The crew of local yacht Nasty Medicine had plenty to be proud of after completing the Newport Bermuda Race late under the cover of darkness on Tuesday night.

Dr Stephen Sherwin’s Corby 41.5 finished the 635-mile ocean race at 10.15pm in an elapsed time of 104hr, 15min 27sec to earn the distinction of being the first local yacht to reach the Island’s shores.

Provisional results show Nasty Medicine first in her respective class and 21st in the St David’s Lighthouse Division with a corrected time of 87:6.56. As anticipated, the finish line committee were kept busy yesterday as a steady stream of yachts made their way across the line, among them Crossfire, the second local yacht to finish the race.

Brian Hillier’s J-125, the first St George’s Dinghy & Sports Club Yacht to take part in the biennial race, crossed the finish line off St David’s Lighthouse at 6.19am in an elapsed time of 111:49:55.

Provisional results show Crossfire fifth in her class and the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Division with a corrected time of 81:55.34. At press time last night the third and final local boat competing in the race, Spirit of Bermuda, was closing in on the finish line, averaging around six knots. The triple masted sloop has found the going tough in the light air conditions.

“We have been struggling with light winds since late yesterday afternoon,” Karen McDonald, Spirit’s captain, said. “It’s slow going out here and the weather forecast does not bode well for more wind.”

George Sakellaris’ 72-foot Richel/Pugh mini-maxi, Shockwave, claimed line honours on Monday and was also the first boat in the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Divison to reach Bermuda’s shores in an elapsed time of 63:4.11.

Llwyd Ecclestone’s Custom Sloop, Kodiac, claimed line honours in the St David’s Lighthouse Division in an elapsed time of 83:57.40.

Regular race updates can be found at bermudarace.com.