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Local sailor Jason Saints played an integral role in University of Exeter’s podium display at last weekend’s UK University Fleet Racing National Championships in Plymouth.
Saints, who competed with Olympian Jesse Kirkland, brother Jordan and skipper ...
DATE: Nov 08, 2012
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Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Team RHADical made their presence felt in a big way at the 2012 O’Pen BIC World Championships in Miami, Florida at the weekend.
The team from Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club emerged as the top performers at the three-day regatta, besting top saili...
DATE: Nov 05, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Principal Race Officer for the 2012 IOD World Championship Jay Hooper has praised all the volunteers who helped make the regatta a success.
He said: “We got the job done and fortunately I was backed up by a very good team of volunteers that helped ma...
DATE: Nov 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Penny Simmons helped himself to an early birthday gift after clinching a seventh IOD World title yesterday.
The Bermudian skipper, who turns 74 later this month, won the 2012 IOD World Championship on home surf by a comfortable margin over nearest ri...
DATE: Nov 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Penny Simmons is within striking distance of a seventh IOD World title.
The Bermudian skipper scored a bullet and a second during yesterday’s penultimate day of the 2012 IOD World Championship to put more distance between himself and the chasing pack...
DATE: Nov 02, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda’s Penny Simmons made a promising start in his bid for a seventh IOD World Championship in yesterday’s blustery conditions in the Great Sound.
The Bermuda Sports Hall of Fame skipper posted finishes of second and eighth in the two races sailed...
DATE: Oct 31, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Chase Cooper’s decision to arrive in Mexico early to practise with top female Optimist sailor Odile Van Aanholt paid huge dividends for the Bermudian sailor at last week’s IODA North American Championships.
The promising sailor produced Bermuda’s bes...
DATE: Oct 30, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Hurricane Sandy threatens to wreak havoc on two major sailing regattas scheduled for the weekend.
The Corporate Games regatta in Hamilton Harbour is due to start today while the 2012 IOD World Championship is scheduled to commence tomorrow in the Gre...
DATE: Oct 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Two-time defending champion Elliott Wislar will rest his title on the line when the 2012 International One Design (IOD) World Championship commences in the Great Sound on Sunday.
The American is among the pre-regatta favourites in a star-studded fiel...
DATE: Oct 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Chase Cooper remains firmly on course for a top ten finish at the 2012 IODA Optimist North American Championships in Mexico.
The Bermudian sailor is currently 13th in a field of 149 competitors at the halfway stage of the 12-race series being contest...
DATE: Oct 25, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
