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Australia SailGP Team endured an eventful practice session in the Great Sound today.
The SailGP champions capsized in choppy seas and 34 knot southwesterly breezes while training on-board rival United States SailGP Team’s wing-sailed F50 foiling cata...
DATE: Apr 16, 2021
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Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Jimmy Spithill says everyone’s health on the island remains top priority after he and his United States SailGP team-mates resumed water trials in the supercharged F50 in the Great Sound yesterday in preparation for the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix present...
DATE: Apr 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Sir Ben Ainslie is excited and keen on getting back to grips with the supercharged F50.
Britain’s most decorated sailor is fresh off competing at the 36th America’s Cup in Auckland, New Zealand, on board challenger Ineos Team UK’s AC75 foiling monohu...
DATE: Apr 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
All operations at SailGP’s racing facility on Cross Island have been suspended in compliance with the Bermuda Government’s latest Covid-19 restrictions, which came into effect this morning.
Sir Russell Coutts, the SailGP chief executive, confirmed la...
DATE: Apr 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
SailGP organisers will meet with local agencies today to discuss how Government’s tightening of Covid-19 restrictions will affect the training schedules of the competing crews.
David Burt, the Premier, announced last night that Bermuda will return t...
DATE: Apr 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Jimmy Spithill is thrilled to hop back into the supercharged F50 but admits his work is cut out coming to grips with the upgrades to the racing class originally designed for the America’s Cup.
“It’s really cool coming back to these boats,” the multip...
DATE: Apr 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Chase Cooper is off to a blistering start competing for St Mary’s College of Maryland Sailing Team in the Mid-Atlantic Inter-Collegiate Association Spring National Championship.
The Bermuda sailor and American crew Sophie Taczak have won three of the...
DATE: Apr 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Local sailors Brett Wright, Gary Taylor and Doug DeCouto are among the new additions to the field that will compete at this year’s 505 World Championship.
Les Crane, the event chairman and former Royal Bermuda Yacht Club commodore, has confirmed that...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Christian Ebbin and Magnus Ringsted recently broadened their sailing horizons in Miami, Florida.
The pair attended a high-performance training camp and also made their debut competing against others in the double-handed 29er class on the waters of Bi...
DATE: Feb 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Taylor Canfield has set his sights on overhauling Sir Russell Coutts’s record for the most wins in the prestigious Bermuda Gold Cup.
The US Virgin Islands skipper and his Stars + Stripes USA team-mates won a third Gold Cup after defeating defending c...
DATE: Feb 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson