It has been a year of expedited recovery and the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival hasn’t missed a beat. The stage is set for the 48thedition to begin on March 25-31, 2019. With slogans of “No Fear- Just Great Racing and Fun” as well as “Building BVI Back Bigger-Better -Stronger”, regatta director, Judy Petz said “The energy and spirit of sailing in the BVIs takes more than category five hurricanes to keep people from coming back to sail and race. We are open, ready, and excited to welcome sailors from around the world to come for the first time or back again.”

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We will board the liveaboard in Saumlaki, one of the easternmost islands in Indonesia. We'll then sail north through the Banda Sea through a chain of islands and atolls known as the Forgotten Islands. One of the attractions of the Banda Sea, besides us most likely being the only boat in the area, are the reefs. They are absolutely mind-blowing. The coral is so dense that you will be hard-pressed to see any patches of the reef's limestone foundation. Many of the reefs consist of expansive fringing hard coral plateaus that extend from the island or atoll and then eventually drop off into the deep blue. These walls or slopes are covered in sponges, colorful soft corals, and sea fans. Additionally, there will be plenty of reef dwellers like dazzling schools of tropical fish, larger pelagic species like tunas, jacks, and batfish passing in the blue, and juvenile reef sharks patrolling the shallows. It's also the time of the year when the blue whales start their migration south to Australia. Thus, it may be possible to spot one or several from the boat.

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Our most recent sailing vlog: https://youtu.be/a_DdFtjMJ3k Watch from the beginning: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcWU2YqIfrwNzE0CWzKO4gzMdolS3Z0Ub

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Comfortina 39 https://www.scanboat.com/en/17368922

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