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Second Drowned Island Challenge Set For May 2026
The second Drowned Island Challenge, a two-day multisport event on the island of Anegada in the British Virgin Islands will take place on May 30 & 31, 2026. Six events will be held over the two days – two runs (12km and 7.5km), two swims (1km each), and two paddleboard races (4.5km each). A bonus…
Read MoreInaugural Multisport Event On Anegada
The inaugural Drowned Island Challenge, managed by Broadsword, took place on Anegada the weekend of June 7 and 8. Six events took place over two days – two runs, two swims, a paddleboard race and a Beach Beer mile. Competitors from Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and the BVI took part. BVI residents Oscar…
Read MoreWeb Site For Triple Jack
An on-line presence for Triple Jack’s rebuild story and sailing adventures going forward
Read MoreBroadsword & HH Catamarans in Puerto Rico
Team Broadsword spent three days in San Juan covering the HH Catamarans Owner’s Event.
Read MoreCaribbean Architect Featured in “100 Women: Architects In Practice”
Lavina Liburd, principal of TigerQi Architecture, a British Virgin Islands and St. Kitts-Nevis based architectural firm, has been featured in the Royal Institute Of British Architects (RIBA) publication “100 Women: Architects in Practice”.
Read MoreNew Web Site For Tortola Sports Club
Triple Jack To Compete In Caribbean 600 After Hurricane Irma Destruction
Triple Jack, the 44-year old Derek Kelsall designed one-off trimaran, will be making her ocean racing return in the Caribbean 600 on February 19 after a 39-year hiatus since the Ostar in 1984.
Read MoreBreathing Life Back Into A Multihull Beauty
Broadsword has been documenting Triple Jack’s exploits for many years. Here’s an update we wrote for the BVI Spring Regatta and general media usage.
Read MoreNew Web Site For BVI Spring Regatta
Broadsword developed (and manages) the BVI Spring Regatta’s new web site which rolled out in late 2022 to market and celebrate the 50th edition of the BVI Spring Regatta in April 2023
Read MoreBroadsword Brings Rapha Ambitious 220 To BVI
In the Covid Summer of 2021 we were a little under-occupied so we raised $14,638.66 for two charities in the Rapha Ambitious 220 BVI. The Rapha Ambitious 220 was an annual charity bike ride from Manchester to London which organisers took virtual and global at the height of Covid restrictions. Taking place over the weekend…
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