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Nearly 200 yachts are set to sail in the 49th Newport Bermuda Race, among them three that will be from the Island.
Among the trio of local entries are Crossfire, Nasty Medicine and Spirit of Bermuda. Crossfire, a J-125, is helmed by Brian Hillier, an...
DATE: Jun 12, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda’s time zone could play a major factor in deciding which country gets the green light to host the 37th America’s Cup in 2017.
Bermuda remains thick in contention to host the match racing sailing spectacle along with Chicago, San Francisco and ...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Lance Fraser and his Team Digicel Business Match Racing crew-mates earned a place on the podium at last weekend’s June Invitational Clinegatta in Oakcliff, New York.
Fraser finished second with an overall 5-2 record in the Swedish Match 40, which is ...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Jay Kempe will set sail from New York today aboard the 70-foot yacht, Qingdao, for the start of the eighth and final leg of the 2013-14 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.
The seasoned Bermudian ocean sailor is rejoining Team Qingdao having sailed in...
DATE: Jun 07, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Emily Nagel, the Bermuda sailor, and her Team Vose-Glamour Racing crewmates staged a courageous fightback on day two of the ISAF Women’s World Match Racing Championships in Cork, Ireland, yesterday.
However, impressive victories against France and th...
DATE: Jun 06, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Emily Nagel, the Bermuda sailor, and her Team Vose-Glamour Racing crewmates endured mixed fortunes during yesterday’s opening day of the Women’s World Match Racing Championships in Cork, Ireland.
Nagel and her colleagues got their campaign off to a p...
DATE: Jun 05, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Emily Nagel, the Bermuda sailor, will be among the teams bidding for glory at the Women’s World Match Racing Championship that gets under way in Cork, Ireland, today.
The 20-year-old will serve as trimmer and tactician on Team Vose-Glamour Racing.
Th...
DATE: Jun 03, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Cameron Pimentel, the Bermuda sailor, will put his skills to the test during next month’s Laser North American Championship in Long Beach, California.
Pimentel is making his first appearance in the Laser standard rig at the regatta where his goal is ...
DATE: May 30, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Helmsman Peter Miller and crew of Contest III will rest one of the longest winning streaks in the history of Bermuda sports on the line during today’s fitted dinghy season opener in St George’s Harbour.
The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club dinghy has won the...
DATE: May 24, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
There is something about Bermuda that seems to bring the best out of Peter Wickwire.
The Nova Scotia helmsman won the coveted Vrengen Gold Cup in the International One Design with a race to spare yesterday to bring the curtain down on Bermuda Interna...
DATE: May 10, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson