Highland Spring HIHO 2010

Weta Class Sailboat - Highland Spring HIHO

January, 2010

Weta Class

New for Highland Spring HIHO 2010 is the addition of WETA trimiran racing. WETA’s are 13ft long and 10.5ft wide. Easy to sail with up to 19 sq meters of sail area they are ideal for a week of inter-island racing through the BVI. The WETA fleet will cover between 5-40-miles (9-72km) every day and cover 200+ miles (380km) of racing during the event. WETA racers enter a boat and can race with up to 5-people during the event. Charter fee is $400 per boat. The WETA fleet will join the rest of the Highland Spring HIHO fleet for lunches on the beach. WETA racers and their friends & family will be accommodated aboard our fleet of Moorings yachts as the event winds its way through the British Virgin Islands.

For all particpants of the 2010 Highland Sping HIHO - WETA Class please use the WETA Class Registration forms specific to your event.



Schurmannn & Gumshie - Highland Spring HIHO

December, 2009

2008 Winner Returns to Compete For 2010

Wilhelm Schurmann of Brazil who won the Highland Spring HIHO 2008 will return for the 2010 event. Sponsored by Neil Pryde & Starboard, Wilhelm’s resume includes many windsurfing World and National titles and a lust for adventure. He and his family undertook a circumnavigation by yacht when he was 8 years old. Highland Spring HIHO is one of his favorite competitions. “Where else can you sail all day through the most beautiful islands in the World, then enjoy a great party at night,” asks the Brazilian pro.



October 20, 2009

Annie Nelson Photos

We’ve uploaded some great photos by Annie Nelson that really capture the essence of the event. Go here to the gallery section of the site to enjoy them. Annie was a windsurfing medalist in the 1984 games, then competed in the 1986 Johnnie Walker Hook-In-Hold-On event. She returned this year as a captain and snapped a few great photos in her spare time.

  »  View HIHO Photo Gallery



Great 25th Anniversary Racing

Junior World Champion Sebastian Kornum of Denmark and Antiguan Eli Fuller won their respective division in this years Highland Spring HIHO 2009 event. Kornum won the Open Class with first place finishes in the final four races. Fuller was even more dominant with wins in all but one of the Techno fleet races.

The fifty racers from 14-different countries in the two classes raced for 5-days through the British Virgin Islands. Conditions started light but built throughout the week with the final two days seeing great Summer Tradewinds sending the racers around the islands. Racing included the exciting Anegada race (won by Ricardy Maricel) and the longer Trellis Bay-Peter island downwind monster. Organizers threw in an around Little Thatch race, and the usual race around Sandy Cay finished off the week of competition.

“It was a great week,” reports organizer Andy Morrell. “Fabulous racing with our usual great serving of adventure & parties.”

  »  Race Results & Event Summary



Buy Your Sails

In a deal worked out with sponsor Neil Pryde, we are offering racers the option to buy their sails and rig components following the event. Great value is on offer with sails priced as low as $295.

At these prices you can easily pay the airlines unsavory excess baggage charges, or even ship the gear back by FedEx!
Here is a link to the pricing.

Windsurf & Sail the BVI's

The annual Highland Spring HIHO event is windsurfing's greatest week of racing & adventure. It's an intoxicating combination of great windsurfing, sailing and island exploration. The essence of the event is a week-long windsurfing & sailing odyssey through the British Virgin Islands aboard captained catamarans provided by The Moorings, the World's largest charter company.

25th anniversary

2009 is the events 25th anniversary. Started in 1979, Highland Spring HIHO has been held every year (except 1987-1992) and ranks as the World's best-known windsurfing competition. Join racers from around the world.

The World's Greatest Windsurfing & Sailing Adventure

Spend a week exploring the BVI's as you windsurf and sail through the Caribbean's most beautiful islands. The annual Highland Spring HIHO combines great windsurfing with a yacht flotilla. Participants will call a captained Moorings yacht home for the week as they wind there way through the islands. Each day there is great windsurfing racing along with other activities. Each night a great party is highlighted with live music and entertainment. Come solo or with a group. You will meet windsurfers & sailors from all over the Caribbean and around the World.

Windsurfers need only bring a harness as the event provides new equipment for rent. Plenty of inter-island sailing, lots of activities and a kids camp mean non-windsurfers won't be bored.

Did we mention the beautiful British Virgin islands? Considered some of the most beautiful islands in the World and definitely the best sailing on the planet, the BVI's are perfect the Highland Spring HIHO's brand of racing- long inter-island legs in safe conditions.

What's the best part of this event- the racing, life on the yachts, great parties or meeting new friends. We're not sure, but the 2008 edition of the event was outstanding and participants tell us they had a fantastic time. See you in the islands in June 2009 for the events 25th anniversary!