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By Talbot Wilson
The 2012 Newport Bermuda fleet of 166 yachts is on its way to the sunny isles.
First to start was the Bermuda Sloop Foundation’s sail-training vessel the Spirit of Bermuda. The boat was the sole entry in the new Spirit of Tradition D...
DATE: Jun 16, 2012
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Sailing
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Spirit of Bermuda will look to make the most of favourable winds during today’s start of the Newport Bermuda Race.
The triple mast sloop will start the 635 mile ‘Thrash to the Onion Patch’ reaching in 20 knot northeast winds.
“The wind will be ninety...
DATE: Jun 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Expectations will be high for skipper Mark Watson and the crew aboard Tiburon in this year’s Newport-Bermuda Race.
And rightfully so after the Argo Group CEO won the Open Division on corrected time (54 hours, 43 minutes and 32 seconds) in the previou...
DATE: Jun 14, 2012
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Sailing
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Newport Bermuda Race chairman John Osmond is “excited” about the diverse crews competing in this year’s 635 mile ‘Thrash to the Onion Patch’ — and for good reason.
The veteran American sailor, who has served on the Bermuda Race organising committee f...
DATE: Jun 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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Defending Long Distance Comet Race champion Rockal Evans isn’t taking anything for granted in the lead-up to this year’s regatta.
And for good reason.
The 24-year-old sailor is currently building a mast from scratch for his new boat just in case the ...
DATE: Jun 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Warren Brown is no stranger to the biennial Newport-Bermuda Race.
The Bermudian sailor has sailed the race on 20 occasions in 11 different boats, including four of his own.
This year Brown is among the crew aboard Spirit of Bermuda, an 118 ft triple ...
DATE: Jun 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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Skipper Stephen Sherwin and the crew of Nasty Medicine had an excellent weekend of racing in Newport, Rhode Island.
Dr Sherwin’s Corby 41 placed second in its class in both the New York Yacht Club’s (NYYC) ‘Round the Island Race’ and 158th Annual Reg...
DATE: Jun 11, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Oceanography specialist Tidetech has developed a new set of regional oceanographic data ahead of this year’s 635-mile Newport-Bermuda Race.
It includes a high-resolution tidal model for Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, and high-quality ocean current d...
DATE: Jun 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Jesse and Zander Kirkland reckon they learned valuable lessons at this week’s Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta at the Olympic sailing venue in Weymouth, England.
The siblings’ main priority heading into the regatta was to get reacquainted to heavy air r...
DATE: Jun 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Gales and rough seas wreaked havoc upon the racing fleets at the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta in Weymouth, England yesterday.
The adverse conditions ultimately caused organisers to reshuffle the schedule and postpone racing till noon today.
In the h...
DATE: Jun 08, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
