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Promising sailor Benn Smith returned home earlier this week following two highly successful regattas in North America.
The Saltus Grammar School student captured top honours in his age group and finished third overall at the 2012 Sunfish Youth and Ju...
DATE: Aug 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Local youth sailing development is in a state of “confusion”.
That’s the view of veteran sailing coach Paul Doughty who feels that current practices are detrimental to the development of grassroots sailors.
“I am of the opinion that Bermuda has a con...
DATE: Aug 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda’s junior sailors did the Island proud at last weekend’s CORK Optimist Regatta in Kingston, Ontario.
Siblings Ceci and Mikey Wollman, James Amaral and Campbell Patton all produced top-ten performances to underline the Island’s potential at thi...
DATE: Aug 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Reigning Alpari World Match Racing Tour champion Ian Williams will be among the headliners for the 2012 Argo Group Gold Cup.
The English skipper, who currently tops the ISAF World Match Racing Rankings, won the coveted King Edward VII Gold Cup in 200...
DATE: Jul 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Promising sailor Owen Seise put on a respectable showing at the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships in Dublin Bay, Ireland.
The Sandys Boat Club sailor placed 35th in the 58-boat Laser Radial fleet, a slight improvement from his 39th finish at the...
DATE: Jul 21, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Coronation Cup holders Contest II were the biggest winner during weekend fitted dinghy racing in St George’s Harbour.
Skipper Somers Kempe and crew managed two seconds and a first to emerge as the high point boat on the day.
Contest II’s sole win arr...
DATE: Jul 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda’s Owen Siese will be among the 255 sailors from 63 countries competing at the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships beginning today in Dublin Bay, Ireland.
The promising Sandys Boat Club sailor is taking part in the single-handed Laser Radia...
DATE: Jul 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Skiff sailing has a “promising” future in Bermuda.
That’s the opinion of Olympic-bound 49er sailors Jesse and Zander Kirkland who took the opportunity to nurture the next generation of local skiff sailors during a clinic hosted by Royal Hamilton Amat...
DATE: Jul 10, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Contest III made a clean sweep of top honours during weekend Fitted Dinghy sailing in Granaway Deep.
The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club (RBYC) dinghy won all three races with Somers Kempe and Peter Miller taking turns at the helm to remain on course to def...
DATE: Jul 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Antoine Wingood is living proof that good things come to those who wait.
Prior to last weekend the 53-year-old Comet sailor had never won a major regatta as a skipper in his own right.
But that all changed as the self-employed upholster won West Sail...
DATE: Jun 30, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
