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Emily Nagel’s Team AkzoNobel put in another good showing in the Rolex Fastnet Race, the second stage of the four-part Leg Zero qualification series.
The Dutch entry, which features Bermudian Nagel, finished fourth competing among the seven-boat fleet...
DATE: Aug 11, 2017
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Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Emily Nagel has set her sights on competing in the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race.
The Bermudian sailor is taking part in trials with Team AkzoNobel in the hopes of making the final cut and competing in the prestigious race around the world.
Team AkzoNobel...
DATE: Aug 07, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Rian Geraghty-McDonnell has chalked up the Optimist World Championship, that concluded yesterday in Thailand, as another valuable learning curve.
The promising sailor was Bermuda’s highest finisher in the individual fleet racing competition after fin...
DATE: Jul 21, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda narrowly missed out on a place in the last 16 in the team racing event at the Optimist World Championships in Thailand at the weekend.
The island suffered defeat against five-times team champions Singapore in their opening qualifying race on ...
DATE: Jul 18, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Christian Ebbin leads Bermuda’s contingent heading into today’s final day of qualifying races at the Optimist World Championships in Thailand.
Ebbin has been by far Bermuda’s most consistent sailor to this point at the championships.
He is 117th afte...
DATE: Jul 15, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda’s youth sailors will look to hit the ground running when competition at the Optimist World Championship starts today in Thailand.
Flying the island’s banner are Sebastian Kempe, Jack Hildebrand, Christian Ebbin, Jordan Etemadi and Rian Geragh...
DATE: Jul 13, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Cecilia and Michael Wollmann will step up their preparations for the Nacra 17 World Championships at a training camp in Weymouth, England, this month.
The siblings, who sail out of the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club, are to take part in a four-da...
DATE: Jul 11, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
There is growing speculation that Bermuda could submit a bid to host the Volvo Ocean Race.
The tender process for host cities for the 2019-20, 2021-22 and 2023-24 editions is now open and it is believed that Bermuda has shown an interest in hosting a...
DATE: Jul 07, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
An ambitious proposal to have a Bermuda team compete in the prestigious Volvo Ocean Race appears to have fallen through, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
Kevin Dallas, the Bermuda Tourism Authority chief executive, has confirmed that there were discussi...
DATE: Jul 06, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Roger Beach, the skipper of Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club’s fitted dinghy Elizabeth II, has hailed his team-mates after another dominant display of sailing at Granaway Deep at the weekend.
Flying their No 3 rig in Sunday’s eight to 12-knot south...
DATE: Jul 04, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson