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All sailors, race committee, umpires and support staff clear Covid-19 testing After a year in which too many regattas were postponed or cancelled because of the novel coronavirus, Covid-19, the spectre of International One Design sloops thrashing abo...

Kelsey Durham breathed a sigh of relief after the all American crew he will compete with at next week’s Bermuda Gold Cup arrived on island yesterday. There had been doubts bowman Alex Ellis, trimmer Edward Lebens and tactician and main Charlie Lalumi...

Ian Williams and Team GAC Pindar have stepped up preparations for their defence of the Argo Group Gold Cup and bid for a record seventh world match-racing title in local waters. The British professional sailing team took advantage of an opportunity t...

Sebastian Kempe and Adriana Penruddocke flexed their muscles at the UK Laser Association Autumn Qualifier 3 in Weymouth, England, over the weekend. The Bermuda sailors produced podium displays competing in the 60-strong Laser Radial open division at ...

Another glass ceiling for women in sailing will be shattered next week at the 70th Bermuda Gold Cup and 2020 Open Match Racing World Championship when two accomplished female skippers – Frenchwoman Pauline Courtois and Anna Östling of Sweden – will r...

A “Reclaim Summer” week on the water is to be held to boost visitor numbers and resident spending in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said yesterday. Glenn Jones, the interim chief executive of the BTA, said the Bermud...

Howard Simmons has been remembered by some of his colleagues as an accomplished sailor who put a lot back into the sport. The West End Sailboat Club stalwart passed away last month at the age of 81. Simmons rose to prominence by winning countless clu...

Kirk Cooper has been inducted in the Newport Bermuda Race Roll of Honour. The late Bermuda sailing legend made his debut in the 635-mile race as a teenager and went on to make a further 16 appearances in the biennial event. Cooper, who died in 2018 a...

Rubbing shoulders with the world’s elite match racing sailors in the Bermuda Gold Cup is “like a dream come true” for Kelsey Durham. The 26-year-old sailor made his debut in the World Match Racing Tour sanctioned regatta last year and pulled off a st...

Taylor Canfield will place his America’s Cup preparations on hold to compete for the oldest trophy awarded for competition involving one-design yachts in Bermuda’s Port of Call starting on October 26. The US Virgin Islands sailor, who is expected to ...