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The Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club has earned US Sailing Accredited Keelboat Centre status.
Betsy Alison, the United States Sailing adult director, was at the RHADC to commemorate their accreditation and to take part in the roof wetting of their...
DATE: Jun 29, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Sport Staff
More details have emerged surrounding a new international circuit featuring the racing class used in the 35th America’s Cup in Bermuda last summer.
The Royal Gazette revealed last October that plans were in the works for the launch of the new series,...
DATE: Jun 26, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Team AkzoNobel have finished second on the final leg of the Volvo Ocean Race around the world to claim fourth place in the overall standings, after Leg 11 from Gothenburg, Sweden, came to a thrilling conclusion in front of huge crowds on the beachfro...
DATE: Jun 24, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Sport Staff
Behind every victorious yacht there is an amazing story.
The story of how Jim Grundy’s Columbia 50, Grundoon, was raised from the seabed and went on to win the biggest prize in this year’s Newport Bermuda Race is no exception.
The 64-year-old Pennsyl...
DATE: Jun 23, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Peter Bromby made a triumphant return to the International Star Class at the combined Tomahawk Regatta and 12th District Championship in New Jersey earlier this month.
The Bermudian skipper and crew Grant Jeffrey topped the four-boat Tomahawk Regatta...
DATE: Jun 21, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Local yachts Nasty Medicine and Bermuda Oyster both completed the 51st Newport Bermuda Race yesterday.
Dr Stephen Sherwin’s Corby 41.5, Nasty Medicine, crossed the finish line off of St David’s Lighthouse under the cover of darkness at 3:37am followe...
DATE: Jun 21, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
George David’s Rambler 88 overcame a slow start to take line honours in the 51st Newport Bermuda Race.
The 88-foot Juan K-design yacht completed the 635-nautical mile race from Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, to St David’s Lighthouse at 5:51pm on Sun...
DATE: Jun 19, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Malcolm Smith held off a charging Heath Foggo to clinch a maiden Edward Cross Long Distance Comet Race title in one of the most dramatic finishes in recent memory.
The multiple world sun fish champion and crew Damien Payne crossed the finish line in ...
DATE: Jun 19, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Emily Nagel and Team AkzoNobel staged a comeback to secure a fifth podium display of the Volvo Ocean Race.
The Dutch syndicate completed the penultimate leg of the race around the world from Cardiff, Wales, to Gothenburg, Sweden, in third, covering t...
DATE: Jun 16, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
The combination of a light southeast wind and more than one knot of current flowing out of Narragansett Bay pushed the fleet of sailboats starting the Newport Bermuda Race on the way towards Bermuda yesterday afternoon with few incidents of note.
“In...
DATE: Jun 16, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Sport Staff