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There was double reason for the crew aboard the 90ft maxi Rambler to celebrate after obliterating the 2012 Newport Bermuda Race record.
Just hours after shaving 14 hours off the previous fastest time recorded in the 635 mile race, Rambler’s owner Geo...
DATE: Jun 20, 2012
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Spirit of Bermuda captain Scott Jackson said placing the Newport Bermuda Race on the back burner to aid a sick crewman instead was "the right thing to do".
Spirit was the first to respond to an emergency distress call to assist a diabetic crewman onb...
DATE: Jun 19, 2012
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Bermuda Sloop Foundation’s award-winning youth development programme will benefit local sailing in the long-term.
That’s the opinion of Newport Bermuda Race chairman John Osmond who has seen similar youth development programmes bear fruit in his nati...
DATE: Jun 14, 2012
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Junior Education Minister Diallo Rabain yesterday tabled Government’s agreement with Pembroke Hamilton Club in the Senate amid calls from the One Bermuda Alliance to justify its existence.
The agreement, which will see the Ministry of Education pay P...
DATE: Jun 07, 2012
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One Bermuda Alliance candidate Ras Mykkal has expressed concern over Pembroke Hamilton Club’s failure to pay principal on money it borrowed from Bermuda Industrial Union.
In 2001 the BIU loaned PHC $1.2 million to cover expenses to install a new ligh...
DATE: Jun 05, 2012
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The Spirit of Bermuda proved to be a big hit among those in attendance at the opening ceremonies of OpSail 2012 Virginia.
The triple-masted sloop was among the impressive fleet of tall ships proudly on display in the Norfolk.
More than 1000 people ha...
DATE: Jun 05, 2012
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West End Sailboat Club commodore Emily Deshields has a passion for sailing that perhaps runs deeper than the Great Sound on which her club borders.
“I love to watch the sailboats in the harbour, it’s a feeling like no other,” she said.
The wife of p...
DATE: Jun 04, 2012
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Businessman Nelson Hunt has called for Pembroke Hamilton Club (PHC) president Chris Furbert to resign.
According to observers, both men exchanged heated words during a club meeting at Bermuda Industrial Union (BIU) on Tuesday night.
Mr Hunt is allege...
DATE: May 31, 2012
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Spirit of Bermuda has arrived ahead of schedule for a major tall ships rally in Virginia.
The 118ft triple-masted sloop will take part in the OpSail 2012 in Yorktown this weekend and in Norfolk the following weekend.
The OpSail 2012 is a major tall ...
DATE: May 31, 2012
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Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons has called on Premier Paula Cox to provide an explanation that justifies Government’s controversial lease agreement with Pembroke Hamilton Club (PHC).
He also called on the Premier to justify her lack of disclo...
DATE: May 29, 2012
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