannigans, Presley King (D1) | Mermaid, Bill Berardelli (D2) | Alligator, C Aguillar (D3) |
1995 | Anonymous, Arjan Stoof (S) | Dai Sei, Cliff Campbell (NS) | Air Ease, Michael Hirst (JM) |
1996 | Anonymous, Arjan Stoof (S) | Transition State, Cassian Glasgow (JM) | Dei Sei, Cliff Campbell (NS) |
1997 | Wild Thing, Barney Crook (O & R) | Cherokee, Presley King (JM) | Keep It Simple, Jerry Ficks (NS); |
1998 | Airgasm, Barney Crook (S) | Second Nature, Bill Bailey (NS) | |
1999 | Cold Beer, John Schultheiss (O & R) | Ruffian, Marty Halpern (C) | |
2000 | Airgasm, Barney Crook (R) | Presley King (C) | Triple Jack, Steve Davis (M) |
2001 | Rushin' Rowlette, Kevin Rowlette (R) | Triple Jack, Richard Wooldridge (M) | |
2002 | Willy T, Kevin Rowlette (O & R) | Second Nature, Bill Bailey (C) | |
2003 | Willy T, Kevin Rowlette (R) | Triple Jack, Richard Wooldridge (M) | |
2004 | Mistress Quickly, Guy Eldridge (R) | Pipe Dream, Peter Haycraft (RC) | |
2005 | Igoodia Racing, Milt Baehr (R) | Second Nature, Bill Bailey (C) | |
2006 | Intac, Mark Plaxton (R) | Second Nature, Bill Bailey (C) | |
2007 | Intac, Alec Anderson (R) | Second Nature, Bill Bailey (C) | |
2008 | Willy T, Kevin Rowlette (R) | Second Nature, Bill Bailey (C) | |
2009 | Triple Jack, Richard Wooldridge (R) | Shamrock V, Tom Mullen (C) | |
2010 | Triple Jack, Richard Wooldridge (M) | ||
2011 | Jurakan, Andrew Waters (R) | Second Nature, Bill Bailey (C) | Triple Jack, Richard Wooldridge (M) |
2012 | Intac, Mark Plaxton (R) | Girasoli, Keith LiGreci (C) | Triple Jack, Richard Wooldridge (M) |
2013 | Rushin' Rowlette, Kevin Rowlette (R) | Girasoli, Keith LiGreci (C) | |
2014 | Pipe Dream, Chris Haycraft (R) | Girasoli, Keith LiGreci (C) | Triple Jack, Richard Wooldridge (M) |
2015 | Boomorang, Doug Stewart (R) | Girasoli, Keith LiGreci (C) | Triple Jack, Richard Wooldridge (M) |
2016 | Boomorang, Kevin Wrigley (R) | Wicked Winch, David Lake; | Triple Jack, Richard Wooldridge (M) |
2017 | Irmaria | Irmaria | |
2018 | Lucky 7, Eddie Brockbank (T) | Firewater, Henry Leonnig (R) | Mike Hirst (kitesurf) |
2019 | Airgasm, Barney Crook (T) | Spike, Sam Talbot (R) | Wicked Winch, David Lake (C) |
2020 | Island Hops, Mark Sanders (T) | Firewater, Christian Thompson (R) | Aira, Becky Paull (C) |
2021 | Ting a Ling, Chris Haycraft (T) | RIP, Aaron Gardner (C) | |
2022 | Ting a Ling 2, Chris Haycraft (T) | Libertas, Robin Tattersall/Kevin Wrigley (RC) | New Beginnings, Meagan Woodman (C) |
2023 | The Flying Pig, Gilbo Simpson (T) | Libertas, Pat Nolan (R) | |
2024 | Ting a Ling, Graham, Kyle, Nathan & Alex (T) | Libertas, Walter Keenan (R) | |
2025 | Barney Crook, Airgasm3 (T) | Kevin Wrigley, Libertas (R) |
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