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Lettsome 3-Peats As ESHS Inter-House Champions

March 21, 2016 by Admin

By BVIAA

O’Neal House’s Rikkoi Brathwaite completes the 17 & Under Boys sprint double in 22.37 seconds after joining a short list of school boys dipping under 11.00 with is 10.92 time. Photo: Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway

Sitting on a splinter lead of just two points-the narrowest margin going into the annual Elmore Stoutt High School inter-house sports day after pre competition events-defending champions Lettsome House made a surge that resulted in a 68.5 points end of Day I lead over Flemming House, who was breathing down their neck.

Lettsome with strong showing in the sprints High Jumps and Shot Put, took their slim 327-325 points advantage over Flemming to end Day I on 590 to Flemming’s 521.5, en route to a 3-peat championship their eighth overall.

At the end of Friday’s second day, Lettsome had amassed 832 points. Flemming hanged on for second as they were three points better than Carlisle, 709-706. O’Neal rounded out the scoring with 645.

“The two points lead was an achievement for us because basically, last year we came into sports day in last place and we did it,” assistant House Master Nahassie Chalwell, pointed out. “This year, coming in with a two points lead we were a little more confident because we already knew that in certain races, we were going to do very well with the athletes we already have. So, it was a motivation to be in the lead and we know we had to maintain the lead and just wrap up the title.”

By taking control after all the 100m races, Chalwell said they didn’t realize the type of athletes they had until they saw them in action. “We were to have run off but only heard about these athletes and had never seen them. After seeing them in these races, we know we have something special going on,” he said.

Among the meets highlights was O’Neal House’s Rikkoi Brathwaite winning the 17 and under Boys 100m in 10.92 seconds joining a short list of school boys to accomplish the feat. He pulled off the sprint double by winning the 200m in 22.37 seconds.
Teammate L’T’Sha Fahie ran the 20 and Under Girls equivalent in a personal best of 11.80 seconds, shaving her best from 11.85. Her time also met the IAAF World Jr. Championships qualifying standard.

Lettsome’s athletes won three of the eight division titles at stake including a sweep of the three top places in the 15 and Under Boys Class. They also had five second place class finishes.

Carlisle Houses’ Xiomara “Gia” Malone, was the Girls 13 and Under Division champion with 48 points and Lettsome House’s Antwon Robison took the Boys crown with 40.

Flemming’s Zara Brown was two points better than teammate Shauliqua Fahie, 40-38, in the 15 and Under Girls Division. Lettsome’s Tyrique Bradshaw and J’Quaan Bodkin led a sweep of the Boy’s side with 38.

Teammate Arianna Hayde toped the 17 and Under Girls Class with 50 points. Carlisle’s Jelani Norman sealed the boy’s segment with 38.

Flemming’s Sha’Kida Lavacia topped the U20 Girls with 48 while Carlisle’s Akeem Bradshaw and Lettsome’s Adriano Gumbs shared the boys segment with 40.

Lettsome’s Arianna Hayde was the Victrix Ludorum with 50 points. There was a three way tie for the Victor, between, Carlisle’s Akeem Bradshaw and Lettsome’s duo of Adriano Gumbs and Antwon Robinson, with 40.

Filed Under: Athletics Tagged With: Elmore Stoutt High School inter-house sports day

Visiting Student Breaks Blenheim Trust 5k Record In Carrot Bay

March 21, 2016 by Admin

By BVIAA

Samuel Goldstein, 154, Reuben Stoby, 205, Julius Farley, 170 & Guy Williamson, 28, preparing to break away from the field in Saturday’s race. Photo: Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway

Samuel Goldstein, a student at Ashville, a prep boarding school in North Carolina, will remember his 2016 Spring Break visit to the British Virgin Islands – his fourth trip here – joining his family who have been coming to the territory since 1976.

Goldstein laid off the pace, then surged past early leader Reuben Stoby to win Saturday’s Blenheim Trust 5K Carrot Bay Classic in a course record time of 16 minutes, 50.1 seconds. For Stoby who was second in 17:23, it was his second successive setback after Vincent Fourniner took the opening race of the series in Road Town.

“It was a great race and he took it out hard and was giving me a little fear,” Goldstein said. “I passed him after the hill-a bigger hill than I thought I would be-the grade coming back was not as bad as I expected it and I was able to get on top of it really well and I was able to push to the finish.”

Goldstein thanked his coach John Smith for preparing him over the winter. “This was a great opener,” he said. “Now, I have to start preparing for track.”

Before the race, Stoby said Goldstein told him that he was a sub 17 minute runner over 5K. “I knew I was going to be up against some competition,” Stoby said. “It’s a pity I wasn’t able to go with him to push myself a little bit more, but I wasn’t in top top shape. I think I may have taken it out too hard trying to set the pace. I wanted to go hard, see if I could make a break away but he didn’t bite that one.”

Women’s winner Rosmond Johnson who’s recovering from the flu and ran 22 minutes even, said it was a challenging race. “At one point I thought I wouldn’t pull through but I did, thank God,” she said. “On the hill coming back, I felt a little shortness of breath so I stopped, caught my breath and then I went again. I pulled through and I won.”

The race was something Vanessa King always wanted to do, but as a new mommy she decided to use the race to get back in shape. “I always wanted to do it so I decided to take an item off my bucket list,” she said. “It was tough for me as a newbie but I enjoyed it. I liked that the course was by the water and you had the sea breeze and it wasn’t hot. I also liked that we had the challenge of a hill and it wasn’t just flat and I liked the spirit of the runners. They cheered you on.”

Final Results.
Men: 1. Samuel Goldstein, 16 minutes 50.10 seconds. 2. Reuben Stoby, 17:23.5. 3. Julius Farley, 18:44.5. 4. Guy Williamson, 19:07.8. 5. Jeremy Zuber, 19:44.4. 6. Alex Dale, 19:59.5. 7. Paul Hubbard, Simon Cook, 20:10.5. 9. Antony Spencer, 20:29.5. 10. Martin Trott, 20:49.3. 11. Guyp Dubois, 21:00.9. 12. Adrian Dale, 21:05.5. 13. Emrol Amsterdam, 21:12.7. 14. Reu Rymer, 21:42.5. 15. Chris Berlet, 22:12.8. 16. Dave Pettigrew, 22:23.2. 17. Gabriel Obregon, 23:07.3. 18. Luka Chalwell, 23:37.3. 19. Claudius Rhymer, 24:14.8. 20. Aaron Gardner, 24:22.2. 21. Zebalon Mclean, 25:28.5. 22. Barry O’Lane, 25:30.1. 23. Dennis Versoza, 25:43.7. 24. Richard Morgan, 27:28.7. 25. Howard Moore, 29:35.6. 26. Dennis Delacruz, 29:38.6. 27. Teejay Torres, 29:57.1. 28. Shane Donovan, 29:59.3. 29. Marvin Flax, 30:04.5. 30. Jim Cullimore, 30:30.0. 31. Ravenol Santos, 31:29.5. 32. Barry Leon, 34:55.2. 33. Robert Williamson,36:15.8.

Women: 1. Rosmond Johnson, 22:00.5. 2. Melissa Brunner, 22:29.2. 3. Lauren Julien, 23:14.2. 4. Juliane Potgieter, 23:51.5. 5. Kay Reddy, 23:52.2. 6. Gillian Plaxton, 24:32.1. 7. Philomena Robertson, 25:27.4. 8. Simone Gribble, 25:29.9. 9. Melisande Rowe, 25:49.5. 10. Brodie Faragher, 26:00.5. 11. Jude Holmes, 27:27.5. 12. Clair Burke, 28:00.0. 13. Cayley Smit, 28:00.0. 14. Zoe Bickerton, 28:26.4. 15. Vanessa King, 30:43.9. 16. Nedy Ador Dionicio, 31:11.7. 17. Simpa Ganadillo, 31:38.8.

Walkers: 1. Adenike Sicard, 51:52.1. 2. Belinda Dabbs, 56:10.5.

Youth 1 Mile: 1. Sammy Potgieter 8.20. 2. Charlie Potgieter, 8.55. 3. Sebbie and Xavier Morgan, 10.49. 5. James Tucker 14.45.

Filed Under: Athletics Tagged With: Blenheim Trust 5K, Reuben Stoby, Rosamund Johnson, Samuel Goldstein

The sun shines on Team BVI sailors in Miami

March 16, 2016 by Admin

By RBVIYC

Team BVI (L-R) Rayne Duff, Nathan Haycraft and Ryan Lettsome. Photo: Provided

Rayne Duff once again stood on the podium in Miami, claiming the red fleet victory and third overall at the 2016 Sunshine State Championships held in Miami from 12-13 March.

Three Team BVI Sailors traveled to Miami for the regatta, Duff, Nathan Haycraft (blue fleet) and Ryan Lettsome (white fleet).

A fleet of 195 boas descended on the Key Biscayne Yacht Club and the competition was fierce. Entries, whilst dominated by the USA, also included sailors from the BVI, USVI, St Lucia and Canada.

In the White fleet, Ryan Lettsome sailed a solid regatta to finish in ninth place, an excellent achievement at his first major regatta out of the region. A black flag in Race 3 for crossing the start line early sets the theme for the weekend for the Team BVI sailors but fortunately was one Lettsome was able to discard.

Nathan Haycraft had a challenging weekend with three starting penalties that cost him dearly in the overall results. Only able to discard one score, Haycraft was forced to count an additional 145 points to an otherwise consistent series of race scores.

The red fleet, for sailors aged 13 to 15 went down to the wire for Rayne Duff who also fell victim to the black flag but, finishing on a high, he pulled out a bullet in the final race to secure his position and third overall.

Team BVI congratulate Mia Nicolosi from St Thomas who took the overall victory, securing five bullets from the seven race series.

Team BVI Results
Position – Skipper
3 – Rayne Duff (1st Red fleet)
57 – Nathan Haycraft (30th Blue fleet)
111 – Ryan Lettsome (9th white fleet)

Full Results

Filed Under: Sailing Tagged With: 2016 Sunshine State Championships, Rayne Duff, Team BVI

Harrigan-Scott, Kelly In IAAF World Indoor Championships – A First

March 16, 2016 by Admin

By the BVIAA

Tahesia Harrigan-Scott, Coach Winston Potter and Ashley Kelly at the NACAC Championships Photo: Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway

The Lone Ranger is not alone anymore. For the first time in its history, the BVI will have two athletes competition at the IAAF World Indoor Championships.

Veteran Tahesia Harrigan-Scott, a 2008 bronze medalist, is in her fourth championships and will contest the 60m dash will be joined by Ashley Kelly, who will see action in the 400m.

The 15th edition will be held in Portland, Oregon, March 15-17. Kelly will see action on Friday and Harrigan-Scott get into the blocks on Saturday.

Harrigan-Scott said she’s excited about having Kelly at World Indoors as she has been the lone ranger. “I know our county has the talent and the athletes to qualify, so to see it starting to happen at this level, it’s the start of something great and something that’s going to continue happening on a consistent basis,” she predicted. “This is just the first of many. The door was opened up and I think Ashley is going to have a phenomenal season. She has been running really spectacular and I think we are going to go out there and have a great showing.”

Harrigan-Scott said this year is more about fun and not focusing on indoors as her major goal is outdoors with indoors being a bonus and her training has been going extremely well. “I’ve been working on the different phases to transition to the 100m because that’s my optimal race and so far, so good,” she said. “It has been one of my fastest indoor seasons for the last two years and I feel very confident about it. My strength level is definitely up, I think I can handle the rounds and it’s just to make sure I execute.”

She’s taking a 7.20 seconds season’s best into the meet and said her competitions this year have been really spread out unlike in past World Championships, where she raced consistently indoors. This time around, she has four competitions under her belt.

“I feel really good and I’m feeling really strong,” Harrigan-Scott stated. “I think everything is going to come together during the World Championships. I’ve been training really well and gearing up towards it, everything should work out really well. I’m at peace with myself.”

A 2008 bronze medalist, a 2010 finalist, she ran 7.17 seconds in 2014 – the same time as Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell-Brown who got the eighth and final spot. From that experience she said you can’t leave it up to the clock but have to put yourself in the position. “Once there’s an opportunity for someone else to choose another person, then you basically took yourself out the equation,” she noted. “This year, I’m going to ensure I give it my all and make sure there’s no second guesses whether I should go to the next round.”

Kelly said her main goal is to perform well and do what she has been doing in practices. “My goal is to take each round one at a time and do what I have to do to get through each round,” she stated. “Then hopefully, what I want will happen, so I’m looking for a good performance.”

Kelly has run personal best over 60, 200 and 400m this season and said with no school to concentrate on and she has been getting adequate rest and meet her different Doctor’s appointments. “I’m trusting the people I have around me and they really have my best interest,” she said. “Some of the things I’ve done-personal bests so early-has been a surprise. I wasn’t expecting much. I was just going out and attacking different parts of my race, so focusing on certain things really did help me in getting personal bests so I’m really happy.”

Filed Under: Athletics Tagged With: 15th IAAF World Championships, Ashley Kelly, Tahesia Harrigan-Scott

Joyce Samuel Retains B Division Inter Primary School Championships Crown

March 15, 2016 by Admin

Athletes from Lenora Delville, Ivan Dawson, Alecandra Maduro and Isabella Morris competing in the 150m. PHOTO: Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway

By BVI Milesplit

Joyce Samuel won two of the eight division titles of offer, then got solid performances in the sprints and relay, to retain it’s B Division title of the Inter Primary School Championships on Friday.

Joyce Samuel garnered 262 points for the crown while former champs Alexandrina Maduro, placed second with 244.

Lenora Delville’s second place finish in the Sr. Girls Sprint Medley Relay to Ivan Dawson’s fifth place finish, separated them by one point, 229-228 heading into the meet’s final race, the Sr. Boys Sprint Medley. Dawson who needed to finish two places ahead of Delville, followed Delville in fifth place and wound up fourth behind Delville’s 230 score with 229.

Virgin Gorda’s Robinson O’Neal had 168 points to finish fifth with Isabella Morris’ 136 occupying sixth place. First Impression were seventh as the the last team getting over the 100 points plateau with 118. Jost Van Dyke scored 91 to finish eight while Pelican Gate amassed 61 and Anegada’s Claudia Creque, 51. Century House Montessori rounded out the scoring with five points.

Like the A Division, there was stiff competition for the top spot. The respective Division winners were as follows: U9 Girls: Sielle Cockburn of Lenora Delville 22 points. Boys: (tie) Kyle Farrington, Robinson O’Neal and Diangelo Simmonds, Isabella Morris, 13.

U11 Girls: Anjanique Cheltenham, Joyce Samuel, edged Shawanelle John of Alexandrina Maduro, 26-24. Boys: Delano Hodge, Ivan Dawson, 30.

U13 Girls: Kieanjah Roberts, Joyce Samuel, 30. Boys: Khybah Dawson, Alexandrina Maduro, 30.

13+ Girls: Erisha Bobb, Lenora Delville, 30. Boys: Malaki Smith, Isabella Morris, 30.

Victor Ludorum: (3-way tie); Delano Hodge, Ivan Dawson, Khybah Dawson, Alexandrina Maduro and Malaki Smith, 30. Victrix: (tie); Kieanjah Roberts, Joyce Samuel and Erisha Bobb, Lenora Delville, 30.

Filed Under: Athletics

Althea Scatliffe Dominates Inter Primary School A Division Championships

March 15, 2016 by Admin

There was stiff competition during the Inter Primary A Division Championships PHOTO: Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway

By BVI Milesplit

While perennial champs Althea Scatliffe continued its dominance of the Inter Primary Schools A Division Championships, there was seismic shifts among the pursuers.

Unlike a year ago when “the Mighty Scatliffe” was only able to secure just the 13+ Girls sprint crown among boys and girls and found themselves in the unusual position of trailing, this time they got strong production in the U9 and 13+ Divisions, to amass 428 points-58 more than last year.

Francis Lettsome moved from third to second by holding off the charging Virgin Gorda’s Bregado Flax-who jumped from seventh to third-by four points, 283-279.

St. Georges placed fourth as they did last year with 237, while Enis Adams dropped from second to fifth after amassing 216 points. Willard Wheatley dropped two spots to sixth and finished with 205, while Ebenezer Thomas slipped a spot to seventh with 165. Cedar rounded out the competition with 22.

There were a series of close battles for the eight division titles at stake. Althea Scatliffe’s Tamri Thomas edged Bregado Flax’s Makeda Daniel by a point for the U9 Girls Division title, 26-25. Althea Scatliffe’s Tiondre Frett easily secured the Boys Division.

A’Sia McMaster of Enis Adams shared the U11 Girls Division crown with St. Georges’ Chidinma Emalandu-both garnering 26. Althea Scatliffe’s Kaleem Lettsome was the Boys winner with 30.

Jahtivyah Williams was two points better than Enis Adams’ A’Keela McMaster to take the U13 Girls title with 20. Kyron Walwyn of St. Georges was the run away winner for the Boys segment after securing 30 points.

Althea Scatliffe’s Ariyah Smith notched 30 points to claim the 13+ Girls class while Francis Lettsome’s Kadeem Pena edged Althea Scatliffe’s Shammah Peters, 26-24 for the Boys equivalent.

Althea Scatliffe’s Ariyah Smith won the Victrix Ludorum with 30 points, while St. Georges’ Kyron Walwyn and Althea Scatliffe’s Kalem Lettsome, shared the Victor with 30.

Final scores: 1. Althea Scatliffe, 428 points. 2. Francis Lettsome, 283. 3. Bregado Flax, 279. 4. St. Georges, 237. 5. Enis Adams, 216. 6. Willard Wheatley, 205. 7. Ebenezer Thomas, 165. Cedar, 22.

Division Champions: U9 Girls, Tamari Thomas, Althea Scatliffe, 26. Boys: Tiondre Frett, Althea Scatliffe, 21.

U11 Girls: (tie) A’Sia McMaster, Enis Adams and Chidinma Emalandu, St. Georges, 26. Boys: Kaleem Lettsome, Althea Scatliffe.

U13 Girls: Jahtivyah Williams, Althea Scatliffe, 20. Boys: Kyron Walwyn, St. Georges, 30.

13+ Girls: Ariyah Smith, Althea Scatliffe, 30. Boys: Kadeem Pena, Francis Lettsome.

Victor Ludorum: (tie) Kyron Walwyn, St. Georges and Kaleem Lettsome, Althea Scatliffe, 30. Victrix: Ariyah Smith, Althea Scatliffe.

Filed Under: Athletics

FA Announces Fiesta of Football For Everyone

March 10, 2016 by Admin

Photo provided. Players celebrating better days for football.

The British Virgin Islands Football Association (BVIFA) Competitions Committee has formalized the Calendar for Spring/Summer 2016, with a series of Knockout Cup Tournaments, slated for both the A.O. Shirley Ground and the Virgin Gorda Recreation Ground.

The new season actually begins with the Men’s National team facing two games in the first round of the Scotiabank Caribbean Cup, firstly an away fixture against Martinique on the 22^nd March and then a home tie with Dominica on March 26^th at the A.O. Shirley Ground in Road Town.

Domestic football will then take centre stage with the Terry Evans Cup for Men and Women’s teams being staged from the 17^th April and then a one day ”Nations Cup” , held on Virgin Gorda as part of the Whit Monday Holiday Celebrations.

The Wendoll Williams Cup will then be up for grabs with matches for Men and Women held on both Tortola and Virgin Gorda, starting on June 5^th and with a Final scheduled for July 3^rd.

According to Committee Chair, Aubrey Liburd, the spring and early summer will be a fiesta of Football for everyone. “As we look to build back up the sports profile ahead of being able to utilize the new venue in East End, it was important to plan a comprehensive season that will satisfy demand and the needs of our Member Clubs. Apart from the Knockout Cups, we are also supporting a Street Soccer imitative by Road Town Wholesale and will also be hosting a Beach Soccer Tournament as well as a CONCACAF Women’s Day Celebration in late May” he commented.

Mr. Liburd also reminded all Clubs that they must have paid up all BVIFA affiliation fees and submitted Rosters to be considered eligible to participate in what will be a fascinating new season.

“Teams have until close of business on Monday March 21^st to become completely compliant with the FA’s Constitution and Rules” confirmed Liburd. “We have already extended the time frame, but now all teams must take note of the new deadline and submit their payment and relevant documents to the General Secretary of the FA”.

Any Club requiring further information on the requirements of compliance can also contact the FA Office on 494-5655.

Filed Under: Football Tagged With: BVI Football Association

Exciting First Round of VI Volleyball Association Power League

March 10, 2016 by Admin

Arianna G. Forbes on the attack for Black Opps in the Virgin Islands Volleyball Association (VIVA) Power League. Photo: Charlie E. Jackson/VINO

By VINO

After Round One of the Virgin Islands Volleyball Association Power League, Raw Power sit top of the men’s standings by the narrowest of margins from Just Dream, whilst in the women’s division one, the unbeaten Phoenix Red are in first place ahead of Seventeen.

Raw Power have an identical 2 and 1 record as Just Dream and missed out on the chance to open a gap at the top after losing last weekend to Young Gunz, 3-1, 22-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-10.

Paul Morillan scored 21 points for the Gunz and Norville C. Brathwaite added 20, whilst for Raw Power, Carson Lewis notched 20 and Al-Quami Nibbs 14.

It was the first win of the season for the Gunz who remain bottom of the four team division, with VG Hawks in third.

Just Dream cemented second place with a 3-0 win over the VG Hawks, 25-13, 25-22, 25-21, with Andre Pickering scoring 16 points and Willis Potter 14.

Phoenix Red are unbeaten in Women’s Division One play with 3 wins and are followed in the standings by Seventeen, who are 2-1, Raw Power, who are 1-2 and Super Spikers who have yet to record a win.

VG Eagles flying high in Division 2

In division two, the VG Eagles lead the pack with four wins from four, including defeating the RTW Vipers 3-0, 25-9, 27-25, 25-13, led by 25 points from Yessika Batista and then beating School Them 3- 0 , 25-11, 25-8, 25-20, with Daphnie Sprauve notching 23 points.

School Them and Vixens both have 2-2 records to occupy second and third in the standings respectively, whilst the Black Opps team grabbed fourth place with a 3-2 win over the Vipers, 21-25, 25-19, 25-23, 20- 25, 16-14, with Rayonne Frett top scoring with 22 points and both Kenisha Bryan and Arianna G. Forbes notching 17.

For the Vipers, Irene Poblete scored 19 points and Jacintha Weekes 18.

The Vixens rounded out Round One with a 3-1 win over Black Opps, 25-16, 9-25, 25-22, 25-23, led by 10 points from Shermine James. Forbes led Black Opps with 11 points.

Filed Under: Volleyball Tagged With: Virgin Islands Volleyball Association

Regatta round up

March 9, 2016 by Admin

By RBVIYC

Team BVI, Ethan George, Samuel Allen, Noah George, Max Reshetiloff, Nathan Haycraft, Kyle Roose, Ryan Lettsome and coach, Taylor Penwell. © R George/RBVIYC

Team BVI, Ethan George, Samuel Allen, Noah George, Max Reshetiloff, Nathan Haycraft, Kyle Roose, Ryan Lettsome and coach, Taylor Penwell. Photo: © R George/RBVIYC

Seven optimist sailors represented the Royal BVI Yacht Club at the St. Thomas VIODA Optimist Championship on 5-6 March 2016.

The two day event saw tight racing that proved favorable for BVI racers with Rayne Duff and Samuel Allen both rounding out their weekend in second overall.

Course conditions were moderate with wind speeds ranging from 8 to 12 knots across both days. Samuel Allen had an outstanding Saturday in the green fleet, finishing the day in second place. In the Championship fleet, Kyle Roose found himself in seventh place overnight after posting three top five finishes. Rayne Duff was a solid second place overall after battling back and forth with St. Thomas’ Mia Nicolosi for the race wins.

The Championship fleet ran four races on Sunday while the green fleet completed eight. Nathan Haycraft came out firing with second place finishes in the first two races which helped him move up from eleventh place to eighth place overall.

Kyle Roose posted another fifth but also his worst two races to finish a respectable tenth overall. Max Reshetiloff and Ryan Lettsome both had two top ten finishes which advanced their overall standings to 16th and 21st place respectively.

Rayne Duff finished the regatta strong with two first place finishes in the last races which secured his second place overall.

In the green fleet, Noah George’s good starting techniques helped him secure a ninth place overall while Samuel Allen continued to finish at the top of the pack locking up second place overall.

The total event entries were fourteen green fleet competitors and twenty six championship fleet racers. The seven BVI sailors consisted of two green fleeters – Samuel Allen and Noah George – along with five championship fleet sailors – Kyle Roose, Nathan Haycraft, Max Reshetiloff, Ryan Lettsome and Rayne Duff.

Great job Team BVI and, as always, thank you to our partners at the Moorings for their support for our youth team.

Team BVI Results
Position – Skipper
2 – Rayne Duff
8 – Nathan Haycraft
10 – Kyle Roose
16 – Max Reshetiloff
21 – Ryan Lettsome

Optimist Green Fleet
2 – Samuel Allen
9 – Noah George

Full Results

St Maarten Heineken Regatta

Meanwhile in St Maarten, BVI sailors Henry Leonnig, Ted Reshetiloff, Colin Rathburn and Jason Putley claimed third overall in the Melges 24 class at the 36th St Maarten Heineken Regatta.

Saving the best ’til last, the Firewater team claimed the bullet in the final race on Sunday in spectacular conditions on the leeward coast of St Maarten.

Event website

Filed Under: Sailing Tagged With: Heineken Regatta, Melges 24, St Maarten, VIODA Optimist Championships 2016

BVIFA supports Infantino as new FIFA President

March 9, 2016 by Admin

By BVI Football Association

Avanell Morton, Andy Bickerton and Paul Hewlett in attendance at the FIFA Congress. Photo: Provided

The British Virgin Islands Football Association (BVIFA) President, Mr. Andy Bickerton, along with Mr. Avanell Morton, Assistant Secretary / Operations and Mr. Paul Hewlett, General Secretary, all returned to the Territory last week after the FIFA Elections happy with the result and excited by the future of Football.

Gianni Infantino was elected as the ninth President of the World Governing Body of Football after the second ballot with 115 of 207 total votes, holding off the challenge from Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa.

“We (the FA) supported Infantino in the second round because of declarations made by him in his manifesto and speech at the FIFA Congress,” ” commented Bickerton. “He stated that every member of FIFA should have a national stadium and that’s encouraging as well as his promise to look at increasing the development fund distributions, which would mean the FA could assist Virgin Gorda with improving the Festival ground in a similar way to what is happening at East End.”

Prince Ali Bin el Hussein had been the original first choice of the FA, but once it became apparent that he was struggling after the first round, the FA decided to go with Infantino.

“We intend to continue lobbying FIFA on other issues such as representation rules to play for the country and will also be making a case with the new Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) president when elected in May of this year to bring change to the current rules,” concluded Bickerton.

Morton hailed the election of Infantino as a breath of fresh air. “The BVI and the Caribbean will benefit from having Infantino as the new head of world football,” he stated. “After the result there was a breath of fresh air, relief , joy and happiness. It was a great decision for the entire football family.”

CONCACAF member associations also voted unanimously, during its annual congress held the day before the FIFA congress, to approve a comprehensive package of reforms, which were first outlined in the CONCACAF Reform Framework and later drafted by CONCACAF’s Statutes Reform Committee, at the Confederation’s XXII extraordinary congress. CONCACAF’s revised statutes will become effective immediately as the confederation and its member associations begin implementing the reforms.

The reforms to CONCACAF’s statutes fundamentally change the governance structure of football in the region and set new standards for accountability and transparency within international sports organizations. Once fully implemented, CONCACAF’s new structure will ensure that decisions regarding the confederation’s operations are made in the best interest of CONCACAF member associations, confirm that there is strong external oversight of the CONCACAF Council and General Secretariat, and affirm that CONCACAF’s resources are being utilized to achieve the confederation’s mission of developing and promoting football in the region.

Filed Under: Football Tagged With: BVI Football Association, FIFA, Infantino