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The best of local sailing will be among the budding talent on display at the International Optimist Dinghy South American Championships that gets under way today in Punta del Este, Uruguay.
Representing Bermuda at the annual event that will play host...
DATE: Apr 12, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Alec Cutler, the Bermuda sailor, put another feather in his cap after sailing away with a maiden Melges 32 Miami Winter Series title in Florida at the weekend.
He did so in style, saving the best for last to capture line honours in the deciding seven...
DATE: Apr 08, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Nearly two hundred yachts have registered for this Newport Bermuda Race, event organisers have confirmed.
As many as 180 applications were received by the race committee by the April 1 deadline and it is anticipated that more will be submitted online...
DATE: Apr 05, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
America’s Cup sailor Francesco Bruni will return to Bermuda to defend his Argo Group Gold Cup title, the event organisers have confirmed.
The Italian, who defeated Britain’s Ben Ainslie in last year’s final in Hamilton Harbour, is among the eight car...
DATE: Apr 01, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Alec Cutler and Hedgehog Sailing did some soul searching after getting their title defence off to an inauspicious start on day one of the Miami Melges 32 Winter Regatta in Florida yesterday.
The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club skipper and crew struggled to ...
DATE: Mar 01, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
It is very uncommon for teams to win back-to-back regattas in the Melges 32, such is the temperamental nature of the keelboat and level of competitiveness among the racing fleet.
But if all goes according to script, top local skipper Alec Cutler and ...
DATE: Feb 28, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Promising sailor Mikey Wollmann topped the leaderboard at the completion of the opening series of trials in the Great Sound last weekend for the Optimist World Championships and European Championships this year.
After ten races in the 22-boat fleet, ...
DATE: Feb 26, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
A larger fleet than normal could take to the starting line for the biennial Newport to Bermuda Race this year.
Registration for the 635-mile ocean race started two weeks ago and since then applications for entry have come in at a rate that suggests a...
DATE: Jan 28, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Alec Cutler and his Hedgehog crew came from behind to capture a maiden Melges 32 title on the final day of the Quantum Key West 2014 regatta in Florida yesterday.
The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club skipper edged Dalton DeVos and Delta on a countback after ...
DATE: Jan 25, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
The battle for supremacy in the Melges 32 class at the Quantum Key West 2014 regatta in Florida has come down to the wire with local skipper Alec Cutler within striking distance of glory.
The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club sailor, who is at the helm of Hed...
DATE: Jan 24, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
