Watch live coverage of start of Newport Bermuda Race
Created: Jun 19, 2026 01:45 PM (Updated: Jun 19, 2026 01:59 PM)
Photographer, journalist and PR expert Talbot Wilson captured this iconic shot at the windy start of the 2012 Newport Bermuda Race, with the legendary S&S 52 Dorade setting its chute in the foreground and Castle Hill in the background (Photograph by Talbot Wilson/PPL)
The Newport Bermuda Race starts live from Fort Adams, Rhode Island, just after 2pm Bermuda time and you can watch all the action live here
Race organisers have put on a Starting Line Live Show, on which you can view the fleet of more than 150 boats leaving the United States for the Thrash to the Onion Patch.
Among the boats taking part is Spirit of Bermuda, with the Governor Andrew Murdoch also on board.
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Published June 19, 2026 at 1:45 pm (Updated June 19, 2026 at 1:59 pm)
Watch live coverage of start of Newport Bermuda Race
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