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Sir Ben Ainslie is not wasting any time reacquainting himself with Bermuda’s conditions.
The skipper of Britain’s America’s Cup challenger, Ben Ainslie Racing, is scheduled to arrive on the Island next month with his team-mates to get a feel for the...
DATE: Dec 04, 2014
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Sailing
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The last time James Spithill sailed in Bermuda’s waters he captured the King Edward VII Gold Cup.
But the stakes will be much higher when he returns to these shores in 2017 to defend the Auld Mug as the skipper of cup holders, Oracle Team USA.
The o...
DATE: Dec 03, 2014
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Sailing
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Bermuda’s Cecilia Wollmann and Cameron Pimental finished seventh and tenth in their respective classes in the Laser Radial fleet, which concluded yesterday at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico.
Both sailors held on to their...
DATE: Nov 29, 2014
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Sailing
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Cecilia Wollmann and Cameron Pimentel both fell off the lead pace at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico, yesterday.
Wollmann slipped six places from second to eighth in the women’s Laser Radial fleet, with Pimentel falling f...
DATE: Nov 25, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
The local sailing community responded to unconfirmed reports that Bermuda will host the 35th America’s Cup with cautious optimism yesterday.
The Associated Press, citing an anonymous source with knowledge of the situation, broke the news that the Isl...
DATE: Nov 21, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Tayte Stefaniuk, the Bermuda sailor, almost pulled off a remarkable double at the recent Bermuda Optimist National and Open Championships.
Stefaniuk, who represented Bermuda at last month’s International Optimist Dinghy Association World Championship...
DATE: Nov 14, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Alec Cutler and his Hedgehog crew finished fourteenth out of 15 teams at the Melges 32 Gold Cup regatta at Miami Beach Marina, Florida, at the weekend.
Hosted by Coconut Grove Sailing Club, Culter, the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club skipper, had finishes o...
DATE: Nov 10, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Lance Fraser bounced back from his disappointing showing at last month’s Argo Group Gold Cup by earning a place on the podium at the Oakcliff Sailing’s Halloween Invitational in Oyster Bay, New York.
The skipper and his Digicel Business Match Racing ...
DATE: Nov 07, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
The AC45 catamaran flying above the water at speed in the Great Sound will be “a sight to behold”, according to Iain Percy, the multiple Olympic gold medallist and world champion.
It was announced yesterday that Bermuda will host an America’s Cup Wor...
DATE: Nov 06, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda’s sailors made considerable inroads at the International Optimist World Dinghy Championships in Argentina yesterday.
Making the biggest gain was George Buckley who climbed 20 places up the leaderboard from 45th to 25th after placing 27th in t...
DATE: Oct 31, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson