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Emily Nagel and her Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team colleagues came up short in their bid for glory in the opening leg of the inaugural Ocean Europe Race.
The Portuguese-based team finished last among the seven entries in the one-design VO65 fleet des...
DATE: Jun 03, 2021
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Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Trystan Hocking helped himself to the perfect birthday gift at the Optimist North American Championship in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico.
The Somersfield Academy student marked his 13th birthday on Tuesday by qualifying for the Gold Fleet at the first attem...
DATE: Jun 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
The crew of Contest III stamped their authority during the Bermuda Fitted Dinghy Association’s season opener at the weekend.
With Joshua Greenslade at the helm, the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club entry won all three races contested in light and shifty bree...
DATE: Jun 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda’s contingent of youth sailors found the going difficult during the opening day of the Optimist North American Championship in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, yesterday.
The island had three of its ten sailors among the top 50 after the opening three ...
DATE: Jun 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Emily Nagel and her Mirpuri Foundation Racing team-mates remained on course for class line honours on day three of the inaugural Ocean Race Europe yesterday.
The Portuguese-based team, led by helmsman Yoann Richomme, capitalised on the fast-reaching ...
DATE: Jun 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Emily Nagel made a brilliant start to the opening leg of the inaugural Ocean Race Europe with Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team at the weekend.
The Portuguese-based team led the seven-boat one-design VO65 fleet out of the start in Lorient, France, on Sa...
DATE: May 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Benn Smith impressed on his debut at the ILCA Atlantic Coast Championships in Wrightsville, North Carolina, at the weekend.
The 21-year-old sailor rebounded from a poor start to the two-day regatta to secure a highly creditable fifth-place finish amo...
DATE: May 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Sebastian Kempe made the best possible start to the year competing in the Olympic-class ILCA 6 dinghy on the South Coast of England.
The sailor captured both the under-21 and under-17 titles and finished second overall at the South Coast Anniversary ...
DATE: May 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Sir Ben Ainslie says it “does not get much better” to win the inaugural Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess and break the F50 speed record on the same day.
Ainslie and his Great Britain SailGP team-mates set a record of 94.8km/h (5...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
The 23rd Marion Bermuda Race has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, organisers have confirmed.
The 645-mile ocean race was scheduled to commence from Sippican Harbour, Marion, Massachusetts on June 18.
However, organisers made the “extremel...
DATE: May 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson