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Britain’s Olympic team manager Stephen Park has defended the decision to stage next week’s Skandia Sail for Gold event at the same venue that will host Olympic sailing in July.
British sailors fear that they may forfeit home advantage with the hostin...
DATE: May 31, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Contest III marked her 20th birthday with a hat-trick of wins during May 24 fitted dinghy racing in St George’s Harbour.
The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club (RBYC) dinghy made a clean sweep of Heritage Trophy, Anniversary Cup and Leon D Fox Cup honours to a...
DATE: May 29, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Jesse and Zander Kirkland depart for Weymouth, England on Monday to get a feel for the local conditions with which they will be confronted at July’s Olympic Games.
The sailing siblings qualified for the upcoming Games after finishing ninth at this mo...
DATE: May 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda Optimist Dinghy Association’s (BODA) Spring Series commences tomorrow.
The series, hosted by Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club (RHADC), will run for the next four weeks.
Tomorrow will see youth sailors competing in the RHADC Spring Dinghy Re...
DATE: May 19, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Olympic-bound sailors Jesse and Zander Kirkland remained in medal contention at the 49er World Championships in Croatia yesterday.
The local sailors are currently fourth in the 25 boats competing in the Gold fleet final with two races to go before th...
DATE: May 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Jesse and Zander Kirkland remained on course for a podium finish after putting in another solid display at the 49er World Championships in Zadar, Croatia yesterday.
After three races in the final, the local sailing siblings were ninth in the 25-boat ...
DATE: May 11, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Since its inception more than a century ago the biennial Newport Bermuda Race has evolved into one of the most exciting and ‘must do’ events on every sailor’s list of ocean races.
And John Osmond, Newport Bermuda Race chairman, anticipates this year’...
DATE: May 10, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Years of sacrifice, perseverance and hard work culminated in 2012 Olympic qualification for local sailing siblings Jesse and Zander Kirkland at the 49er World Championships in Croatia yesterday.
The Kirklands qualified for the London Games at the fir...
DATE: May 10, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Hall of Fame sailor Penny Simmons has earned the right to gun for a seventh International One Design (IOD) World Championship.
Simmons, who placed third in the IODs during last month’s Bermuda International Invitational Race Week with crew Darcy Bets...
DATE: May 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Olympic hopefuls Jesse and Zander Kirkland slipped down the leaderboard at the Seiko 49er World Championships in Croatia yesterday.
However, the sailing siblings remain firmly on course to qualify for the Gold fleet which will be decided following to...
DATE: May 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
