BVI Spring Regatta 40th Anniversary commemorative stamps unveiled

3:57 PM Fri 4 Mar 2011 GMT

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40th Anniversary BVI Spring Regatta - With the long time history of sailing as a primary economic and social activity in the British Virgin Islands, it is only fitting that the territory is known as 'The Sailing Capital of the World.' With that in mind, the BVI Spring Regatta, co-sponsored by the Royal BVI Yacht Club and the BVI Chamber of Commerce and Hotel Association, as remembered by the Honourable Ralph T O'Neil, Premier of the Virgin Islands and Minister of Tourism and Finance, has contributed to the economic development of the BVI since their inception. As a tribute to ...

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by Linda Phillips