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Emily Nagel’s Team AkzoNobel maintained the lead of the Volvo Ocean Race 12 days after setting sail on the second leg of the around-the-world race from Lisbon to Cape Town.
The Dutch team were more than 40 nautical miles ahead of Dongfeng Race Team, ...
DATE: Nov 18, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Emily Nagel and Team AkzoNobel surged into the lead of the Volvo Ocean Race fleet yesterday, as they closed in on the finish line of the second leg from Lisbon to Cape Town.
The Dutch racing syndicate appears to be reaping the rewards of its gamble t...
DATE: Nov 16, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
A bumper fleet of youth sailors from five different countries will showcase their talents during the 2017 Bermuda Optimist Dinghy Association Nationals & Open Championships, that start today.
The regatta is divided into two fleets with 62 sailors reg...
DATE: Nov 11, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Mustafa Ingham has taken another step towards his ambition to become a professional sailor.
The Bermudian is presently involved in an apprenticeship with Volvo Ocean Race racing syndicate Turn the Tide on Plastic and, if all goes accordingly, he hope...
DATE: Oct 31, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Santiago Pacheco came from behind to win the 2017 RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup in Hamilton Harbour yesterday.
The Uruguayan sailor started the final three races in second behind Jose Rother, of Argentina.
Up until yesterday Rother had been flawless ...
DATE: Oct 30, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda’s Nicole Stovell did her chances of securing a spot on the podium no harm on day three of the RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup on the Great Sound yesterday.
Stovell climbed one spot from fourth to third in the girls fleet and will be looking to ...
DATE: Oct 28, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
The lead in the local boys’ fleet swapped hands on day two of the RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup on the Great Sound yesterday.
Overnight leader Sebastian Kempe was unable to reproduce the form that swept him into pole position the previous day and nea...
DATE: Oct 27, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Sebastian Kempe grasped early bragging rights among the local fleet after the opening races of the RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup yesterday.
The 12-year-old Saltus Grammar School student and son of former Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Commodore Somers Kemp...
DATE: Oct 26, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Brad Jackson has been announced as the new skipper of Dutch Volvo Ocean Race racing syndicate Team AkzoNobel whose crew includes Bermudian sailor Emily Nagel.
New Zealander Jackson has been drafted in as a late replacement for Dutch predecessor Simeo...
DATE: Oct 19, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
A “World Series of Sailing”, showcasing the same foiling catamarans used in the 35th America’s Cup, could be heading to Bermuda.
The Royal Gazette revealed this month that plans were in the works for the island to host a regatta to be contested in th...
DATE: Oct 18, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson