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Sailing stars Chase Cooper and Ceci Wolmann underlined their potential, producing podium displays at the recently concluded IODA North American Championships held in Bermuda.
Cooper, Bermuda’s Optimist Dinghy Association’s (BODA) 2012 Sailor of the Y...
DATE: Jul 12, 2013
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Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
NatWest Island Games sailing coordinator Brett Wright is confident the Island’s sailors can hold their own on home surf.
Flying Bermuda’s banner in the upcoming Games are past Male Athlete of the Year and World Sunfish champion Malcolm Smith, Rockal ...
DATE: Jul 08, 2013
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Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Chase Cooper and Ceci Wollmann top the local fleet at the halfway stage of the 2013 IODA North American Championship.
After six races Cooper sits in sixth followed by Wollmann who is breathing closely down his neck in seventh.
Wollmann is also curren...
DATE: Jul 07, 2013
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Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
It is often said big things come in small packages and this certainly proved to be the case in this year's Marion Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race.
The Sea Sprite 34, Roust, the smallest yacht in the fleet, won the coveted Founders Trophy which is the top...
DATE: Jun 24, 2013
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Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Preparations for the 2013 IODA North American Championships (Optinam) are nearing completion, President of Bermuda Optimist Dinghy Association (BODA) Anthony Bailey declared at today’s press conference at Barr’s Bay Park.
Bermuda will host the intern...
DATE: Jun 21, 2013
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Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Spirit of Bermuda led the local boats in this year’s Marion Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race across the finish line off St David’s Head today.
The 118-foot sloop crossed the line at 2:43am to complete the 645 nautical mile race in an elapsed time of fours...
DATE: Jun 20, 2013
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Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Spirit of Bermuda is expected to be the first local boat to complete the Marion Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race tomorrow.
The triple masted sloop could cross the St David’s Head finish line before noon.
Spirit entered the biennial event among the pre-ra...
DATE: Jun 17, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Stevie Dickinson pulled out all the stops to clinch a record 16th Edward Cross Cup in one of the most exciting Annual Long Distance Comet Races in recent memory.
The veteran skipper beat East End Mini Yacht Club stablemate Scott Fox by five boat leng...
DATE: Jun 17, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Local sloop Spirit of Bermuda gained considerable ground on the leaders during the second full day of racing in the Marion Bermuda Race.
At 9pm on Sunday the sole entry in the Classic Yacht Division was shown in sixth in the race for line honours, ac...
DATE: Jun 17, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
in Marion, Massachusetts
Spirit of Bermuda skipper Preston Hutchings hopes to be revisited by ghosts of the past in this year’s Marion Bermuda Race.
Hutchings seized line honours at the first attempt during his race debut in 2007 the 30th anniversar...
DATE: Jun 14, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
