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in Marion, Massachusetts
A mini adventure.
That’s the way TV celebrity Geraldo Rivera summed up the Marion Bermuda Race.
“The Marion Bermuda Race is a mini adventure whereas you can live the high life on the high seas and still be back to work a wee...
DATE: Jun 14, 2013
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Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
By Colin Thompson in Marion, Massachusetts
This year’s Marion Bermuda Race fleet are bracing themselves for a potentially fast start to the 645-mile biennial race which gets underway Friday (1pm Bermuda time).
The weather predicted for the start is ...
DATE: Jun 12, 2013
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Sailing
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By Colin Thompson in Marion, Massachusetts
Elijah Simmons is pumped up for his maiden Marion Bermuda Race.
The 22-year-old sailor is among a well-drilled and diverse crew of 32 that will sail the 645-mile ocean race aboard the triple masted sloop Sp...
DATE: Jun 12, 2013
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Sailing
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By Colin Thompson in Marion, Massachusetts
Local skipper George Cubbon can hardly wait to flex his muscles in this year’s Marion Bermuda Race.
The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club (RBYC) sailor is among those making their debuts in the 645-mile ocean race ...
DATE: Jun 12, 2013
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Sailing
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Past winner Heath Foggo is set to make a first appearance in the Annual Long Distance Comet Race in several years.
Comet Class President Gladwin Lambert confirmed that the East End Mini Yacht Club sailor was among this year’s fleet that will compete ...
DATE: Jun 12, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Stanley Parris the father of Alan Paris, the only Bermudian to sail solo around the world was yesterday leading the annual 1-2 Race from Newport, Rhode Island to Bermuda.
He was expected to arrive in St George’s about 4am tomorrow morning.
And of all...
DATE: Jun 12, 2013
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Sailing
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Spirit of Bermuda skipper Preston Hutchings has high expectations ahead of Friday’s start of the Marion Bermuda Race.
Hutchings, who has chartered the 118-foot triple masted sloop for the 645-mile ocean crossing from Buzzards Bay, Marion, Massachuse...
DATE: Jun 11, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
The 90 foot ketch Belle Aventure has withdrawn from this year’s Marion Bermuda Race, leaving local sloop Spirit of Bermuda as the sole entry in the new Classic Yacht Division.
“Due to unforeseen circumstances with the owners’ schedules, S/Y Belle Ave...
DATE: Jun 06, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Sailing supremo Rudy Bailey predicts this year’s Long Distance Comet Race will be a two-boat battle between himself and arch rival Stevie Dickinson.
Over the decades the two men have dominated the event and this year promises to be no exception as Ed...
DATE: Jun 03, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda sailor Josh Greenslade was chosen as one of 13 members of the Intercollegiate Sailing Association's (ICSA) All American Skippers for the last school year.
All American honours are awarded annually to the nation's top college sailors followi...
DATE: Jun 01, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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