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Mark Watson leads the local contingent at the Etchells World Championships that got underway under sunny skies in Newport, Rhode Island, yesterday.
After two of the scheduled nine races taking place in Rhode Island Sound this week, provisional result...
DATE: Jun 25, 2014
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Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Nasty Medicine, helmed by Dr Stephen Sherwin, had all but clinched local bragging rights in the 49th Newport Bermuda Race at press time last night.
Online tracking showed Sherwin’s Corby 41.5 within six miles of the finish line off St David’s Lightho...
DATE: Jun 25, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Sipping champagne and Dark ‘n’ Stormy’s at the crack of dawn is the last thing that you would expect Greek sailor George Sakellaris to be doing.
But yesterday proved to be an exception to the rule, and for good reason, as the 68-year-old captain of S...
DATE: Jun 24, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda will be represented by two teams at the 2014 Etchells World Championship in Newport, Rhode Island.
Flying the Island’s flag are Tim Patton and Mark Watson, who are both former national Etchells champions. Another local sailor, Jesse Kirkland,...
DATE: Jun 24, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Shockwave led the Newport Bermuda Race fleet across the finish line this morning, edging Bella Mente in a thrilling two-horse match race for line honors.
Silhouetted by the sunrise in the backdrop, George Sakellaris’ 72-foot Mini Maxi crossed the li...
DATE: Jun 23, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Stevie Dickinson will rest his Edward Cross Cup title on the line in Monday’s Annual Long Distance Comet Race.
The East End Mini Yacht Club sailor won the race a record sixteenth time in Kitty Hawk last year with crew Gerrick Farquharson and is optim...
DATE: Jun 13, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
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