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Bermuda’s sailing contingent at the Canadian Optimist Championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia shone brightly after producing a superb podium display in the team racing event yesterday.
The team of Sebastian Kempe, Rachael Betschart, Millie Lewis, Laura...
DATE: Aug 25, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Sebastian Kempe continued his sparkling form at the Canadian Optimist Championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia yesterday.
The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club youth sailor thrived in the foggy and windy conditions in Halifax harbour, which peaked at 25 knots, p...
DATE: Aug 24, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Jesse Kirkland, the Bermuda Olympic sailor, was among the team who won the Etchells North American Championship in San Diego at the weekend.
Kirkland called the shots as the tactician on board Scott Kaufman’s boat, America Jane II.
Kaufman’s team cam...
DATE: Aug 22, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Mackenzie Cooper, the Team BDA skipper at the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup, has been presented with another golden opportunity to broaden his horizons.
Cooper, who attends St Mary’s College of Maryland, has been named in a team of Inter-Collegiate Sa...
DATE: Aug 17, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Emily Nagel’s Team AkzoNobel put in another good showing in the Rolex Fastnet Race, the second stage of the four-part Leg Zero qualification series.
The Dutch entry, which features Bermudian Nagel, finished fourth competing among the seven-boat fleet...
DATE: Aug 11, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Emily Nagel has set her sights on competing in the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race.
The Bermudian sailor is taking part in trials with Team AkzoNobel in the hopes of making the final cut and competing in the prestigious race around the world.
Team AkzoNobel...
DATE: Aug 07, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Rian Geraghty-McDonnell has chalked up the Optimist World Championship, that concluded yesterday in Thailand, as another valuable learning curve.
The promising sailor was Bermuda’s highest finisher in the individual fleet racing competition after fin...
DATE: Jul 21, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda narrowly missed out on a place in the last 16 in the team racing event at the Optimist World Championships in Thailand at the weekend.
The island suffered defeat against five-times team champions Singapore in their opening qualifying race on ...
DATE: Jul 18, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Christian Ebbin leads Bermuda’s contingent heading into today’s final day of qualifying races at the Optimist World Championships in Thailand.
Ebbin has been by far Bermuda’s most consistent sailor to this point at the championships.
He is 117th afte...
DATE: Jul 15, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda’s youth sailors will look to hit the ground running when competition at the Optimist World Championship starts today in Thailand.
Flying the island’s banner are Sebastian Kempe, Jack Hildebrand, Christian Ebbin, Jordan Etemadi and Rian Geragh...
DATE: Jul 13, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson