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Hamilton Harbour could host America’s Cup World Series racing next year, Dr Grant Gibbons, the Minister for Economic Development, confirmed yesterday.
But whether or not the one-design AC45 wingsail catamarans, which have foiling capabilities like th...
DATE: Nov 18, 2014
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A St George’s man is grateful to be alive after being shocked by a fallen Belco power line just hours after Hurricane Gonzalo ravaged the Island last month.
Charles Wade suffered a fourth degree burn on his right foot during the mishap that could hav...
DATE: Nov 13, 2014
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America’s Cup officials believe the Island is an ideal place to host an America’s Cup World Series event next year.
Acknowledging Bermuda’s famous reputation for hospitality, Harvey Schiller, the event’s Commercial Commissioner, said it was obvious f...
DATE: Nov 06, 2014
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America’s Cup sailing came to Hamilton Harbour at the weekend — well, sort of.
An International Moth, owned by Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Sailing Academy director Tom Herbert-Evans, turned heads at the Argo Group Gold Cup as it sped around on hydrofoil...
DATE: Oct 28, 2014
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America’s Cup tactician Francesco Bruni took time out of his busy schedule yesterday to scout Bermuda’s Great Sound, which could potentially host the next instalment of the Auld Mug in 2017.
The Italian sailor, who is a member of America’s Cup challe...
DATE: Oct 22, 2014
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Local reggae fans are mourning the death of pioneering singer John Holt who passed away at a London hospital on Sunday.
Mr Holt, who was born and raised in Jamaica, was 67. The cause of death has yet to be confirmed.
Mr Holt showed promise from a ver...
DATE: Oct 21, 2014
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Bermuda’s bid to host the 35 America’s Cup has received a ringing endorsement from one of the world’s top match racing skippers.
Taylor Canfield, the reigning Alpari World Match Racing Tour champion, says that the Great Sound will provide the perfect...
DATE: Oct 02, 2014
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Staging the 35th America’s Cup in Bermuda would appeal to sailing purists, British skipper Sir Ben Ainslie has suggested.
Bermuda and San Diego are the remaining bidders to host the next America’s Cup in 2017, with each destination already guaranteed...
DATE: Sep 22, 2014
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Reggae dancehall icon Johnny Osbourne will showcase the talents that have made him one of the most popular singers in the industry at this year’s Veterans in Action Annual Remembrance Day event.
Mr Osbourne, who rose to prominence in the late 1970s a...
DATE: Sep 12, 2014
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A detailed layout of a proposed race course for the 35th America’s Cup in Bermuda’s Great Sound has appeared on the website belonging to Artemis Racing, one of the teams that will challenge for the coveted Auld Mug in 2017.
The two-mile long windward...
DATE: Sep 11, 2014
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