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Benn Smith and Cecilia Wollmann put themselves in early contention for a spot in the Gold Fleet during yesterday’s opening races of the Laser Midwinters East Regatta in Florida.
Provisional results showed Smith sixteenth and Wollmann 40th among the 1...
DATE: Feb 19, 2016
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Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
One of Bermuda’s most accomplished and renowned sailors has taken his rightful place in the prestigious Bermuda Race Roll of Honour.
Warren Brown, who passed away nearly a year ago at the age of 85, was a highly competitive sailor and yachtsman, expl...
DATE: Dec 12, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda will hosts the 2016 RC44 Championship Tour opener early in the new year, organisers have announced.
The Island will host the event March 2 to 6 with competition in the high-performance monohull racing yachts taking place in the Great Sound.
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DATE: Dec 10, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Nearly 30 youth sailors got a rare treat sailing around Hamilton Harbour on the one-design M32 catamaran at the weekend.
The eager and enthusiastic youngsters took up an invitation from Mark Watson, the Argo Group president, to sail on the high-perfo...
DATE: Oct 13, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Blythe Walker, the local skipper, admits the opportunity to sail in the International One Design sloop at the Argo Group Gold Cup for potentially the last time was just too good to pass up.
The IODs have featured in the World Match Racing Tour event ...
DATE: Oct 05, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Ian Williams and Team GAC Pindar will enter next week’s Argo Group Gold Cup with their bid for an unprecedented sixth world match racing title on track.
The defending world champions are top of the World Match Racing Tour leaderboard and need to reac...
DATE: Oct 02, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Lance Fraser took full advantage of the opportunity to get an early feel for the M32 catamaran that could potentially replace the International One Design in the Argo Group Gold Cup next year.
Fraser, who is ranked 70th in the ISAF Open Match Racing ...
DATE: Sep 10, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Emily Nagel, the Bermuda captain, has hailed the Island’s impressive showing at the ISAF Team Racing World Championship in Rutland, England.
Bermuda’s five-member squad surpassed their own expectations at last month’s event by finishing as the third ...
DATE: Aug 03, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Thrill seeker Laquita Minors was looking for a new adventure so when the chance to sail in the Marion to Bermuda Race arrived she grabbed it with both hands.
“Now that I am in a later part of my life you kind of start thinking outside of the box and ...
DATE: Jun 20, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Rudy Bailey is set to resume his rivalry with East End Mini Yacht Club skipper Stevie Dickinson in the Annual Long Distance Comet Race.
The West End Sail Boat Club skipper has not competed in the offshore dinghy race since his victory in 2012 when he...
DATE: Jun 12, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson