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This year’s Newport Bermuda Race proved to be a family affair for seasoned sailor Eric Best and his three children.
The distinguished journalist and author of two books sailed the 635 mile race with son Will and daughters Isabella and Emily.
At age 1...
DATE: Jun 22, 2012
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Governor George Fergusson will put his sailing skills to the test during Royal Bermuda Yacht Club’s (RBYC) Anniversary Regatta to be held in the Great Sound tomorrow.
The Governor has accepted an invitation to sail with RBYC skipper Mark Watson aboar...
DATE: Jun 21, 2012
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Late Spirit of Bermuda co-designer Bill Langan had a deep passion for the Newport Bermuda Race and the Island’s charm.
So it probably comes as no surprise that the avid sailor requested, before his death nearly two years ago, to have some of his crem...
DATE: Jun 20, 2012
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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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