Sol and Nanny Cay team up to benefit RBVIYC junior sailing programme
Sol St Lucia Ltd. (BVI Office) - Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011 at 12:09 AM
L-R: Guy Phoenix - Captain of Sailing, RBVIYC; Deborah Benjamin - Country Manager, Sol; Samantha Lewis - Hospitality Manager, Nanny Cay
Tortola, British Virgin Islands, February 1, 2011 – Sol Petroleum has teamed up with Nanny Cay Resort & Marina in a pilot scheme to raise funds for the Royal British Virgin Islands Yacht Club (RBVIYC) Junior Sailing Programme. The collaboration between the two businesses, which is retroactive from January 1, 2011, facilitates the collection of a donation from every gallon of fuel sold at the marina.
The monies will be paid over to the RBVIYC each month and will be used to advance the development of the programme for the young sailors of the territory.
Guy Phoenix, captain of sailing at the RBVIYC, approached Sol and Nanny Cay Resort and Marina to solicit support for the programme. The companies agreed to benefit the not-for-profit organization by a synergic approach based on their existing relationship as supplier/distributor. The RBVIYC is in the process of expanding the scheme to include other marinas offering Sol fuels.
“Sol provides the fuel for the majority of marinas in the BVI and we can easily facilitate this initiative with them,” said Deborah Benjamin, country manager for Sol. “This arrangement is a natural expansion of our existing involvement with the marine industry: We have been a long time supporter of the BVI Spring Regatta and this year we added the Charter Yacht Show to our marine advancement portfolio of non-profit organisations. Our corporate goal is to align ourselves with special interest groups where we can lend a hand in developing the communities where we do business. The RBVIYC’s youth programme is in keeping with this goal and we are pleased to launch the campaign in conjunction with Nanny Cay.”
Commenting on the joint venture, Guy Phoenix pointed out that Nanny Cay was a well-suited candidate for the pilot scheme. “Not only does the fuel dock sell Sol fuels but we recently selected Nanny Cay as the new sailing facility for the RBVIYC’s renewed youth programme,” he said. “We are really hopeful that this fund raising effort will be taken up by the other eligible marinas. It is a simple yet effective way of collecting money to help progress youth sailing in the BVI.”
“We are very happy to be a part of this plan,” said Miles Sutherland-Pilch, general manager for Nanny Cay Resort and Marina. “We already host the BVI Spring Regatta which is increasingly becoming a good revenue source for raffle ticket sales for the RBVIYC youth sailors. We also host the youth oriented Premier’s Cup and we like to see competitive and pleasure sailing reaching out to the future sailors and boat owners of our community.”
The youth sailing programme runs on Saturday mornings from 9.30 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. The aim is to encourage more beginners and new-starters to join, whilst also providing development for intermediate and advanced sailors. To sign up, please contact Guy Phoenix on (284) 494 3286 or by e-mail at [email protected]
The Royal BVI Yacht Club is a not-for-profit entity. It is the National Authority for sailing in the BVI and many of its BVI sailing alumni and members have gone on to race in internationally renowned regattas and the Olympics. The Club is dependent on members, volunteers and donations from sponsors and individuals to run the club and organize events. All funds are channeled into the club and help to maintain its fleet of Optimists and Lasers, maintain and operate its coach boat, organize regattas and assist children in traveling and participating in overseas sailing events. For more information on the RBVIYC please visit www.royalbviyc.org.
Sol is the largest petroleum company in the BVI with service stations in Tortola and Virgin Gorda. Sol supplies the marine community at Hodges Creek, Nanny Cay Marina, the Moorings, Village Cay, Bitter End, Biras Creek, Peter Island, Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour and Leverick Bay. Sol is a committed supporter of community initiatives including the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival, the Leverick Bay Poker Run, the Glass Project and is a partner of the BVI Athletics Association.
Nanny Cay is host and presenting sponsor of the BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival and host for international cruising rallies ARC Europe, the Caribbean 1500 and the Atlantic Cup. Nanny Cay also sponsors youth swim programme, KATS Swim.
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