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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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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
Alec Cutler and the crew of Hedgehog still lead the Melges 32 fleet at the halfway stage of the Quantum Key West regatta in Florida.
The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club skipper posted two seconds and a third bullet of the regatta in yesterday’s three races,...
DATE: Jan 23, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, the third-oldest club holding a Royal Warrant outside of the British Isles, underwent a changing of the guard on New Year’s Day.
Somers Kempe succeeded Jonathan Brewin as the club’s commodore, a position that he will hold fo...
DATE: Jan 14, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermudian sailor Jay Kempe put another feather in his cap after securing a podium finish with his crewmates aboard the yacht Qingdao in the fifth race of the 2013-14 Clipper Round the World Race in Australia last week.
Kempe and his crewmates finishe...
DATE: Dec 21, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Chuck Millican’s yacht, Elusive, lived up to its name after capturing two of the three titles up for grabs during the inaugural J-105 Bermuda Invitational that concluded in 12 to 15-knot southwesterly breezes in the Great Sound on Saturday.
Elusive w...
DATE: Nov 25, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Chuck Millican made significant inroads in his attempt to win the Gosling’s Trophy after two race victories aboard Elusive on the second day of the J-105 Bermuda Invitational in the Great Sound yesterday.
The Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club helmsm...
DATE: Nov 22, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
